4.5 million baht bike...and it's a Honda!

[BSJ]

Currently listed on Ebay in the states.

Be aware it's not 100% original, but it is 100% Honda

"THE HISTORY

Many know the story of the first Superbike: when Mr. Soichiro Honda started a 4 cylinder revolution back in 1969, with his “King of Motorcycles”. It was the bike that changed motorcycling.

That CB750 featured a transverse in-line 4 cylinder 736cc engine, that produced 67 horsepower, and a top speed of 125 miles per hour. It also came with an electric starter and a disc brake!

The first 7000 or so CB750s that came off the factory assembly line in Japan back in 1969, had engine cases that were cast in sand.

Those scarce early sandcast CB750s now regularly command high prices amongst collectors around the world.

THE PROTOTYPE

What only some sandcast aficionados know, is that before the now rare sandcast CB750s were produced in 1969, Honda determined that they first needed to build a set of “preproduction” prototypes to market their “The King of Motorcycles” to the American public. So in 1968 they decided to build samples of this new ground breaking CB750 to unveil at their annual Las Vegas Motorcycle Dealer Show, as well as to provide eye-candy for the various trade magazines, and for promotional photography, advertisements, etc.

What Honda sent over to the U.S. were 4 preproduction bikes:

• A Candy Red prototype

• A Candy Gold prototype

• A Candy Dark Green Metallic prototype

• And the feature of this special auction, the Candy Blue/Green prototype

These 4 special preproduction bikes were literally hand-built by Honda technicians, using many hundreds of unique one-off preproduction parts, to promote their new flagship line of motorcycles.

The unique character of these rare preproduction bikes is readily noticeable when examining each and every component part. For example:

• One-off sandcast engine covers, featuring an external “double step” on the Alternator cover

• A wedge shaped transmission cover, fitting UNDER the Alternator cover

• Very unusual clutch and valve covers (both appearing nothing like the street bike counterparts, and are very rough cast)

• A one of a kind Billet Crankshaft (meaning it was turned and machined from one solid chunk of special steel bar)

• Chrome fenders showing (under the chrome plating) engineer’s scribe marks to mark off where holes should be drilled

• Hand hammered/welded exhaust pipes

• One-off special cast by Keihin 26mm carb assemblies

• Handmade white plastic parts throughout the motorcycle (while street version bikes have all black pieces)

• Longer rear fender having brazed on turn signal stems

• A 43 tooth rear sprocket (vs. 45 for production)

• No handlebar kill switch

• No provision for a tool tray under the seat

• Sandcast “hollow” fuel tank emblems

• Cast gas cap and latch

• And literally hundreds more of distinctly different parts than standard, many of which are illustrated in the enclosed photos (Note: ALL vintage American Honda photos and flyers seen here are of the exact bike in this auction)"

[Familyonthemove]

That's about the same price as a standard CB 750 with a Green Book in Thailand.

[thrilled]

The 750 honda wasn't A thriller.It was ok but nothing thrilling about it. I had A 1972 H2 750cc Kawasaki 2 stroke .0-60 mph under 3 seconds.1/4 mile in 11 seconds.They took it off the market,to many deaths.It was named the widow maker.Look it up.It was A bad scoot.

[BSJ]

The 750 honda wasn't A thriller.It was ok but nothing thrilling about it. I had A 1972 H2 750cc Kawasaki 2 stroke .0-60 mph under 3 seconds.1/4 mile in 11 seconds.They took it off the market,to many deaths.It was named the widow maker.Look it up.It was A bad scoot.

My brother had a H2...freaking crazy bike! But I still loved to ride it.

My ride was Z1. Far more sensible for a newly married lad.

[liddelljohn]

I have seen several early sand cast CB750s in thailand they also have a painted headlight rather than chrome ,,