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wildtapholer:
This could be the first stupid question I ask but here goes, I'm currently giving a CB400f what I call a sympathetic restoration others my think I've gone too far, I would have included a pic but I can't crop it down that far, but I bought a set of mirrors for the bike, they fit but the right mirror because it screws into the brake lever what is built up and the clutch lever isn't it makes one mirror higher than the other, my question is should it be like that or should the left mirror have a longer stalk if you get my drift. For the purists what is the correct mirror if anyone cares, my mirrors don't look like the one in the photo I've attached, it was just one I came across.

philward:
I'm no 400 expert - does this CMSL link help?
https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb400f-england_model14639/partslist/F01-1.html#.YK0qHKhKjWV

Bryanj:
That pic is of a mirror from a later Honda

wildtapholer:
Thanks for the replies, I did download a workshop manual what I couldn't read, I did buy a work shop manual, which was clearly a very badly scanned copy of a copy etc etc and again difficult to read so bought a proper reissued workshop manual. I have looked at the CMS parts web site for cross matching trying to find out what is or should not be fitted, for example it had the wrong clutch cable fitted, bought the correct cable only to find there no adjuster on the engine case, bought the adjuster only to find it should have an adjuster on the clutch lever. It came with a front braided hose what was frayed so I replaced it with like for like, only to find if I wanted to put the front brake pipes back to standard would cost in the region £200 and that's if I could find the parts because the inline brake switch has been chucked and is braided hose from caliper to brake lever doing away with the 3 way joint(MOT failure if it wasn't exempt) but back to the original question of mirrors if the example picture is of a later model what about the left mirror then, everywhere just shows a pair of mirrors but nothing about the left mirror not having the built up threaded area or if it should have a longer stem.

Bryanj:
Not front brake light is not an mot failure if the rear works

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