I messed up, 1982 xs400 rebuild

[Justtrying]

Hello, so I’ve been working on this bike since 2019. I started knowing nothing, meaning I didn’t really take pictures and any of the pictures I had are pretty much gone. I’ve gone through a few moves and might have lost some bolts too.
My questions are the following, could someone take their seat and side covers off so I can see where things are plugged in?
Also where in the tarnation does the starter solenoid get mounted because it doesn’t seem to fit anywhere I’d think it’d go.
If you see any other issues with the bike please let me know. Some of the bolts aren’t tight yet so things might look a little floppy.

 

[vladimirmartin23]

i cant see very well in the pics if the cable is there, BUT there is a small threaded bolt running up from the starter motor, that goes with a nut and a wire that ends in a washer (prolly hanging about somewhere on yours), and an assortment of insulated washers. that may be the solenoid you are talking about. other than that, correct me if im wrong, the engine has one alternator socket, one pickup socket, tach and clutch cables. that was all i needed to get off before i dropped mine.
P.S. from the wiring diagram, just find all loose sockets and match the colored cables.

 

[GuyS]

Hello, so I’ve been working on this bike since 2019. I started knowing nothing, meaning I didn’t really take pictures and any of the pictures I had are pretty much gone. I’ve gone through a few moves and might have lost some bolts too.
My questions are the following, could someone take their seat and side covers off so I can see where things are plugged in?
Also where in the tarnation does the starter solenoid get mounted because it doesn’t seem to fit anywhere I’d think it’d go.
If you see any other issues with the bike please let me know. Some of the bolts aren’t tight yet so things might look a little floppy.

Hello, so I’ve been working on this bike since 2019. I started knowing nothing, meaning I didn’t really take pictures and any of the pictures I had are pretty much gone. I’ve gone through a few moves and might have lost some bolts too.
My questions are the following, could someone take their seat and side covers off so I can see where things are plugged in?
Also where in the tarnation does the starter solenoid get mounted because it doesn’t seem to fit anywhere I’d think it’d go.
If you see any other issues with the bike please let me know. Some of the bolts aren’t tight yet so things might look a little floppy.

 

[GuyS]

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If you need other pictures, I have since rebuilt my 400 maxim and can take photos for you. These photosare from last year, the start of my rebuild