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Offline guitarkev66

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Found a sandcast
« on: April 29, 2016, 05:29:11 PM »
I purchased a really nice early sandcast today.  Its frame number is cb750-1001977 engine is cb750e-1002091. I checked the case in front of the sprocket and its solid no chain holes.  The bike was very customized has Lester's and a cool fairing.  The paint on the frame is very nice you can tell this bike was well cared for.  It has a wrinkled tank and number 8 bolts everywhere.  It also has the 9 hole clutch cover and recessed ignition switch.  Now to get it running...
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2016, 05:41:17 PM »
Congratulations. THE  Holy Grail!

In January I had a 1969 die-cast in my hands for 1800...and let it slip through.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2016, 05:47:02 PM »
Congrats! :o

It looks a lot better than a typical forgotten sandcast barn find.
Where has it been all these years?
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2016, 05:54:06 PM »



Nice purchase.  Lucky (*&^@& ;D
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2016, 05:58:22 PM »
Congrats.  What is the plan once it's running?

I'd bring it back to stock.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2016, 06:16:52 PM »
Congrats.  What is the plan once it's running?

I'd bring it back to stock.

The purist in me wants to but this was someones baby that they put a lot of time and money into.  Its weird and I like weird stuff, I have never seen a fairing this well built.  Kinda torn right now..
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2016, 07:05:29 PM »
Hello again Kev.  I'd leave it as is, it looks like a beautiful retro cruiser.  And..........you'd put a heckuva lot of money into bringing it back to original.  Of course though, you could get a good penny for the Lesters.  Leave it as is, my .02...Larry

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2016, 07:09:32 PM »
Get it running,  then enjoy it. There  always be time for correct restoration. Congratulation!

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2016, 08:55:12 PM »
Very cool sandcast racer.  Don't see many of those.   

The rear wheel at 4 o'clock, is that paint or dent on the Lester?
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2016, 09:21:47 PM »
I'd leave as is and enjoy it. YOU can put it back to stock fairly easily. It's good to have options.

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2016, 11:01:54 PM »
 I like it too, some bikes tell you what they want to be and I think this one is special now. That said, i'd collect every part I could find to put it back to original. Not saying I'd install them though.
 
  A rolled rear rim is neither easy or cheap to find. I bought an entire drag bike to get the rolled rim back on the sandcast bike it came on. The upside was the dragbike got a perfect 16" rim, hub and SS spokes.
 
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2016, 12:16:02 AM »
Way to go Kev 8)  More pics please ;D You know much about the bike. Where and how did you find it.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2016, 03:06:33 AM »
The fairing looks like an early Vetter Phantom.  There should be a serial number where the windshield mounts underneath the weatherstripping.  Nice bike.  I would leave it as is for now but definitely be looking for the correct parts for down the road.

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2016, 04:03:11 AM »
 I agree. Other than maybe finding a lower profile windshield and adding some tank stripes (in gold?), I'd rock it just like it is.
 It's not getting any LESS rare, so you can collect parts an  restore it later.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2016, 06:02:34 AM »
Okay here is the story on the bike.  About 5 years ago I bought my first k0 of craigslist from a collector in New Jersey.  He was a great guy and had great stories he had been collecting cb750's and only cb750's for probably close to 40 years.  He like most of you who can remember these bikes new would go to his local Honda shop almost every day to drool over and dream about owning one someday.  Which probably led to his obsessive collecting.  He once told me back in the late 70's he called a Honda shop in Australia purchased a cb750f flew there road all over Australia camping at night, sold the bike and flew home all in a few weeks one winter.  He would call me to talk motorcycles from time to time and would also call me if he wanted to sell a bike from his collection.  I think I purchased 3 bikes from him over the years.  He had three Sandcast in his collection which he coveted and knew their value.  The red one he listed on craigslist over a year ago and I believe he sold it for $18,000 it was close to being al original. The blue one he had in his living room and was slowing restoring it but it had a cracked case in front of the sprocket from the chain.  This one he had in a garage he was renting close to his apartment along with the rest of his collection.  His health started to go and he was in and out of the hospital.  He last called me a few months ago wanting to sell me his blue sandcast from his living room, I declined because I couldn't afford his asking price.  A few months later I see an add on craigslist for cb750 gas tanks that looked like tanks from his collection.  I called the number and talked to the guy selling them he said my friend had passed and his brothers didn't want the burden of getting rid of any of his motorcycle parts or bikes and told the property owner he could have everything (I guess they looked at the stuff like junk)so he decided to sell off his parts to clean out the apartment.  Oh yeah my friend was a bit of a parts hoarder his apartment was full of old Honda parts.  Unfortunately the property owner decided to keep the blue sandcast for himself but I was lucky enough to end up with some nice parts from the him.  Then with the help of two other forum members we tracked down the owner of the garage he was renting to house his motorcycles.  Finally 5 years after seeing the cafe sandcast and dreaming of owning the bike I was getting close to making it reality.  And yesterday it happened he told me what he needed to get for the bike and I paid him.  I believe my friend would be happy that I ended up with one of his beloved sandcast motorcycles and that its going to a good home.  Strange how things have ways of working out.  He was a great friend and I will miss listening to his motorcycle stories.  The great thing was he purchased the majority of his cb750's for a few hundred dollars or less, he was very proud of that fact.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2016, 06:10:47 AM »
cool but sad story Kev.  Sure you'll give it a good probably permanent home...Larry

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2016, 06:11:42 AM »
Great story! Congrats on the new bike. She looks fantastic.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2016, 06:13:07 AM »
Pity his family didn't respect his hobby. You did a good thing man, keep his memory alive.
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2016, 12:16:29 PM »
Love it...I also ask for more pics
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2016, 08:25:16 PM »
A similar story to my Sandcast find. I've bumped into a dozen guys that wanted it but they all lost track of it. Except me.
 Me and the late PO were the only ones that knew it was special. I got it at his estate sale.

 
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2016, 05:05:33 AM »
more pictures
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2016, 05:29:00 AM »
Are you going to put original exhaust in it?  Will they fit with fairing?

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #22 on: May 01, 2016, 05:35:57 AM »
Super cool find!

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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #23 on: May 01, 2016, 05:41:19 AM »
Are you going to put original exhaust in it?  Will they fit with fairing?
  Not sure if they will?  I'd like to run 300's
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Re: Found a sandcast
« Reply #24 on: May 01, 2016, 05:47:31 AM »
 A unique fairing Kevin. Don't think I've ever seen a oil gauge in the oil tank. My K6 has one mounted on right side of engine. I see a fitting (where mine is) and line running toward front of bike. Your friend and PO did he build this bike?
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