Well, still not really underway. Asked a number of local tradesmen to quote for plaster boarding & skimming the garage (and some work in the house). Resulting estimates vary rather a lot, from £460 - to £1600 for the garage work! Threw me a bit, two no shows and one more estimate to come in. So with the winter weather it’ll definitely be a job for next year. Pity really. I haven’t bought the flooring or an impact driver either.

I’ve been attempting to create my own side view of a 400 four too, and to write a 400 four history page for this website - not as easy as I had hoped!

Parts wise an after market seat of the type fitted to the bike has surfaced on eBay, so even though I was outbid I at least know the seat is known as a Giullari saddle