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Offline Prospect

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The Sandcast Cafe
« on: June 14, 2013, 07:32:09 AM »
I came across this builder building a cafe out of a sandcast bike.  Not much shown of the bike but I thought it would be worth discussing. 

 


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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013, 07:57:21 AM »
Don't see a pic
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2013, 08:00:52 AM »
Me neither but I do see a video.
I didn't see/hear anything about sandcast or did I miss it?
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 09:00:25 AM »
reminds of the cafe racer tv show episode when Bryan Fuller cut up the wrinkle tank. I'm sure some are having a heart attack after reading that title. To each their is what I say.
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2013, 09:22:19 AM »
If it's the bike he's working with on the table, which I believe it is, it appears he hasn't done any cutting or grinding on the frame. If you customize a rare bike, but leave the option to return it to stock, power to him.
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2013, 09:25:07 AM »
Is this one of those "made you look" posts?
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2013, 09:27:35 AM »
A pristine Sandcast is worth $25k+ and will only go up in value.

A top notch CB750 Cafe might get $15k and will only go down in value. It makes absolutely no sense to cafe what is arguably the most collectable of all Honda motorcycles.

There are what, a thousand of the sandcast bikes left? Less than a thousand? Cutting one up when there are tens of thousands of regular CB750's out there is a stupid waste.
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2013, 09:36:54 AM »
I think before anyone gets carried away and talks bad about the builder....I don't see any evidence of him cutting one up.

I'm trying to giving him the benefit of the doubt here...
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2013, 09:45:37 AM »
I was speaking in general as opposed to this particular bike, which I can't see due to work  based network restrictions.

Personally I would never do anything but a stock type resto on any K0 bike, but that's just me. If I ran across a cosmetic cafe sandcast that could easily be restored to original condition I would probably shake my head in wonder, then appreciate it as it is.
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Offline Prospect

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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2013, 11:19:39 AM »
Quote from: harisuluv on June 14, 2013, 07:57:21 AM
Don't see a pic
I saw a picture of what I believe to be the sandcast he used.  It was complete.   

You have to have flash enabled to see the video.  This might work better
« Last Edit: June 14, 2013, 11:22:27 AM by Prospect »
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Re: The Sandcast Cafe
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2013, 02:06:32 PM »
Kinda cool. His tank work was narly.....

I did not know the early sandcast engines weren't that good?
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