I hear what your saying about the tuning of these carbs, most likely going to be tough, but I have managed to get the stock carbs working good with pods and a 4 into one pipe - that was a tough one also, which included reshaping the bottoms of all the carb slides.
Had the stock carbs on and off so many times I feel like I could do it in my sleep.
I certainly debated buying the CR carbs but found a good deal on a set of used ones and could not pass it up. They had been set up for a mild 836 motor - the story was that the owner lost interest in the bike and decided to part it out....? Who knows, but the carbs are in really good shape (came with the filters) and were bought at the right price.