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What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« on: January 20, 2013, 01:45:12 PM »
1969 cb750 Sandcast Cafe Vintage - $15000 (Muncie)
Taking offers on an original 1969 model cb750 "Sandcast" Honda motorcycle. Pics will be shot out to anyone who calls me and ask's for them. I will ship this bike worldwide and can deliver within a reasonable distance. This will be a cash sale only and if that is a problem then please do not respond to this ad. I will be more than happy to fill any potential buyers in on the phone and answer any questions you might have. The bike does however not have all the original oem parts intact or included all these years later and those "missing" original parts would include- carbs, airbox, headlight bucket, fork ears, handlebars and both handlebar controls, mirrors, rear grab bar, center stand, exhaust or any associated mounting hardware and very little else. I wont list what "is" there other than to say basically everything else. I have the original rear hub and sprocket carrier but it was laced to a 16" wheel at one point and still is. THIS BIKE RUNS LIKE NEW! The odometer shows 17,000 some miles but I dont think it is original as when I purchased the bike, included in the parts pile that came with it was a busted speedo showing 39,000 approx. I believe the 39 to be true. This bike has serial # starting with 1004 on frame and 1003 on the motor so it is right around the middle of the production run and is in what would be considered the earlier part of the production run where they were using the lotus root style exhaust from the factory so it is an original of the original. Bike will only go up in value and is an excellent investment opportunity. This bike will not sell cheap so dont call if you are not serious. Please dont waste my time as I do not really WANT to get rid of this bike. It took me 30 years to find one and I wont let go of it that easy just so you know. As it sits now I have it set up cafe style with header and custom made seat. It has old school lowering blocks in the rear and a spare set of fork springs cut 2" in the front tubes. The bucket, fork ears, tank sidecovers and tailpiece are painted white and the pipe, wheels, spokes and handlebars are kind of a satin black. It looks sooooo good. If you think your in the mood for a white sandcast christmas I can hook you up. Oh yeah, I have an original duckbill seat which is a later in the production run seat which has one small tear on the lower right rear that is included as well. Call me at 765-273-0340 and thanks for lookin!
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2013, 12:15:03 AM »
Wanker............  :P
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 12:25:56 AM »
So basically it is a 'sandcast bike' without most of the 'sandcast parts' and he wants premium price for.
Uuuuuuuuuhm... NO.
A couple of grand at the most, it is probably rusty as hell too to boot.

He probably rattle-canned a crappy paint job on it too without masking or taking off anything 'cause it looks more rad that way.
Probably spray painted all the black rubber parts and the tires in hopes of fooling some unsuspecting rube.
 
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2013, 12:23:15 PM »
Does that mean that my NO# Diecast, with all the stock parts and pretty decent is worth 10,000?
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2013, 02:10:23 PM »
According to that CL clod's standards, yes.  :)
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2013, 02:36:13 PM »
Yeah I saw that ad too.  Seems pretty obvious that he really has no interest in selling the bike....asking an outrageous price, giving little detail, and wording his ad as only a true #$%* could (ie. tone).

My guess is that his objective is to convince people to call him and try to talk his price down, therefore giving him an audience to which he can proclaim his great wealth of knowledge about bikes in general.  ::)
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2013, 10:50:39 PM »
Frankencast ;D ;D
before:
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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2013, 04:46:42 AM »
The way his AD reads, the only thing sandcast (according to HIM) is engine and frame, everything else is gone or changed. 15000$ WHAT A DA.


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Re: What is a Sandcast worth? (craigslist wtf?)
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2013, 09:29:45 AM »
Its like ... Hey this girl is a model, great ass, bouncy rack and a face of an angel. BUT somewhere over the years the ass have sunken in and the rack is the oposit to bouncy and the face, yeah her ex-husband throw some acid in her face back in 83.. BUUUUUT she's still super attractive... not...
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