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Offline Sdsbassist

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Early Frankenbike?
« on: September 21, 2024, 08:44:59 PM »
Hey fellas. Little oddity advertised locally and is interesting. By the Vin and Engine looks like maybe earlier frame with mid engine (750e- 201----)? obviously an earlier start but missing lots of pieces.
Am I right in thinking its a frankenbike?

No keys or title of course. They arent asking much
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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2024, 08:46:45 PM »
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2024, 09:02:51 PM »
Story:

Wife here, the story I have on the bike is my girlfriends dad came back from "the war" and bought himself this bike to help with his sense of freedom and to cope with everything. My husband's brothers from another dad all assured me I had to be wrong and placed the year tag on it thats in the ad. I took guardianship of the bike when her dad got rough with alzhimers and when he passed. Ad says its a 79, which of course its not.
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2024, 10:31:15 PM »
Yeah, totally...why would you think its anything but a frankenbike?  That does not necessarily mean bad, imo.  Just realize it's not gonna ever sell for K0 money until it's de-frankened.  I see lots of good parts that could really help de-franken the frankenbikes you already have lol  Or put it together in any way you can and enjoy.  I just always figure, if its good enough for me, somebody else may enjoy it just as much.
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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2024, 11:36:02 PM »
Get it going, use as is, its a tribute to an old rider
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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2024, 01:43:37 AM »
Definitely a frankenbike, K0 die cast frame, K2 motor and dash(maybe front end because of a crash??? and motor was damaged???) and other customized bits. Definitely fixable if you have the parts. So what are you going to do with it? Does it have the previous owner registration?
With a previous owner registration and bill of sale, along with a VIN check by a police officer, I could register it here in NH. Can you do that where you are?

I have a K0 die cast motor setting under the bench that'll get a home someday.
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2024, 04:45:58 AM »
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Just realize it's not gonna ever sell for K0 money until it's de-frankened.
It has a 72 engine, oil tank, instruments, light panel.
Looks like a 72 with a 70 frame.
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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2024, 06:27:37 PM »
This one in the neighboring town would be a little closer to a 70!
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Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2024, 06:49:35 PM »
Quote from: Sdsbassist on September 22, 2024, 06:27:37 PM
This one in the neighboring town would be a little closer to a 70!

That is a late K1 motor vin
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

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Re: Early Frankenbike?
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2024, 07:25:25 PM »
 I see a lot of 72's with 71 engines. I have two myself. That bike has a lot of custom parts on it. The air filters, taillight, backrest and seat jump out but there is a lot that's right with it too. 
 The no title sucks. I'm told in Illinois a surviving family member can get a title pretty easy with a death certificate and the numbers off of the bike. May be different where you are.
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