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Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« on: July 05, 2007, 10:51:21 AM »
Found these pics of some guys back in the day, jumping their new sandcast out in a field on a nice dirt hill......WOW!! :o


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http://www.donaldsmith.org/cycles.htm

.....who would do this now on a brand new sandcast.....amazing how times change.

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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2007, 11:36:56 AM »
At the time they probably looked upon the bike as 'disposable'.
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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2007, 11:40:05 AM »
That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2007, 12:09:29 PM »
You gonna pull your 350 out and try to do the same thing?  I will take pics for you???
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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2007, 12:27:43 PM »
Cool website!
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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2007, 08:24:47 PM »
You gonna pull your 350 out and try to do the same thing?  I will take pics for you???

YEP!!!
The red CR350 and pulling a nice "knack-Knack" over an 80' gap!!!! ;)

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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2007, 07:24:56 AM »
Count me in, I got the camera all charge up for the occasion! 
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Re: Jumping a 1969 Sandcast CB750.....in the dirt!!
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2007, 06:21:46 PM »
Really nice to see some pics of a K0 fresh out of the factory. Man, that bike is something.
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