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I'm up in Canada, southern Ontario

Good point. Thanks. Like I said, I'll definitely be cleaning the carbs. Best place to order rebuild kits?

Gsx400. It did sit with gas in it for at least a year. Drained that and changed the fuel and vacuum lines. Prime setting on fuel cock not working, but once it's going, gas flows on run or reserve. Today I started it with starting spray. Ran it for about a minute, then shut it off. This time it did start again without spray. First time that's happened. I've run it for a few minutes before and tried with no success. Maybe a few runs loosened things up? Still going to clean the carbs over the winter. I'll try a cold start tomorrow and see what happens!

Having a similar problem. Bike starts right up with a bit of starter fluid blasted into the air intake, then proceeds to run fine. Won't start on its own though. Has a vacuum fuel cock, but even using the prime function, no go. Could be a carb issue keeping it from starting but not affecting it once gas is flowing?

Thanks folks, I checked out the link, it's almost a perfect match for the GSX400e, so that must be it. Maybe just GS model in Canada. Interestingly enough, I found a lot of GS450 parts sheets do seem to look like a close match as well. I guess a lot of the parts wouldn't have changed much. Clutch cable on the way!

Hey all! Recently purchased a GS400. Seller listed it as a 1984. Bike is stamped GS400e manufacture date 1982, ownership lists it as an 83, which makes sense. Trouble I'm having, no parts sites seem to have GS400e (or any 400 for that matter) listed under that model year, only 450. I know the 400 was phased out with the intro of the 450 but most GS400 parts I found are listed as fitting up to 1981 models. Just trying to find out what model # of clutch cable to purchase has been a pain. Are most 450 parts interchangable with 400 of the same year? Did they even exist in the same year?