Uncle Bunt (John Reed) owners club!!!!

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Comment by Cid Itter on June 5, 2012 at 1:33pm

Hi All,

I have an old 1972 CB750 SOHC I have been told is an Uncle Bunts build...  I've had it for about 15 years now and its my pride and joy.  I restored it myself after finding it in a garden, where it had been for a number of years... built in a shed and painted in the garden..  and it has won a few prizes so I guess I didnt do too bad a job on it.

It is a beautiful old ride although a handful and I think it would have been a very early one.  It hasnt been  hacked around and I have taken care not to change anything major as it is a lovely piece of classic bike building, Bunts or not... 

I have replaced a bit of the chrome with stainless copies, added a bit to the sissy bar  for practicality, changed the door for the battery box and added a backrest to the sprung seat as I am a bit broken myself..

Reading the posts on here I can confirm the smooth bronze welds but the frame number isnt as described so are there any other things I could look for?

The wheels are white powder coated yamaha casts not wires, electrics box is an old custom chrome one (it had the stickers inside until I had to get it re-chromed 12  years ago), front end appears to have been based on an old honda off roader, front brake used to be a rear disc set up (probably Honda).  I got it with a mustang tank but it may have had a red sporty tank at some stage, I was told.  Rear brake is a laced hub with drum. Oil tank has been hand made for it.  Finishing details are excellent and well thought out.  By the look of the undercoats it started life in this guise as a bright red metallic with the white wheels

Any advice or info would be great..

Comment by mark v on February 24, 2012 at 8:17pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UpeAYmulqs&feature=channel this is a rather nice and fitting vid that I came across in my occasional search for old pics of my bike and you lot will most certainly approve of the subject ;)

Comment by Terry Hall on February 9, 2012 at 3:55pm

sorry .. i oughta introduce myself...im T... chop mad.. love my old chops,,, had a workshop on frogs island for a while... years after the uncle bunt workshop left,,,, spent most of my days talking to the donkeys instead of working on anything....T

Comment by Terry Hall on February 9, 2012 at 3:52pm

anybody got any ideas on this one.. ie have they seen it before or know any history on it please...T

Comment by CHARLES DAVIS on June 5, 2011 at 8:46am

BOUGHT THIS HONDA ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, WAS TOLD IT HAD GONE THROUGH A FEW CHANGES SINCE ITS ORIGINAL BUILD, IT CAME WITH A PRISMATIC TYPE TANK, JUST SOLD THAT ON, THE BIKE WAS ORIGINAL CALLED BELLA DONNA, DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT BELLA DONNA OR HAVE ANY PICS, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN UNCLE BUNT BUILD OR FRAME,

Comment by Cliffy on January 31, 2011 at 11:45am

F@*ck... F@*ck...F@*ck...Still no joy on the photo front but I know it's around somewhere!!

Comment by brian gilmartin on January 29, 2011 at 7:06pm

Well cliffy, how's that sifting going? :D

 

Comment by Cliffy on January 11, 2011 at 11:11am

Oh nearly forgot the tank was 'prism' styled like yours Brian!!

Comment by Cliffy on January 11, 2011 at 11:09am

A mate of mine back in about 82 ish When we were in the RAF in wiltshire had a bunt framed bay area style bonnie, had a black and gold leaf scrolled tank and fenders with tiller bars.If i can find a pic i'll post it but it'll take some sifting thru to find!!

Comment by brian gilmartin on December 17, 2010 at 7:16pm

Greetings from the land of Oz,

I'll try to attach a photo of a bike I built around 1980. sold it in 1982 to a guy from London(ish). Frame No was UB7957. Why the hell do I remember that after 30 years?

Picked up the frame from Frogs Island, and i think Mr Reed had a shop in Didcot(?) at the time. Used to buy bits from Nigel Staley in Leicester (I lived in Burton)

Anyone know if that frame is still in use?

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