THE HOLY GRAIL ARRIVES: 1969 SAND CAST SUPER BIKE HONDA CB750! Justin Describes the Diffences

[@thomasheck1968]

Hello, I was the owner. Here is some background as posted on the cb750sandcastonly forum: Blue/Green Serial 1185 Engine 1232 Hello, I wanted to provide some information for posterity as it looks like I sold the old girl and a future owner may find the information useful. Dad bought the bike from Stan Neville Honda (long defunct) in Pennsylvania in 1971 as a demo bike. I believe the mileage was about 1000 at the time of purchase. I don't remember the exact mileage as it's not listed on my copy of the original title. I was 11 and do remember trying to hold on. I have had the bike in my possession since the mid 1980s. It was ridden to odometer reading 5950 in June 1998. At that time it was legally transferred into my name (from Mom's name) and as of October 2023 has 6714 miles. A bit of trivia, when Dad bought the bike he was often "driver's license challenged" and bought the bike to conceal his identity from the local constables who controlled traffic manually during rush hour back in the day. They all knew each other, belonging to the local Lion's Club. An excellent bike to not attract attention. I remember you could feel the thing coming. To obtain insurance and registration Dad had titled the beast in Mom's name, as she held a valid driver's license. I don't know how they kept a straight face with that one. I remember how her attempt a ride a mini-bike with a lawnmower engine ended. When they divorced Dad had the bike and Mom had the title. Only one person could end up with both; and he's writing this! While always garaged, I was not doing the bike any favors and I understand it is going for a restoration and display...Tom

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Thanks brother. Interesting information and story.

[@scatpack440]

Listening to that young man's enthusiasm towards that bike is awesome!

[@michaellambert3067]

Justin is so knowledgeable for a young guy!

[@Inlinefour-m9j]

These old original classics just age so well.. This lady changed the whole scene worldwide.

[@mikeo1105]

Justin’s knowledge is mind boggling, regardless of his age. Can’t wait to follow this restoration.

[@rusty1597]

That thing should NEVER leave your museum.....

[@umakantgajjewar8898]

Beautiful ! Honda should bring it back. Instead of fake retro bikes, bring back the original !

[@k5edd128]

Smiling! What a great find, would love to have found it and bring it back to stock. Told my grandson I would give him my old 79 XS650, and now that I am getting it ready for him, I am kind of regretting I told him. Forgot how much I like that bike, road it yesterday first time in years and need some carb work but ran out well. But as I try and teach him, when you say something like that it's your word and bond. I can always find another one.

[@randallburgess46]

This bike is like finding a 63 split window Corvette! EXTREMELY VALUABLE historical motorcycle. This is the motorcycle that changed everything in motorcycles. It has set more records in more different types of motorcycle racing than any other motorcycle before it. They were used in every race category from flat tracking, to drag racing, to hill climbing, and from personal experience they made the best chopper in many ways. The last chopper I built was a 750-4,and if you buy quality components, wiring and parts, and are careful how you build it, it will amaze you! They look 👀 sharp, ride smoother, more durable and dependable than almost any other bike before it. You really got a beauty here!

[@KaplanCycles]

Thanks!

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Rare, beautiful, and badass gem right there. First time I've ever seen one of those. I have no clue what the word, Sandcast, means. That shade of blue kinda looks like an Aqua Blue. James Is The Best Motorcycle Delivery Person In This Country, IMHO. They don't come or get any better than James. Gotta love Justin to death. Always has a smile on his face, and an awesome and eager to work, attitude. Justin's Parent's did an amazing job raising him, just like you did with Jr. Most 25 year old young men, these days, aren't even cut from the same cloth as Jr and Justin. They're both super mature and responsible for their age....Both wise beyond their years. They both have a solid and unbreakable work ethic, and they take Old School Pride in their work performance. Never halfassing anything. It will be a privilege to meet Justin, when I can eventually fly up there. Awesome Video. ML&R.

