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Member's Bikes / VIN CB750-1002136 sandcast - Bo-Göran “Bojje” Fredin
« on: February 21, 2016, 12:04:33 pm »
I have received information rom Bo on 2136 located in Sweden. he has asked me to post it along with the pictures as there is a bit of a language barrier as well as technical skills with respect to the BB. I'll do my best to represent what he's saying. Looks like a nice piece of sandcast history!
HONDA CB 750, VIN CB750-1002136,
”sandcast”, 1969
This specific CB750 was bought in USA together with another red one, CB750-1002134, by a private Swedish motorcycle-dealer called “Håby-Sjöberg” in 1969. Both bikes arrived to Sweden at the first week of August 1969 about one month before the Swedish Honda-agent Ahlquists Motor got their firs CB750:s. Ahlquists first bikes had VIN above #3000 so they told Swedish authorities that CB750 above CB750-1003000 was of year 1970 model. Only the two CB 750 #2134 and #2136 were registered in Sweden as 1969 years model.
#2136 was rebuilt to a racer with small differences like racing tyres, smaller handlebar, dismounted rear footrests, dismounted stands, shortened footrests and finally mounted racing numbers 7 at the bike. At the last weekend of August 1969 #2136 was participating in a race, arranged by a Swedish motorcycle magasin called MC-Nytt, at Anderstorp Raceways.
The driver of #2136 was a wellknown swedish roadracer called Bo Granath. Finally he was 5:th totally and first untuned bike. On the pictures 4, 5 and 6 you can see some pictures from the race in 1969.
In 2011 I found #2136 in an advertisement on internet and finally bought the bike. At that time it looked as on pictures 1 and 3.
1/1-2016 the rebuild started and you have a picture 3 a couple of days later during rebuild.
27/1-2016 the bike was rebuilt like it looked at Anderstorp Raceways in 1969 and I transported it to the biggest motorcycle fair in Gothenburg we have in Sweden once a year.
Every second year the fair is in either Gothenburg or Stockholm. The result of the rebuild you can see on pictures 7, 8 and 9.
As you can understand #2136 was one of the two first CB750 in Sweden 1969 and #2136 has had the first racing-history as CB750 in Sweden. For at least Sweden I find #2136 the most exciting CB750.
Owner and restorer of #2136, Bo-Göran “Bojje” Fredin
OK....now I'll sort though the images and attempt to get them in the correct order as I received them in multiple email from Bo. Here's a couple of tease shots of 2136 un-restored....and what it is to be again...Number 7.
HONDA CB 750, VIN CB750-1002136,
”sandcast”, 1969
This specific CB750 was bought in USA together with another red one, CB750-1002134, by a private Swedish motorcycle-dealer called “Håby-Sjöberg” in 1969. Both bikes arrived to Sweden at the first week of August 1969 about one month before the Swedish Honda-agent Ahlquists Motor got their firs CB750:s. Ahlquists first bikes had VIN above #3000 so they told Swedish authorities that CB750 above CB750-1003000 was of year 1970 model. Only the two CB 750 #2134 and #2136 were registered in Sweden as 1969 years model.
#2136 was rebuilt to a racer with small differences like racing tyres, smaller handlebar, dismounted rear footrests, dismounted stands, shortened footrests and finally mounted racing numbers 7 at the bike. At the last weekend of August 1969 #2136 was participating in a race, arranged by a Swedish motorcycle magasin called MC-Nytt, at Anderstorp Raceways.
The driver of #2136 was a wellknown swedish roadracer called Bo Granath. Finally he was 5:th totally and first untuned bike. On the pictures 4, 5 and 6 you can see some pictures from the race in 1969.
In 2011 I found #2136 in an advertisement on internet and finally bought the bike. At that time it looked as on pictures 1 and 3.
1/1-2016 the rebuild started and you have a picture 3 a couple of days later during rebuild.
27/1-2016 the bike was rebuilt like it looked at Anderstorp Raceways in 1969 and I transported it to the biggest motorcycle fair in Gothenburg we have in Sweden once a year.
Every second year the fair is in either Gothenburg or Stockholm. The result of the rebuild you can see on pictures 7, 8 and 9.
As you can understand #2136 was one of the two first CB750 in Sweden 1969 and #2136 has had the first racing-history as CB750 in Sweden. For at least Sweden I find #2136 the most exciting CB750.
Owner and restorer of #2136, Bo-Göran “Bojje” Fredin
OK....now I'll sort though the images and attempt to get them in the correct order as I received them in multiple email from Bo. Here's a couple of tease shots of 2136 un-restored....and what it is to be again...Number 7.
