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Title: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 09, 2015, 09:53:33 PM

well, it's a start...

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20150627_1606240061_zpslk4ipiuf.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20150627_1606240061_zpslk4ipiuf.jpg.html)

this is the beginnings of a phil read rep that i recently purchased. i'm picking up a honda britain in a couple of weeks as well and both will be worked on side by side, although priority will be given to the britain as it's all there, so i'll post progress as and when.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: UK Pete on July 09, 2015, 10:38:13 PM

Good luck with your projects, i hope you will post up pictures as you go
pete

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 10, 2015, 05:21:55 PM

thanks mate, and thanks for meeting up the other day. hope you had a good holiday.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: bytio on July 10, 2015, 10:11:54 PM

Good luck, that's what mine looked like when I started!
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/10/2a4de3ec1436a86a4325de74afc18e93.jpg)

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 10, 2015, 10:16:16 PM

that's very nice.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: mick on July 11, 2015, 08:26:12 AM

Good luck with your projects and don't forget to post loads of photos  ;) cheers Mick.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: royhall on July 11, 2015, 10:15:29 AM

I think John White (whitylfc) is keeping a register of all the  Phil Read and Britain replica's. He is a member on here but I don't think he's active. You should be able to contact him here  http://www.cb750f2hondabritainoc.co.uk/  He is a good source of information on these. Cheers Roy.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 11, 2015, 02:26:14 PM

thank you roy. i have been in touch with john and he has been very helpful already. but i'm sure i will be asking everyone's advice as i go along!

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: bytio on July 11, 2015, 10:17:30 PM

Where about sin the UK are you?

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on July 12, 2015, 01:19:47 PM

No need for that question if you all complete the "Location" box in your profile...

You too Bytio :)

Steve

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: bytio on July 12, 2015, 03:47:24 PM

Steve thanks, mine was in, I have done it again

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 13, 2015, 07:15:23 AM

i'm down in west wales. (and i've just changed my profile!)

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 22, 2015, 07:13:04 PM

and here's the other one..

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20150722_1845525301_zpsij2y52cu.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20150722_1845525301_zpsij2y52cu.jpg.html)

just picked it up yesterday. thank you, john! 

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: UK Pete on July 22, 2015, 10:06:28 PM

Looks very interesting
pete

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: Green1 on July 23, 2015, 12:03:49 AM

I was led to believe these were rare bikes they seem to be as common as muck  :P

Mick 

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 23, 2015, 07:09:32 AM

i know what you mean. you wait for ages and two come along at once!

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: bytio on July 23, 2015, 10:21:36 AM

Original ones are rare,  there were kits available to transform a standard F2   Into one,  only 150 PRead Reps were  built by Colin Seeley. Not many have all original parts, particularly the original exhaust system .

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 27, 2015, 09:42:01 PM

started to loosely assemble the Britain to see what fits where, and its looking more like a bike already. next task is fitting the bodywork and making brackets where needed. i've got an ad in the wanted section for a battery box complete with electrics as it would make my job a little easier. i want to finish assembling the complete bike (minus engine) before the strip down as i'm a bit OCD with labelling everything and knowing where everything goes.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20150727_2124297421_zpsbiwgkz3x.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20150727_2124297421_zpsbiwgkz3x.jpg.html)

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 28, 2015, 04:33:23 PM

spent a few hours lining things up, sketching, making notes etc and ended up with this..

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20150728_1623414341_zpspirjtyyu.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20150728_1623414341_zpspirjtyyu.jpg.html)

and the obligatory silly grin pic.

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20150728_1624060861_zpsfzwqkukl.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20150728_1624060861_zpsfzwqkukl.jpg.html)

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on July 28, 2015, 07:02:54 PM

and interestingly, this is the very bike which graced the pages of the may 2004 issue of classic motorcycle mechanics.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on July 28, 2015, 07:06:44 PM

... Waiting for Ash to deliver a copy so that we can all read it


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Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: vintage honda on August 10, 2015, 10:21:23 AM

Peter , nice to meet you on sat, welcome any time, good luck with the rebuild..
Alan

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on August 10, 2015, 11:32:17 AM

likewise, and thanks for your help.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on January 21, 2017, 04:08:02 PM

due to financial constraints and various domestic crises, my projects were put on the back burner for a long while. however, things are looking better and i have a little more disposable cash than i had before; so i bought this from james_sussex recently. (thanks james!)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20170109_1155271_zps9xnr5hgl.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20170109_1155271_zps9xnr5hgl.jpg.html)
it is an extremely low mileage american spec F2 which will make an ideal donor bike for the read replica. the fairing was removed today and the bike pushed into my rather small workshop. so a quick heads up to anyone restoring an F2, the tank, seat cowl and side panels will be up for sale soon, as well as the front mudguard, grab rail and a few other bits and pieces that wont be used. the indicators are the massive american versions as are the handlebars. the bars also have a little lowering kit to sit them further back if that's any use to someone.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20170121_1536291_zpsdfye361s.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20170121_1536291_zpsdfye361s.jpg.html)

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: firet49 on January 21, 2017, 04:51:55 PM

Hi im after switchgear if you are selling thanks..

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on January 21, 2017, 04:53:02 PM

i'm not selling those, i'm afraid. sorry.

Title: Re: phil read/honda britain
Post by: haynes66 on February 07, 2017, 05:13:05 PM

i'm slowly putting all the PRR bodywork onto the yank bike just to see where everything fits and what brackets to make etc so just a couple of progress pics.
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20170207_1653221_zps0mqvgpbq.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20170207_1653221_zps0mqvgpbq.jpg.html)
(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/biblebasher_photo/IMG_20170207_1645211_zpsotsyyzkm.jpg) (http://s909.photobucket.com/user/biblebasher_photo/media/IMG_20170207_1645211_zpsotsyyzkm.jpg.html)