Sandcast #31 on eBay..

[JamesH]

Will be interesting to see what this sells for...what a find..(look past the bits that are incorrect, number 31 off the line!!!)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F222793535549

[Rob62]

No 31... I wonder how many they made a day when they first started manufacture... would be nice to know.. was it made before the first coffee break.... or did it come along after lunch 😄

[JamesH]

$35,700. Really?? WTF...

[royhall]

At $35,700 you would think they could afford a decent camera. 

[JamesH]

Yep, and there's plenty not right with that bike. So far I've spotted:

Later airbox
Single cut fender
None rolled rear rim
M/C cap wrong
Wrong mirrors
Later HM300 pipes
Wrong side cover emblems
Tacho looks like a diecast not sandcast

Difficult to tell from the pics - but she's been messed with for sure.

[steff750]

No 31... I wonder how many they made a day when they first started manufacture... would be nice to know.. was it made before the first coffee break.... or did it come along after lunch

   its been said that honda was originally gonna make 1500 cb750's year  but that was to be increased to 1500 a month as demand was so great world wide probably  thats why we did not have any until january 1970 
so apart from the low frame # you cant say its even a rare bike  but still nice to know that the prices are still on the up  init  james 

[MrDavo]

Also a healthy oil leak from the head, lol at one of the photos a bit of j-cloth in place to catch drips as it has soiled the carpet while on the side stand.

I know from experience that it will be the rubber pucks under the cam going hard and no longer sealing.

Still, worth doing if you had any money left after purchasing and putting the pipes, mudguard etc right.

[AshimotoK0]

From what I know Honda planned initially to make 25 units /day but only actually achieved 5. By the time the 750 reach the UK and was displayed at the Brighton Show the factory was  supposedly producing them at a rate of one every three minutes.

The green Brighton Show bike I recently discovered was featured in a BBC TV programme broadcast on 28th February 1969 called 'Wheelbase' which was the forerunner to 'Top Gear'.

[neilg]

4,271 miles?

[Orcade-Ian]

Yes, that’s correct, that speedo has travelled 4271 miles 🤓

Ian

[Rob62]

I must say that bike would be of zero interest to me, i buy to ride and the one I’ve just pulled apart in the garage looks to be in better nick at a fraction of the price. These “sand casts” seem to be strictly for the serous collector these days if the ebay values are anything to go by.... Each to his own i guess...

[JamesH]

Totally get where you're coming from Rob. I'm frankly amazed that someone's bid that amount based on the description, lack of detailed photos (especially the engine / frame number) and the obvious non-correct parts. Someone must want this one badly...and technically the Sandcast engine cases are far inferior to the later diecast engines.

[Rob62]

I can see the appeal of the low frame number, but it can never be anything other than a museum piece can it?. Could it be an investment in the long run at that price?

[UK Pete]

You certainly would not use it as a daily rider
Plenty of people collect bikes and the sandcast is high on the collectors  list just like the early Z1 and many other bikes
To some people that money is peanuts


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[Rob62]

All very true Pete