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I also take off the plastic lower fairings both sides.
If you have the tops and slides off, and manifolds off #1 and #3 the rack should move around enough to disconnect the throttle cables...you might need two wrenches for this, I do. Have you disconnected the gas line and the vacuum line from #3? Don't forget to loosen the throttle cables. The adjuster is near where the aircleaner was alongside the frame.
Even the plug wires have to be in the right place for the rack to be convinced to come out.