[@sissygoog9456]

The first bike was absolutely mind-blowing. Mind-blowing all the rest of them same way holy cow sir. You always blow my mind. Absolutely amazing

[@125southernnh2]

Glad there are those out there willing to spend time and cash to preserve this beautiful machines.

[@mr.mikeyg.5282]

Amazing! Such a beautiful survivor. Those SOHC 750’s have a special place in my heart.

[@joeblow5037]

The bike that started it all 😍😍

[@txrick4879]

Only thing I could see missing is carb air filter boot . What a find . The bike that changed everything . Spoke too soon saw the air filter canister in the box .

[@mikeyerke3920]

As a young tech, I worked on a sand cast because the owner recognized my passion for that very special motorcycle. It was quite the honor as a new guy in the industry. That was in the early 90s. 🇯🇵🏁 I often wonder where that motorcycle is…

[@MrJoeblofromidaho]

I like people who appreciate all bikes. This bike is legend.

[@jankarlsson118]

Hi! I have one of these, bought from the US in 2019. The one in the video has the later style K1 front fender . The 1969 bikes had a front fender with sharp tip , not a rolled tip that this bike has. the reason Honda changed to a rounded front tip mon the front fender on later bikes is that there where accidents where people had heart themselves on the earlier bikes sharp tip fenders. The CB 750 where originally something the American bike market wanted so the Americans asked Honda if they could make a bigger bike than the British made Triumph and BSA (both 650cc twins) and they did not want a twin cylinder bike. Honda manage to build something that the Americans liked , but Honda was not certain the bike would sell in enough quantaties so they did not bother to make steel pressure molds for the first bikes . It was first after 7414 had been made ,called "sand cast" as the engine cases was molded in steel forms but not made under pressure. They did not mold the engine cases in sand forms.

[@jdub976]

Im a fan of everything 2 wheels but did not know these existed. This one had me glued to the whole video very cool nice find.

[@marktintinger7492]

My brother bought one from a guy in the 70's 1969 sandcast CB 750, i took it over from him in 1982 and rode it for a while, being young i battled with the carbs and needed a reliable bike to work and back and traded it in on a brandnew CX 500 Sport E that i rode for 30 years, the CB i remember when i got it from my brother had broke its 530 drive chain and piled it up at the drive cog until it broke a hole in the casing, he had it welded up and just recently i viewed this machine in a collection of the first owner that purchased it it 1969, this collector has since passed on and the bike now sits with another metalic red and gold one in a private collection of a wealthy chicken farmer in the town of Welkom, Free State South Africa.😊😊😊

[@johnhill9014]

What a fantastic find. Also great to know its in the hands of a marque expert to preserve its originality. Well done!

[@anthonyvickers3469]

Not just a Boss but A full-blown-forward Man with no Bull.Two thumbs up Brother.

[@kevinkoepke8311]

Beautiful find! I love the history of the sandcasts. I did notice the front fender is not correct. Hope the original came with it. Thanks!

[@damienoregan6211]

I'm delighted this bike is in your hands.

[@keithpeterson6108]

I had no idea they were that different. Very cool piece!

[@flatcapcaferacer]

Love to hear and see stories like this....monumental!

[@greenmtnman7714]

Once again, another one I've never heard of. The learning never stops. Thanks for sharing.

[@jayo7799]

Never ever seen one in person, WOW!! That's almost the holy grail

[@gbipit1]

My first job was putting these together brings back memories

[@fiero880]

The control wires are hidden inside the handle bars. Gorgeous find. Love the color too.

[@ericheine2414]

The air cooled Japanese inline fours have become collectors bikes. All the way up to about 1982 inclusive. They're just really great motorcycles and now they're considered classics.

