Honda CB750 Sandcast

General Category => Member's Bikes => Topic started by: skyclimb on November 23, 2014, 10:48:34 am

Title: new member
Post by: skyclimb on November 23, 2014, 10:48:34 am: hello and thank you for accepting my membership! I recently became a member of the CB750 owners club by an unfortunate death in our family, the bike was purchased when my wife's uncle left the Army in 1969 and had owned it since. When he passed away a month ago, his estate included the bike, which we found buried in the garage not ridden since 1990 with only 6,890 miles on it. As i started to research the motorcycle i realized it was pretty special, he had made mention in his last days that it was a collectable bike and that's why he never sold it. I'm very excited to be able to keep the bike in the family as it was a very important part of his life after military service. ill be posting photos soon of CB750E1000771.

here is the link to the photos.

http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/4029mayst/library/?view=recent (http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/4029mayst/library/?view=recent)

Thank you
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Post by: Sam on November 23, 2014, 11:08:07 am: Welcome! He was right, that is a very collectible bike...and a three-digit even! Looking forward to the pics!
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Post by: patriotcommercial on November 26, 2014, 04:04:08 am: Nice, awesome find.

Start with the master cylinder. If it drips brake fluid on the tank it may ruin the beautiful paint.

Can you take a picture of the backside of the sidecover, I need to refinish a set and want them as original as possible.
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Post by: skyclimb on November 26, 2014, 02:14:48 pm: Will do, ill be posting some detailed photos soon, it even has the original dunlop tires, its a time capsule for sure.
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Post by: UK Pete on November 26, 2014, 04:42:45 pm: Hi and welcome, i just checked out your pictures that is many peoples dream to end up with a bike like that, what will you do with it
pete
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Post by: DW69K0 on November 26, 2014, 05:00:10 pm: Welcome! You have found my dream bike, I would love to spend the winter detailing every original part on this bike piece by piece, no replacements allowed, just rebuilding her to run again.
You have found a gem.
Best,
Duane
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Post by: kp on November 26, 2014, 06:38:43 pm: A great find. Has the usual early items from the few pictures available but it also looks to have the round filter housing, #28 carb caps and the switch has no off-on-off markings but has a pointed black kill switch. This is the third such switch I have seen and I'm satisfied that there are 3 variations on the RH switch. Round nose and no off-on-off, pointed nose and no off-on-off and pointed nose with off-on-off. Be interested to see the carb choke lever, the seat pan and the underneath of tank. Interesting to see the small engine number pad but it doesn't surprise. Looks to be a bike that needs a detailed number of pictures for a future reference portfolio
KP
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Post by: skyclimb on November 27, 2014, 02:59:27 pm: I plan on detailing, getting her running and keeping her as original as possible I'll post lots of detailed shots soon thanks all!
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Post by: skyclimb on January 09, 2015, 12:06:07 pm: The Family has decided to list the Bike on Ebay so please take a look if interested. Thanks much!! :)
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Post by: CBman on January 09, 2015, 01:08:26 pm: Do you have a link on the auction?
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Post by: ashimotok0 on January 09, 2015, 05:09:42 pm: Quote from: CBman on January 09, 2015, 01:08:26 pm
Do you have a link on the auction?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Honda-CB-750-Sandcast-all-original-6-890-miles-rare-find-/181636172600?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACB750&hash=item2a4a5c0b38&vxp=mtr (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Honda-CB-750-Sandcast-all-original-6-890-miles-rare-find-/181636172600?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACB750&hash=item2a4a5c0b38&vxp=mtr)
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Post by: CBman on January 10, 2015, 05:44:36 am: Not sure from the picture. Does it have short choke lever, or longer one ?
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Post by: skyclimb on January 10, 2015, 09:56:02 am: The choke lever is the long one I believe.
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Post by: cb7504 on January 10, 2015, 10:50:35 am: short choke lever
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Post by: Tango911 on January 10, 2015, 11:11:04 am: will go for some decent $$ too bad you cant keep it. Ill be selling mine as well when its done. Have to pay for the new shop.
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Post by: skyclimb on January 10, 2015, 01:06:27 pm: Thanks cb7504 i am really new to this I just hope the Bike finds a home that will appreciate it as much as our uncle did! The reserve is off on Ebay happy Bidding! Thank you!!
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Post by: Wayne on January 10, 2015, 01:25:13 pm: Would you mind emailing me some detailed shots as KP mentioned before it goes to a new home? The higher the resolution the better for me. Here's an example of what I'm looking for.
http://cb750sandcastonly.com/smf_forum/index.php?topic=945.0 (http://cb750sandcastonly.com/smf_forum/index.php?topic=945.0)

You can send them sandcast750@gmail.com

Thanks!
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Post by: skyclimb on January 11, 2015, 09:59:07 pm: I added some new pictures and a couple videos when we started it for the first time in 34 years.

http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/4029mayst/library/?view=recent (http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/4029mayst/library/?view=recent)
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Post by: skyclimb on January 11, 2015, 10:03:10 pm: Ill get them over to you soon Wayne. Thanks