Flipped my cap over and realized it is very black on the inside. Looks anodized to me.......

What about the cap in the pic above?

I read a comment somewhere in the many posts I have looked at. I think Steve may have made it. Something about many inconsistencies in the sand cast models. I work for a small electronics manufacturer and it made me think of how much a product we start out with changes in a very short amount of time. Things can happen, parts availability etc.

Chris

The caliper on mine appears to have remnants of the same grey used on the engine cases.

Chris

So no powder coat?

What would be the reasoning here? Powder coat was available in 1969 although the formulations were different.

Powder coat is much more durable and if done correctly (as with regular paint) you would be hard pressed to tell the difference visually. Powder coat actually bends and flexes under stress and vibrations without cracking making it ideal in situations where vibration occurs. Many vehicles manufacturers have switched to powder coating because of the multiple benefits including cost savings so saying its for yard furniture is a bit of a stretch ;  ). There are specific coatings used in specific industries. I believe a PVC type is used with metal yard furniture.
I have a small sand buggy that was powder coated. Sand hasn't affected the coating at all. On the other hand regular paint on my other vehicles is torn up. I powder coated all the hard parts on my shovel head 20 years ago. Saw it recently and the paughco frame still looked new.

I realize no one will be doing much off-roading with this bike :  ). Also, not planning on doing the tank or fork ears, those will be done in the correct ruby red paint. Just the hard metal parts that take most of the abuse, frame, foot pegs, engine mounts, kick stand etc.

To be clear, not arguing the point. I am certainly open to doing this thing correctly.
Just want to hear the reasoning.

Chris

Hi Steve,
YOu are correct.
10 bolt cases.

Bike has now been completely disassembled. Slowly getting all the correct parts.

Frame and misc black painted parts will be stripped and powder coated in the next week or so.

I will start adding more pics as parts are cleaned up/rebuilt.

Chris

Agreed, I am new to the CB750 but the second I saw the crap this guy sells and the pricing I knew what kind of human he is. Frankly there are several others on EBay peddling similar CB750 garbage at extreme prices and its not limited to the CB parts. I have an old FL350 Odyssey and have found sellers on EBAy doing the same with parts for it.

Chris

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Hello all,
New member from Tucson AZ here. Acquired a 69 CB750 a few weeks ago. Its has been sitting since 1985 so its going to need some work.
I originally thought it was a sandcast motor but it looks like it is not. Frame is correct but it looks like the motor was replaced at one point.

Tank (wrinkle) and side panels are correct although they need some work. Fork ears are damaged and so is the HL bucket but I have already secured correct OEM  replacements.
Fenders appear to be correct as does the front brake. Front rim is 19, rear is incorrect and has the 16 although it has the correct markings.
Bike is mostly taken apart at this point and I have started acquiring correct OEM parts.
Not sure what I am going to do with the bike in the end. I may just get it all cleaned up and painted and then ride it until I find a correct motor but I have considered selling the full correctly assembled frame only when I am done.

Pics attached
Let me know what you guys think.

Chris