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New Member Introductions / Re: Western Illinois 5511
« on: November 20, 2013, 11:34:17 am »
 I took her for a short ride through the neighborhood, the original front tire is lumpy.  I'm researching original appearing new tires. The Hooker 4 into 2 sounds fine for now, It stops and rides nice at 30 mph. I can tell it wants to be turned loose a bit. Tires and a new chain first. Still has the original 16 and 43 tooth sprockets, might be the original chain.
 It's tempting to swap the Lester mags/Dunlops and yoshi 4 into 1 repro off my diecast for a while. I could put the center stand back on with those pipes too.

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It is marked and was listed as an RC engineering engine, RC himself suggested it wasn't his mark so the seller withdrew it and re-listed it. Probably filled with RC parts though.

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General Discussion / Re: Cylinder Head - please identify
« on: November 14, 2013, 02:19:50 am »
I think the K2 still had some nice ports, I believe they stopped cleaning them up at K3.

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Links to Auctions and Classifieds / Re: 29xx on ebay
« on: November 12, 2013, 02:08:41 am »
Ok, I stand corrected. One like it. It appeared to be a nice bike, curious it sold less battery and not running. Maybe some restorers want to take a motor apart before starting it?

 I had to hear mine run. It got pressure prelubed with 2 quarts before starting it.

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Links to Auctions and Classifieds / Re: 29xx on ebay
« on: November 11, 2013, 03:59:05 pm »
Seller relisted this one or one like it recently. New paint and re-done tank.  It sold and came back the next day for 2 days with a buy it now $15,100 I think, or make offer price. Gone again.

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New Member Introductions / Re: Western Illinois 5511
« on: November 07, 2013, 11:50:38 pm »
The second owner didn't title it, he was the shop owner where it was serviced. He bought it when the original owner passed away. I bought the bike at the auction of his estate. I returned the following week and purchased the drag bike he owned because I realized the sandcasts original rear wheel and hub was mounted on it.
I've removed the tall handlebars and returned to the original set, The 16" rear wheel is on the dragbike now and the rolled edge DID rim is back where it belongs. The wiring to the headlight bucket needed new covering so I purchased some from vintage wiring. The wiring extensions were removed and a working headlight installed. We tried to order a Stanley, it came a GE.
 The carbs were cleaned and adjusted by the same mechanic that assembled it new.
 I prelubed the engine with two quarts of pressurized oil through the gallery, kicked it through to rotate the oiled parts, I oiled the top end through the rocker arm ports, installed a sealed gel battery (not original type, don't care) And she fired right up. A little smoke from the oil in the cylinders but it idles like new.
 I can't wait for some new stock mufflers to become available.

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New Member Introductions / Re: Western Illinois 5511
« on: November 07, 2013, 11:34:29 pm »

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New Member Introductions / Western Illinois 5511
« on: November 03, 2013, 01:07:02 pm »
I'm 60 and retired. I've been working on and have owned Hondas since 1973 when I bought my first one. I recently aquired a Sandcast CB750 at the auction of a friends estate. He had run an independent Motorcycle shop and was a big 750 fan. He had bought this 750 from a friend who got it new but he never titled it. It appears he waxed it heavily and sprayed the chrome with WD40. It looked awful but cleans up very easily.
 There is another independent shop 30 miles from here, the owner worked at our local Honda shop in 69 and 70 before joining the service. He knew the first owner of this bike and auctually remembers assembling it since it was the first 750 sold here. The sandcast he still owns is the second one sold here.
 
 The first owner's son will be in town next week so I saved the tall handlebars and red metalflake grips for him in case he wants them. His dad bought this bike and also a Honda mini trail for him at the same time. The son still has the mini trail. Hopefully there will be a photo I can get a copy of.
 I recently did a day two restoration of a hot rodded 750 diecast that had been heavily parts swapped. It's very nice to find this one that's all there and with the exception of handlebars was very original.

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