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The Sandcast after The Sandcast... A myth?? No, just a reality!!
4pots1969:
Thanks for the link Patrick...
I think they could talk about it today if they had overview in 1969 that the engines were sandcast ... But I think they are passed by without noticing...
To my knowledge no 14xxx and 17xxx would be spent by Germany ... Because if that were true the Germans would have kept them for themselves ... What I can understand !!
Legend has it that these series sandcast 14000 and 17000 were mistakenly arrived in Spain before coming to France, but this story is to be taken very cautiously because it has no real basis ...
There would also sandcast in 12xxx series after Philippe Cadier but I can not say anything because never seen anything ... Maybe he could tell us more on the subject ...
CBman:
Steve:
French CB750 were different from german sandcast, so no german bikes. French K0 were specific just for France. There were several versions of CB750 for europian countries with small differences in some parts. So there were about 6-7 sandcasts versions on the world. First sold sandcasts to public came to France in August 69.
Only very first bikes were imported to France via german port. All first Honda bikes for all EU countries were imported through Germany, untill the Benelux EU headoffice was found about beginning of 60´.
That is why, the very first EU sandcast introduction was in February 69 in Holland. Later in France and than in UK.
John
Sgt.Pinback:
--- Quote from: CBman on April 29, 2016, 01:41:24 pm ---Steve:
French CB750 were different from german sandcast, so no german bikes. French K0 were specific just for France. There were several versions of CB750 for europian countries with small differences in some parts. So there were about 6-7 sandcasts versions on the world. First sold sandcasts to public came to France in August 69.
Only very first bikes were imported to France via german port. All first Honda bikes for all EU countries were imported through Germany, untill the Benelux EU headoffice was found about beginning of 60´.
That is why, the very first EU sandcast introduction was in February 69 in Holland. Later in France and than in UK.
John
--- End quote ---
To my knowledge, German / Netherland and French KO´s had the "HMCB750" pipes.
German/Netherland KO´s had the small blinker/tail light, French KO had the big as ROW had.
Steve Swan:
I ask not if dealers would know French bikes were sandcast......!
I ask to know if people from those day know firsthand story (who, where, when, how they arrived) of that group of vins.
Do i understand correctly.... ? ? First sandcast (6-7?) to France August 1969.... ? These sandcasts 14xxx - 17×××...?
And in North America, August 1969, the sandcast 74xx...?
7xxx August 69 North America. 14xxx August 1969, France. Do i understand correctly?
Sgt.Pinback:
Those were just CB750 then.
And the whole world desperately wanted them.
No idea why they took some old cases for France.
Maybe this was a way to get some extra bikes imported.
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