A new GS400x rider from DC

[Guest]

Hi everybody -- my first post here after lots of lurking, I figured it was time to say hello. I picked up my 1977 GS400x from my old roommate as my very first bike about a year ago, and nothing makes me happier.

I had it in decent shape until yesterday -- when the kickstart suddenly stopped returning after I kicked through. If i pull it up by hand afterward, it doesn't seem to be a problem and the engine runs fine, but its' hardly a real solution since it just flops back down.

I don't have a ton of mechanical experience, but was going to pull the clutch cover off and take a look at the return spring to see if anything stood out. Does anybody have any better ideas on where to start? I'd love to get back on the road

[LAB3]

Welcome to the board! Hopefully one of the ends of the spring is broken and you can rework a bit of what's left to get you going, the parts fische shows it's no longer available. https://www.babbittsonline.com/oempa...2/kick-starter

[Gorminrider]

Hi, Ivan! hey, try to put a picture up!

I hope the kickstart isn't too big a project on these. Manuals and much else available here:

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/

your bike should be covered by the manual named GS400-450 '77-'87 (80MB)