Honda CB750 Sandcast

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New Member Introductions / one more French sandcast
« Last post by Jean Huppert on September 20, 2023, 10:55:42 am »
Hello everybody,
I bought 3 years ago the dream of my teenage, when I was 15y old in Lyon, France, the Honda dealer was a neighbour and in June 1969, the first one was blue, and when I was 64, getting older, losing my hair :

I bought the "candy blue" CB750, the colour of the Honda dealers in France, the red and gold were "only" for the customers ...






And last week, with the french CB750 club, we performed 1000km, between France and Italy through the main passes in Switzerland ... 11 CB750, only one sandcast, and no problem ...
Stelvio Pass, alt 2700m :


I'll be glad to share my experience with yours !
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General Discussion / Re: Cadmium or Zinc plated hardware ??
« Last post by hondasan on September 18, 2023, 01:36:06 pm »
My gut feel based on many years of restoration of Hondas, observation of original bikes, dialogue with other knowlegeable like minded people such as KP and others on this forum, is that Cadmium plating has never featured on Honda motorcycles, certainly post 1960. Bright zinc with various passivations (clear, yellow, olive drab on more  modern bikes,......) tends to predominate except of course for the various chrome plated fasteners (top yoke pinch bolts, handlebar clamp bolts, ets).
Here in the UK cadmium plating has been pretty well impossible to get done  for a great many years  for us hobbyists for reasons of toxicity - not sure what restorers of MUCH older vehicles which would of had cadmium plated parts do. 

Chris R.
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General Discussion / Re: Cadmium or Zinc plated hardware ??
« Last post by kp on September 18, 2023, 05:37:11 am »
The nuts, washers and bolts were blue zinc but some parts ware gold bright finished such as the battery box washers and spoke nipples. Some other items were tinned such as the front brake pipe and some were chromed such as the front hub bolts. Other bolts such as the fork drain bolts and seat hinge bolts could have been cad plated but I cannot say that as factual.
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General Discussion / Cadmium or Zinc plated hardware ??
« Last post by RIchcolano on September 15, 2023, 02:55:25 pm »
I am sending all my hardware out for strip and replate.
Who knows whether the original finish was bright zinc or Cadmium ????
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Report Issues - Bugs - Suggestions / Re: Register, some questions
« Last post by kp on August 13, 2023, 04:52:47 pm »
What means the V.I.N. (Vehicle identification number?) „xxx/E894“? Mine is „00071352“. Vin is Frame number Engine numbers are Exxx  00071352 is not a Honda number
- Is „Casting Date“ the production date? This refers to the casting date found on the rear of the top engine case usually expresses as month then day. Early engines didn't have casting dates
- „Date Sold“ means buying date of the FIRST owner? This refers to a date where the original dealer sale receipt or invoice is known/available. Not all info is available
- Owner means presumably the present owner..Yes
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Report Issues - Bugs - Suggestions / Register, some questions
« Last post by Ulrich Keil on August 13, 2023, 03:03:02 pm »
I habe a question concerning the register:
- What means the V.I.N. (Vehicle identification number?) „xxx/E894“? Mine is „00071352“.
- Is „Casting Date“ the production date?
- „Date Sold“ means buying date of the FIRST owner?
- Owner means presumably the present owner..

Thanks for your kind answer
Ulrich Keil
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VIN's / History of my sandcast bike
« Last post by johnboy on July 24, 2023, 10:19:13 am »
Hello,
I am Jan from the Netherlands, i own the sandcast bike with vin: CB750-1004539/CB750E-1004689.
Find this bike in Germany (2015), in parts with lots of work.
I restord the bike sinds 2015, and i'm now looking to get to now some of the history of this sandcast bike.
My question is : does somebody now something about this bike, were was it sold and driven, who were the owners of this bike, how did it being sold in Germany.

Many thanks !

Jan.
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Links to Auctions and Classifieds / Re: Sandcast 3008 / E3113 on BaT
« Last post by kp on June 29, 2023, 04:09:39 pm »
I see a few items but knowing VW, this bike would be very well checked out. Prices are still good if this is an indication
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Links to Auctions and Classifieds / Re: Sandcast 3008 / E3113 on BaT
« Last post by Kevin M on June 28, 2023, 02:56:11 pm »
Sold for $41,250.
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Links to Auctions and Classifieds / Sandcast 3008 / E3113 on BaT
« Last post by Kevin M on June 28, 2023, 10:15:41 am »
Sandcast 3008 / E3113 is listed on Bring a Trailer. Looks to be a very-very nice bike, with lots of NOS parts. It's being sold by Vic World, although it's not one of his a remanufactured bikes.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-honda-cb750-sandcast-8/
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