Honda CB750 Sandcast
General Category => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: d9canada on May 04, 2017, 11:18:31 am
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Hi, I'm in Victoria, BC, Canada, way out west on Vancouver Island.
I've actually been a member for a while, but I could hardly brag about my original Sandcast :-[ It was an orphan, with a motor that had suffered a chain break, and the replacement case part with no number stamped on it. Even worse the chassis had been replaced with a 71, although much of the parts attached to it are Sandcast. Somehow, when the chassis was replaced, the bike was re-registered in BC using a BC issued VIN, so I don't even have the original chassis VIN that came with this motor, let alone the motor number. ::) Did I say Orphan?
In my modest collection I have several copies of every displacement Honda 4 from SOHC 350F to DOHC 900C, including five SOHC 750s K0-3. I also have some other models, 63 C105, 82 GL500i, 75 GL1000, 82 CBX six, and a 73 850 Norton Commando. I love my toys ;D These bikes all came to me not running, and many in pieces. I prefer them like that - cheap to buy so my investment is in the safety & reliability I create in rebuilding. I spent a year just accumulating bits and pieces for my Sandcast while working on other projects.
In March this year I bought 1003245 (on VIN registry) from Florida, which had been re-engined with a 71 #1068645. The purchase, with associated shipping and US Customs paperwork, was particularly painful with the Canadian dollar at only abut 75 cents USD :o But I've got both bikes here now and I'll build one nice one. For now, I'll make do with non-correct parts to get the bike up and running. I've posted a list of parts I need on the Parts Wanted page, with some items I can swap. Of course, if anyone's working on other Hondas 4s, I may have other parts to swap too.
Cheers Everyone!
Brian