Topic: Found a Sandcast motor - $750?

[Magpie]

What to do!? I've been offered a very early sandcast motor for $750. It's partially disassembled, seized but I can't tell how bad, appears to be complete, no carbs. Fins are in good shape. Covers in ok shape. I'm tempted just because it's a piece of history but a very expensive rebuild. And, once down the sandcast road there's no turning back. I'm not one to resell things, much to my wife's annoyance. I have a ton of K0 stuff but no early frame although there's on offered in another thread. Yes, I have checked ebay too. 
A bit of advice please like what the hell are you thinking BUY IT! Or..............
Cheers,
Cliff.

[Gordon]

The big question is does the case have a hole in it from a broken chain?

[Roach Carver]

I think if you've got the  $ go get it. A sandcast clutch cover went for about 4-500 the other day on ebay. I doubt that you will loose money.

[Magpie]

No hole from a broken chain and no welding marks there either. Sorry, should have said that.
Cliff.

[754]

BUY IT



BUY IT



Buy it...


 Have you gone & got it yet. Cliff??

 dont wait..

[Gordon]

Then go buy it, man!!  What are you doing asking a bunch of addicts like us, anyway? 

You know what the answer's gonna be!

[mystic_1]

I don't see you losing any money on that deal assuming there isn't some catastrophic damage in there somewhere.

Have you bought it yet?



mystic_1


PS lucky bastard!  <shakes fist>

[754]

If the cases are undamaged, crank is in and clutch cover is there, I will give you a G note for it in Sept..

did you buy it yet?

[Magpie]

Thanks guys!
Got it home, $700. Number 1000260. Now to take it apart and see what I bought.
What HAVE I done?
Cheers,
Cliff.

[RickyD]

Thanks guys!
Got it home, $700. Number 1000260. Now to take it apart and see what I bought.
What HAVE I done?
Cheers,
Cliff.

nice. I feel ya when you ask what have I done.
I brought home 2 cb750's yesterday and said the same thing. But last night I was looking on ebay at some of the prices for some of the stuff and it is soooo tempting to part both of them out.

look at ebay item number 280222376547 over 2 grand for a 69 sand cast tank that needs restoring.




part it out and make 5 grand

[kghost]

Thanks guys!
Got it home, $700. Number 1000260. Now to take it apart and see what I bought.
What HAVE I done?
Cheers,
Cliff.

nice. I feel ya when you ask what have I done.
I brought home 2 cb750's yesterday and said the same thing. But last night I was looking on ebay at some of the prices for some of the stuff and it is soooo tempting to part both of them out.

look at ebay item number 280222376547 over 2 grand for a 69 sand cast tank that needs restoring.




part it out and make 5 grand

If I remember ricky you have a 72 and a 73....big difference price wise from the sandcast parts

[754]

10 X

[RickyD]

Thanks guys!
Got it home, $700. Number 1000260. Now to take it apart and see what I bought.
What HAVE I done?
Cheers,
Cliff.

nice. I feel ya when you ask what have I done.
I brought home 2 cb750's yesterday and said the same thing. But last night I was looking on ebay at some of the prices for some of the stuff and it is soooo tempting to part both of them out.

look at ebay item number 280222376547 over 2 grand for a 69 sand cast tank that needs restoring.




part it out and make 5 grand

If I remember ricky you have a 72 and a 73....big difference price wise from the sandcast parts

yes I know I am just saying look at that tank.. if that tank gets 2+k magpies motor has to be worth that in covers

My ebay research included a 1972 cb750 srearch for parts only.. A guy parted out a basket case w/o pipes. So I added up all of his completed auctions for the bike and he made close to 2k.  

 

[kghost]

Yeah and if it were a complete nice restoration it would be 8- 12 K

[754]

A mid 200 number... more than that..like double..

[RickyD]

Yeah and if it were a complete nice restoration it would be 8- 12 K

man it is nice to see these bikes appreciate in value. Makes me kick myself in the ass for selling some of my previous bikes. The one that hurts the most, I had a complete stock mint mint mint 1978 kz1000 a2a -- I dont want to talk about it anymore.. someone please slap me!

[mystic_1]

Number 1000260.

Nice.

mystic_1

[Terry in Australia]

Pics! Where are the Pics? 

[Magpie]

It's not pretty yet but here it is.

[mystic_1]

Where exactly do you live, again?  And when are you not at home?   

<drool>


mystic_1

[bryanj]

They started with 1000001 and that is 259 later, shame you aint got access to the fram vin tag, we could tell the week that Honda started production!!!!

[Terry in Australia]

To quote Monty Python's "Life of Brian", ......... "You bastaard. You lucky, lucky, bastaard"!

[754]

Probably May or June 69...