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Sandcast chopper abomination thread...purists look away now...

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JamesH:
Purists look away now....Believe it or not, this was once a Sandcast....oh my Howdy, what were you thinking????...discuss

MrDavo:
I assume that’s in the UK, based only on the three pin plug, a couple of years ago at the NABD rally I went over to look at a chop on a bike cleaning trade stall, only to be shocked to find it had a sandcast engine number. The mercenary part of my soul really wanted to find out who the owner was, in the hope he had no idea so I could make him a lowball offer, chuck a later engine in, then sell it for what I’d paid for it, blagging a sandcast motor in the process.

That may well be the same bike, I was a bit drunk and didn’t take a photo, and sadly there was no one about to ask. However the chances of the owner not knowing what he’d got seem slim, if he didn’t know when he bought or built it, I think somebody may have pointed it out by now.

JamesH:
Yeah it’s in my garage MrDavo. The bike was originally a sandcast, apparently the cases were holed back in the day so it’s now sporting unstamped diecast cases (so probably not the same bike you saw?). Has the proper K0 front end, #28 top / 5mm cable carbs, Sandcast fork lowers, double cut fender, loom, recessed ignition.
The frame is hand built and doesn’t have the sandcast headstock, so no jdea how early the motor/internals are.

Grahams rebuilding a K2 motor for me to as-new condition so this will go in the frame with a refurbished front end. I’ll probably use K0 carbs as well.

Then eventually she’ll either be used for rallys or sold on. Not sure I can bring myself to be seen riding her though..

UK Pete:
I love it had one like it myself ,could not get on with the hard tail though
Some nice 69 goodies to be picked off that James
We all know how much proper sandcast spares bring so well worth switching over cheaper later parts

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Trigger:
Easy Rider, I know some bods that would drooool  over that ;D ;D ;D

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