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1978 GS Carb kit help

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I am rebuilding a 1978 GS 400, have been all over the internet looking for a carb rebuild kit. Save for one generic kit I've found on eBay, I haven't really found one I feel confident in. Feel like this would be the place to get some experienced folks' direction.....any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!



It's the factory carb, the only thing that kept it from running when I got it...

 
90% of the time you don't need "carb kits", just new O-rings. In fact, ditching the OEM Japanese made Mikuni jets for generic so call equivalents is a recipe for frustration. All this has been documented literally hundreds of times here in various threads. cycleorings.com sells a 450 O-ring kit, but I'm not positive it's a match. You might want to do some research to find out...
 
Thank you! I've read a few times here that the no-name kits usually don't end well...I'll heed the advice of my GS elders and save myself a headache or 20!
 
If you need new pieces/jets/bolts, get OEM. If you need new o-rings, cycleorings.com
 
Trying not to clog up the board with multiple threads....

Trying not to clog up the board with multiple threads....

Does anyone know or could direct me to a resource to see if a 1977 GS450 header set will work on my 78 GS 400?

Conventional wisdom tells me it will. I have a line on a header set/collector for $80....

Or does anyone have a 78 GS header set they feel like selling?

Thoughts?
 
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