[@scottmaz4063]

Love when James shows up

[@user-cr3fz8lz2i]

My first motorcycle was a Honda C70 and my second was a Honda CL360 (orange and black). I ride a 2011 Harley Ultra Ltd now, but I still love the old Hondas…and you have a true classic!!! So get going and post the vids!!!

[@friedbreadtv3466]

Hey Kaplan I just bought a cb750 it was torn apart and was being sold as misc paid 100 dollars for all. Found out the frame is a 1970 or late 69 model. But it's a mess of parts but it has sand cast cb750 parts it came with. This video helped a bit with figuring what is what. Thanks for making videos helps me understand my bikes. a good majority of them are just straight up rare and can't find info.

[@decker7708]

A true time capsule. Absolutely beautiful piece of motorcycle history. Can't wait to see it restored back to bone stock.

[@aumkar2]

Ah man, videos on the John Player Special and the CB750 Sand-Cast. Epic! Had no clue that the Sandcast had Dry Sump lubrication! BTW Justin is a great addition to the team. Will be in NYC next year, hope to come by the Museum and get a chance to meet the Sr and rest of the team. Best Wishes from India!

[@KaplanCycles]

You bet! C ya soon

[@ar2043]

Happy for you Ken. To be hunting something down that long and then to find one that is 100% original with all the parts that might've been taken off of it to come with it and a low production number is fantastic. Happy for you buddy!!!

[@benjamindonohue5457]

Shoutout to guys like Justin. If I wasn’t 900 miles away I’d be friends. Either that or trying to watch my ass in that shop.

[@mikehunt3987]

Same. Lol I wanna make a trip to the museum.

[@timparker9235]

great video, thank you for sharing and what a fantastic description of why its so different - over here in the UK I'd never heard of this, not even seen one for sale. I'd like to do a cosmetic restoration sometime in the future and watching this type of content really catches my interest so will look forward to watching this restoration greatly

[@williamruhe1654]

Good stuff 👍👍 love it 💪 I was born December 1969 . Clean machine ! Still good 💪

[@carlphelps4098]

Thank you Sr for showcasing yet another jewel!

[@KaplanCycles]

My pleasure!

[@bobg1219]

Another one for the museum!

[@juliancrooks3031]

I hope you show it again when it's finished and ready for the road again

[@OzTwanger]

Great attitude and knowledge there guys

[@kennyrichard2971]

It’s like restoring an old painting

[@colmcc-ij3nn]

Ssnd cast .Never heard that terminology .What an education guys Thanks .I'm going to watch this 5 times .Good job 😊

[@KaplanCycles]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dalemeyers4175]

There was a factory recall on those bikes to replace the engine cases with die cast parts. Probably no way to know how many were done. Making the ones with the original sand cast cases even more rare in terms of overall numbers.

[@mikehunt3987]

Sand Casting is the process they used to form the engine cases. If you dont know about you should look into it or watch some videos. It's pretty interesting.

[@neilwarburton3683]

Best looking period of all bikes 69-75 Honda definitely had the best build quality for sure what time to buy new. I own a cb500 four 73 🤩

[@daffyduck9901]

Wow you guys really get the goods👍 Incredible.

[@seather863]

Going to be a phenominal preservation!

[@jerryoles3688]

Living the dream, ken udaman

[@scottwheaton9689]

Wow,what a great one owner find! Bet you had to pay dearly for this awesome bike. Can’t wait to see it resurrected with you doing a video on it maybe in spring of 2024. Maybe this bike is where the money went you could have used to buy my 74 H1 we ( was it you or Ken jr) recently spoke about!/lol/😜 Good luck getting this great bike up & running along with getting it completely detailed to like new cond too! Scott from Ny.

[@KaplanCycles]

I hope so too!

[@juliancrooks3031]

The bike every collector dreams of owning.

[@garyhatstat8449]

There is the true definition of a “Unicorn”!!!

[@michaelwyllie7778]

love it love it , bullet proof , piece of art

[@Hoggy1963]

SWEET

[@Scalihoo]

Nice, Honda was using disc brakes in '69 & it took till '73 until Harley got them.

