Honda-SOHC
Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: AshimotoK0 on February 01, 2014, 06:34:17 PM
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The Holy Grail of CB750's? or perhaps 'The Brighton Bike' would be for us Brits!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331120055291&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_4018wt_57246
A Vic World Auction ............Wow!
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As much as I love em you are talking stupid money for us normal people.
Long live the 750 without making divs rich
Cheers
Bitsa
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Don't worry mate, it will go to a museum were they will charge people to see it. At least we Ride and Enjoy.
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Trigger
AGREED
Cheers
Bitsa
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Completely mental price for this - Honda really should buy this back themselves....
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I wonder where the brighton bike is??
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Agreed James a couple of years ago went to the big bike show in Paris all the Jap company's were there.All except Honda had classics on their stands.Bit of a let down for me.
Cheers
Bitsa
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I wonder where the brighton bike is??
As far as I know it's here in the UK in pieces for last 25 years and don't think the owner will ever sell it. Real shame.
Agreed it's a ridiculous price and it's correct Honda should buy it. They already have a Vic World Sandcast resto in their museum in Japan.
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Don't tell me you've got it stashed away in your shed Ash? :-)..
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Don't tell me you've got it stashed away in your shed Ash? :-)..
No sorry James not me !!!!! :( But another member on here who is real Sandcast/K0 expert told me.
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Give is a clue…
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Give is a clue…]
Sorry Steve, I honestly don't actually know who owns it but a member on here does and he knows the person who owns it and has seen the bike . I gather that the restored die cast engined, UK road test bike, YLY70H was swapped for it.
Cheers ....AshD
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$92k now and still climbing.
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I'll bet Eamon knows.
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I'll bet Eamon knows.
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PM'd you Steve please let me know if you get it !!
Attached a pic of the UK CB750K0 press bike, I think after restoration. Take a look at the 'ducktail' on that seat, I have never seen a repro seat look that good. I was told by someone that the early seats had a harder piece of rubber/foam in the 'ducktail' foam. Work of art!!
Cheers ........ ashD
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Wow i just come back from a nice sunny holiday in tenerife to see this post on the prototype, as with other peoples opinion i think Honda should buy this bike, to be honest the money to them would be a piss in the ocean ,
pete
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Reserve met currently at $120,504.66
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The Brighton Show Bike:
http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/AshimotoK0/Bk2.jpg
Cheers..... AshD
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Is it known where this brighton bike ended up?
pete
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In bits in the UK I believe for last 25 years.
Cheers.............. AshD
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What a shame, it would be better going to an enthusiast who would rebuild it, one day it will surface and fetch good money for someone, the current owner will probably take it to his grave
pete
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Dunno Pete .. ChrisR knows him. From what I can gather it was a swap for the UK K0 diecast Press Bike (YLY70H) I think.
Cheers ... Ash D
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Good question Oddjob, The CX500 sandcast that sold last year was listed as a prototype. But it was not the prototype. The CX360 was the prototype, with the CX400 as it's successor. There must of been a CB500 prototype, but not a CB550,which was only a successor of the 500.
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Its possible that with the 500 they only did a prototype engine for bench testing as it was thought of as a scaled down 750. Mine is the earliest number i have found but its going to be like Grandfathers brush as the insurance insist on a "New" frame and forks due to the fire and the crankcases did not come with it, but to my mind the identity is still there!!!
I do have a very early Japanese parts book that shows some interesting differences from the US/UK ones like fixed footrests instead of folding and a light in the steering stem nut.
Also gives part numbers for things that are not even in the early American Honda parts book I have---ike the side panel stickers that say :-
Honda Motor Co.,
Tokyo Japan