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kettle738:




--- Quote ---The double-cut front guard is very rare and used ones are ££££ ..even the Yamiya repro is over £1200 landed in the UK.
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How much!.....I've got a decent original spare double-cut greased up and hanging in my garage.......perhaps I ought to sell it!

Back to the Brighton bike though....I was pleased to see he had a second tank sprayed and retained the original, I'd like to think he might have done the same with the seat....it seems to be very different to the auction photos which is a real shame as it is (or was ) a unique part......likewise I can't understand why he didn't snap up the original master cylinder and top brake line when it was offered as it was a once-only opportunity.

Did anyone else notice the mention of G registration UK bikes?.....never heard of one of those, although there are probably quite a few imported sand cast bikes that wear a G plate....... and it looks like the front number plate is probably held on by magnets Ash...nice to see it's the original item.

Mick.



 

Nurse Julie:
I think it was either Mr Davo (Dave) or a mate of his that had a CB750/4 on a G plate.... an import but put on a G by DVLA.

AshimotoK0:
I reckon that the diecasts  first came out around the time of the change from G to H registration Mick so very unikely that there would be any diecasts imported to the UK during the G reg period.  So there could possibly have been diecasts imported during the last part of 1969 but they would have been allocated a H reg. I did hear of a bike being imported from Europe prior to the 1st UK batch of bikes by Alan Mountains in York though. ... but almost certainly on a H reg.

kettle738:

I would hate to be the author of classic bike magazine articles, they will be pored over by anoraks (you and me ;D) who will instantly spot the flaws in them.....and very often say so, it's not possible to get everything exactly right when it's a broad subject.

There are probably quite a few CB750s running about sporting age related G plates, and rightly so because they will be 1969 sandcast or very early diecast bikes, but none of them will be UK originals.

The irony is, if your bike or mine were imported now, they would probably receive G plates from the DVLA simply because they were manufactured in October 1969......not that it matters, but it gives us something to talk about. 

BigAl (Alan):
I have my Classic Motorcycle Mechanics delivered,  enjoyed the read, the buyer and his wife (Tracy) had set an initial budget of up to £100K...! well worth the read concerning the other bidders within the auction room.

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