Topic: Sandcast bargains

[Don R]

 I went on Ebay tonight and found these sandcast parts for sale,
10 bolt clutch cover, left euro handgrip, push/pull throttle cables, 2 cable carbs, 16" sandcast rim with a 4 hole hub, Sandcast hiway pegs, Sandcast rear disc brake and hardware for same, several sandcast ribbed airboxes, finned tappet covers, and a sandcast 4 into 2 exhaust for only $400. I wasn't going to mention the lower 1/2 engine case but WTH.

 With all these fine parts for sale it should be no problem to build one from scratch. I just realized my brothers 74 has all these parts it must be sandcast too.

[Retro Rocket]

    Do i detect a note of sarcasm 

[Bodi]

Yes, many ebay sellers have obviously invested in home foundries and are sand-casting some parts that, in my opinion, would better be made by other means. I think that throttle cables would be devilishly difficult to sand cast - and less usable than the standard wire type. To each his own, though.

[ekpent]

It is an overused 'key' word for later parts by a few sellers out there.

[Stev-o]

Or how 'bout this "sandcast fork bracket"?   Really??


http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-70-Honda-CB-750-CB750-Sandcast-Front-fork-shocks-bracket-/170808348936?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27c4f89108&vxp=mtr

[ekpent]

^^  Those were extremely rare early sandcast items--Only used in the Nigerian market by certain Kings     ^^

[Old Scrambler]

I always LoL at sandcast speedos and tachs....................next thing you know, the rare Nigerian parts will be 'ebola free'

[Dunk]

That stuff drives me nuts. Bunch of scammers and usually way overpriced junk. I avoid buying from sellers who do that stuff out of principle, unless I'm in a pinch and it's a particularly hard to find part or a great price for whatever it actually is. I have sent messages to a few that seem to have genuinely mistaken what a part is, maybe came off a bike but was not original to that bike. If they correct it it declutters the search and helps them sell their stuff if it's listed accurately.

I wish ebay had a "flag for removal" feature like Craigslist, as I don't hesitate to use that on CL for anything that's spam. Ebay doesn't care though, as long as they get their 15%-20% of every sale. No idea how some people can afford to make a living primarily selling on ebay. It's good enough for me clearing stuff out for anything that doesn't sell on forums or CL, but I wouldn't try to make it a business model.

[Retro Rocket]

I have some original Honda sand if anyones that stupid  interested...

[rtbmrgl]

I have some original Honda sand if anyones that stupid  interested...

Yes and you may "cast" upon an unsuspecting buyer.

[Roach Carver]

Mister monkey claw is notorious for that.

[rtbmrgl]

Sandcast has become a marketing tool.

[Don R]

Mister monkey claw is notorious for that.

I have bought some sandcast parts from him. they were real but labeling everything still ticks me off.

[Roach Carver]

Me too! I flagged some of them but it was a waste of my time.

[Powderman]

I know the original pipes are made of unobtainium but $495 for a new #4 pipe is asking a bit much.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-New-1969-1970-Honda-CB750-4-Exhaust-Pipe-Sandcast-/281481171577?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item418995d279&vxp=mtr