Hello everyone !

 

The bike I am sharing with you is my pride and joy, and one of the feature pieces of my collection, an original 1969 Honda CB750K0 sandcast with 1,000 miles on it, all put on by me! It is #4435 out of the only 7,414 that were produced. In all of my years of travel to shows, auctions, and events, I have yet to see one finer. I have been offered $50,000 for this bike, but it is not for sale. Maybe someday, at which point it can finance a retirement cottage on Lake Superior, but not now!

 

I obtained it through a friend in California who had several of them, and told him that if he ever wanted to sell one, I got first dibs!

 

It is a great rider, and I have added crash bars for protection. It has had a few gremlins that occasionally need working out, including a penchant for fouling plugs if ridden for a while at low speeds, but some tweaks here and there have ironed this out. I have also had a new electronic ignition installed, but have the original parts stored.

 

When I picked it up after having it shipped to Milwaukee, I had an interesting experience on the way home. A police officer pulled me over just south of Manitowoc. Not sure what I had done wrong, his comment to me when he came to my window was that he “just wanted to ask me about the fabulous bike on my trailer!” Amazingly, this has happened to me two other times with different bikes, on the way to other shows, too! Maybe someday it will get me out of a ticket?

 

The bike has won numerous awards at shows, but to me, that is not what it is all about. I love to ride my vintage bikes and share the fun with others who enjoy looking at them and studying them.

 

As for the sandcast models, most people know that the soft aluminum cases were often torn up when the original chains would break. After numerous warranty claims, Honda started changing the cases in 1969, making these very rare. Of course, I do have a top quality chain on mine, and it is regularly inspected! Synchronizing the carbs on these bikes can be somewhat of a chore, as compared to later models as well, due to the unique cabling system.

 

If I find engine components or other rare parts for this model, I often try to pick them up for future use, or sometimes, to trade with others who may need them.

 

This was one of the bikes on my “want list” for many years and I am proud to own it and be able to share it with fellow enthusiasts !