Honda-SOHC

I have had another chance to look at the 400.

I noticed that since last time I worked on it (1st time since collecting it off ebay) The rear shocks have collapsed. They have squashed down completely.
I get the impression that they may have been weak ones from another bike added for the purpose of the sale.
Has anyone encountered collapsed rear shocks before?

Also, I have worked on bikes for years but I have never tackled front forks before. I noticed that my forks when compressed they make an air squirting noise.
Also they do not spring back up. I.E when compressed they stay down, and when lifted they stay up. The chrome on the legs is in good shape.
Would the fork seals cause this lack of strength in the forks?

Hi there


   I have joined the other us site, But I'm joining here also. Here's a pic of the bike after some tinkering has occured


Whilst working on it I have blown the fuses. I have no more to find out what went wrong/repair the bike.
I went off to maplin's to buy some fuses, easy I thought.

They said Yea we have loads of fuses, which size?

Then it turns out none of the many fuses they have are 7amp or 15amp 

It's only a couple of fuses, I suppose I have to order them from an overseas interweb stockists and pay through the nose or somethng

I went to a local motorcycle shop and they only had the car type fuses, and the local bits and bobs shop only had ceramic plug fuses.

Where do I get 7 amp and 15amp glass fuses, Or is there another rating I can get away with? It's frustrating when there's only one day every 2 weeks with time to fix the bike and it's ruined by something so simple as a couple of fuses ha ha

Thanks for any help.