[@Lightnin42]

That bike is historic

[@markcdeyoung3118]

😮Wow !! Honda's original flagship for '69 ..score that is the shit man 😎👍 .. we had one for a while here at the Honda shop Way back ago

[@ELECTRICEYE1776]

Super sweet bike, and Justin knows his 💩

[@mikeyerke3920]

It is the Holy Grail. 🇯🇵🏁

[@k.i.i.3699]

Do you recoat the gas tank inside with a liner to prevent rust or will that devalue the originality of the motorcycle?

[@davtreloar9236]

Hi Mate, just come across this KZbin, these Sandcast are amazing bikes even here in Australia and you had a real gem here. Obviously given this is over 11 mths old you’ve probably sold it, can you share what price you sold this bike for? Cheers from Aus.

[@nicnak4475]

My dream bike as a teenager ! It developed my love of bikes, Good idea, re the WD40, just don't get it on the rubbers, I found that out to my cost !

[@joshrayco9535]

Hey guys, I inherited my grandfather’s 69. I remember him saying it was around number 350. Hasn’t been ridden in 30 something years.

[@KaplanCycles]

If you want to sell it text me 860-916-9784 this is Ken

[@andresinnett4319]

I'm no expert, but I I've heard quite a few sand cast Honda's came to Australia 👀

[@darkcustomxxx7252]

yeah about 16000 of the 1200 built apparently.......just like original GTHO Falcons..🤣

[@marcpierre-x2v]

i love these honda's.....

[@EricLaney-n1k]

My buddies sister had a cb750 it looked a lot different

[@davtreloar9236]

Also, where do I find the updated cleaned up bike? Can you share a link

[@KaplanCycles]

Search 69 honda kaplan

[@theoneandonly2421]

You gonna restore it for the museum or you gonna parts ways with it? Im guessing your probably gonna keep it since its the first one you have ran across, just figured i would ask anyway.

[@scudonepercenter]

A grail Honda!

[@stephenwhittle7451]

Very nice bike,I want one please 🙏

[@ecannon649]

Remarkable!

[@davidthomits544]

I want to see the turbo charged CB 750

[@danielgillard4921]

A Sticker is missing on top of Tank

[@jd6549]

The front fender may not be original, as it appears not to be cut at the front

[@ar2043]

The original seat looks mint. I wonder why the original owner put a different seat on it? I guess ultimately it doesn't matter because it means the original survived… But it's just one of those things that makes you go hmmmmmmm. 🤷

[@thomasheck1968]

I replaced the seat on that bike because the pan was bent slightly when I lifted the bike by the seat to put it on the center stand. Also, the foam was not so good...Tom

[@SteveLalor-s6k]

I had an ex police special 750 4 back in da 70s and BSA lightning never should have sold the CB Sheesh n Barkin gekos we learn by being 2stupid to young n wide old Sheesh I pukt up when young now idream of Laverda n MV Agusta 750s n 1000 triple Laverda but I need a Honda 800 VFS mid to late 1990s can't go wrong da Honda when I've sold a few of my original art works I will go Italian let's not 4get Moto Guzzi n Ducati Coo'al yep yep! I'am 71 getting younger and mean to burn up Roadkill Freeway. Can't stand Harley n Indian but wouldn't throw out an indian

[@747fixr]

Sand cast?

[@KaplanCycles]

Yes

[@elcapitano1972]

😍

[@Trailerseriesymas]

❤

[@francoismoreira1583]

Hi,😍🤩❤👌💪🏻🥊🙏🇺🇸🇫🇷

[@mr.stonerUDX714]

I luv my 750-4will never sell it

[@mikesiksa9421]

This guy is sickening with this Sandcastle already I think his brain got sandcastle

[@Matic96ITA]

The seat should be more pointy at the end shouldn’t it?