Honda CB750 Sandcast

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mick56 on October 20, 2019, 02:17:57 am

Title: Is this the real thing?
Post by: Mick56 on October 20, 2019, 02:17:57 am

Hi from Australia. Just noticed this bike on Ebay and was wondering if it is the real thing?
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CB-750-HONDA-68-69-SANDCAST-CLASSIC-VINTAGE-MOTOR-BIKE-HM-300-MUFFLERS.

I am not an owner, but I am interested in the history and story of these bikes. I was taken for a ride on a CB750 in 1969 or 70 by a friend who put a sidecar box on one.
I do have a Kawasaki W1SA from 72, which is pretty original and is one I have looked for for a long time.
Thanks,
Mick.

Title: Re: Is this the real thing?
Post by: OZZYCB on October 20, 2019, 06:34:23 am

absolutely nothing sandcast about it, mostly K1/2 bitsa, the seller is trying his luck looking for a sucker

Title: Re: Is this the real thing?
Post by: kp on October 20, 2019, 04:02:13 pm

As OZZYCB has already said, absolutely nothing sandcast about that motorcycle. Going by the numbers and if Australian delivered then this bike started life as a 1970 K0. This is an area Tom Courtney is knowledgable with
As stated by OZZYCB, this bike has a bitta this and a bitta that, so it's very hard to say what it really is now. Tank, side covers etc colors are K1 as are many other items
Sandcast it certainly isn't
One point of clarification for your info is the last sandcast "engine" produced was E7414 (not allowing for the French sandcast engines) so the seller got that wrong as he has for a number of his other statements

Title: Re: Is this the real thing?
Post by: Mick56 on October 20, 2019, 04:57:53 pm

Thanks for the replies, I was thinking that it wasn't as represented.

Title: Re: Is this the real thing?
Post by: Mick56 on October 24, 2019, 03:40:07 pm

Disappeared from Ebay now. Listing not completed or sold. Maybe someone let him know it wasn't what he thought ( or was advertising).