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Problem is Dave ..there are SO many articles on the 400F it's like old hat now ..  regurgitating the same old content from other magazines previous issues..

I think they should just reprint my mate Graham Curtis's 400F restoration project he did for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics back in the mid '90's and perhaps bring it back up to date again with extra features. Like listing sources of the best resto stuff not available back then. Like Diego (pikis) Decals for the tank etc. and also telling prospective buyers that, to date and as far as I am aware,  nobody sells repro double-skinned exhaust headers ...unless you count the exclusive run done by Sankei this year but as far as I know not being sold by the likes of Yamiya, DS or CMS etc. They could also seek out the girls in the publicity shots to add a bit more glamour to the occasion. May be knocking on a bit now though.

They would also, for a 50th year celebration,  have been better doing a feature on the  UK Press Bike JGC 606N , owned by a member on here IMHO. But perhaps that may be in the pipeline for another magazine, who knows.

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It’s been a bit since last post. I’ve been working away at things.

Engine is now fully assembled! Everything checked, head torqued, and re torqued, cam degree’d ready to go back in the frame. I have cleaned all the wiring connectors at the “fuse box” side of things, I’ve also cleaned up the wiring harness in general and have new left hand switch to wire in as I’m using a Mikuni stand alone throttle for the new carbs.

Will share more as engine gets back in frame.

Sounds like a problem with the ignition circuit not the solenoid as that only operates the starter motor when you press the start button. I would be checking the fuse box at the back where the wires are soldered on.

Update: Plus even suspect the ignition switch itself.

Hi all. I've been having problems with my starter solenoid. The ignition sometimes doesn't light up until I give the solenoid a tap. Once I've tap it a couple of times the ignition lights up and off I go. Today the bike cut out and I had to get off and rattle it to get going again. I thought the solenoid was just a switch to get the starter spinning. Any thoughts on why this affects the ignition?

I ended up going to the Bike Shed event in Shadwell on a ride around basis, due to my days commitments getting in the way I couldn't go proper. Does the CB750F belong to anyone here in the first photo?
I don't know what the second photo is of, some amazing steam punk thing Jules Verne would have looked at home on!