1001095/E1001319 for sale - AGAIN

[UK Pete]

I thought the chain guard was just upgraded to the longer one from k1,rather than recalled

[cb7504]

Recalled was probably the wrong terminology to use, upgrade would have been better.

[Wayne]

$22000 max

OK, I'll bite. Why do you think this bike will only fetch 22k bowswell? Hell, I would offer 25K tomorrow but I know it won't touch it. 

[dirfri#69]

Hello from Germany , a beautiful bike. We see these machines what is right and wrong when we restore our machines. Thank you $ 32

[dirfri#69]

I am still an engine with the 1-200 number for my frame number 69 Thank you

[UK Pete]

I think the bike will fetch top dollar, it is beautiful, does the rear rim look to be rounded or not?
pete

[Marcello Tha]

A picture is worth a thousand words . Would be great if all the images available at this forum, were high definition like these, and if other members could share more images from unmolested bikes. The import taxes and licences are too high in Brazil (about 150% of the motorcycles price), if not, i would like very much to own this bike.   

[vnz00]

This bike was just listed on ebay.  I guess the craigslist offers were not high enough:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-CB-Rare-1969-Sandcast-Honda-CB-750-Museum-Quality-/111068053917?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item19dc2c019d

Regards,
Steven.

[markb]

Wow, 19 bids and 12 bidders already.  I'm guessing $40,000+.

[Steve Swan]

bidding currently at $25K.   i'm unsurprised.

[Riccardo]

This bike appear as a very loved bike.
Rear the lefty cover there is the vacuum, ready to use ever and connected to the carbs.
I never seen that.
I agree with Steve, some parts are late type, the seat for sure.
I think this bike was cared until few years ago from the owner.
I have not ideas aout the front foot peg, used and abused, by who? and why only the lefty?
In about 4600 miles i do not think that a peg can believe in these conditions.
I think this bike can go up to 35/37k.
I dot think will meet the 45k of the sandcast sold by Vic, some years ago, with 500 miles if i remember well.
Ciao!

[kp]

I think the seat is an original Riccardo but I could be wrong. I think this bike is as unmolested as I've seen, cept for my RC30 and CBX 

[Steve Swan]

My earlier comment, about the vin range of bike, i included the seat as an example of later type parts, what i was trying to say - most of the parts on the bike are later type parts, what we could expect to see.  This bike does not have the earlier type parts we'd expect to see on vins under around 302, such as smooth oil lines, long choke arm, 19 liter tank, 11 hole seat, etc.

Seat on this bike is 17 hole, later type and i believe original to bike.

[Riccardo]

My first sandcast (1081/1362), came with few holes seat.

[Steve Swan]

Very good.  With Ricarrdo's bike, we know 11 hole seat pan was as late as 1081.  With the ebay bike, we have a 17 hole.  It was important to Honda to send motorcycles from factory with a seat, but i do not believe it was important to Honda how many holes were in seat pan.  I believe Honda used parts as were available for assembling machines to be ready to ship from the factory.  11 or 17 holes in a seat pan were not a concern in contrast to updated rear hub cushions or superceding to stronger springs in carb, heavier slides and replacing the thin #28 caps, etc.  The number of holes in seat pan was not a safety or a liability issue like sticking carb slides or crank case damage causing excessive chain stretch from earlier rear hub cushions which apparently could not absorb the shock of acceleration as well as later cushions.

Chris pointed out an interesting feature, a short ferrule nut on the tach cable and a a long nut on the speedo cable.  

Was different length nuts on cables sent from factory ?  

Did Honda care if nuts were 2 different lengths ?  

Or did Honda only care that the bike left the factory complete with a speedo cable and a tach cable ?  

Or, was the speedo cable replaced by the owner ?  (I don't think so, but i have no evidence to support my opinion as fact.)