John Reed spaceframe Montjuic

Hi Glenn, it’s amazing how much history I can find about the bike. First the show bike, then racebike, fire and final in the Netherlands. It hasn’t be a racewinner but it would be nice to complete it as much as possible. I don’t think I build the engine in the bike, probably a Zane650 with carburetors will do it. I want to do classic races. Still it would be nice to bring the parts together.
Do you want to sell the original parts off the bike to me?
 
Gbarnes3 said:
Sure I am open to offers
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I would like to. You discrib a lot of engine parts, is it complete in bid’s? You don’t discrib piston and cilinder, what about the ‘sidecaps?’ (sorry for my English).
what other parts do you have. You said wheels, incl. brakes, axcis.
Do you have the frontfork? Instruments, bobine, and so on?
what happened with the gastank and seat? No fairing?
maybe you have pictures?
Do you have a number in mind?
maybe you send it my email:xxx
Thanks.
 
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Otto, I am at work overseas at the moment and will contact you with this info when I get back in mid march
regards Glenn
 
back in a previous life I bought a Honda* from a random woman in rural** Oxfordshire -when she saw the SFC in the van she told me that she'd won a monty in a competition in superbike but it had vanished, along with her Harris Ducati, when her landlord sold the contents of her lock-up during a dispute about the rent***. May've been bullshit, but Superbike can't have had too many Monty competition prizes...

* Numbered, limited edition, HRC assembled, spares or repairs, 300 quid - genuine barn find
** took the hire van up 2 miles of green lane to get to her house
*** I suspect that means he was trying to recover unpaid rent :)

Bob,

Iirc she was really cute, orgamised on the back of my Jota and demanded I took her to heaven...

She might still be there?

J
 
Thanks to Glenn Barnes last weekend I could collect the last existing parts of the burned bike in Scotland.
After 14 years the frame and the engine parts are reunited.
Now the search for the missing parts starts.
Anyone who knows a ceriani GP fork with calipers for sale?
all information available wanted, including previous owners and pictures.
 

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Ah yes...John Reed AKA Uncle Bunt. He emigrated to California 80's/early 90's and worked for
Custom Chrome in Morgan Hill. I think he wanted to re-invent himself in the US and act as a
boffin for the company feeling pretty sure that on this side of the pond he was unknown.
 
Otto said:
Thanks to Glenn Barnes last weekend I could collect the last existing parts of the burned bike in Scotland.
After 14 years the frame and the engine parts are reunited.
Now the search for the missing parts starts.
Anyone who knows a ceriani GP fork with calipers for sale?
all information available wanted, including previous owners and pictures.
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You do know that Ceriani GP forks are being replicated? In Hungary I believe.
Paul
 
KLEINDORF said:
Ah yes...John Reed AKA Uncle Bunt. He emigrated to California 80's/early 90's and worked for
Custom Chrome in Morgan Hill. I think he wanted to re-invent himself in the US and act as a
boffin for the company feeling pretty sure that on this side of the pond he was unknown.
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He was ahead of the custom craze when you look at his designs. Wouldn't want one but who would expect this to be a bike from the early 80's?

Jim

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Is there a big difference between radical choppers and collectors bikes that are never ridden and trailered to shows?
I prefer the chops, there's creativity and high level workmanship in those.
Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
You do know that Ceriani GP forks are being replicated? In Hungary I believe.
Paul
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Paul, thanks. I didn’t really knew. I found it on the web so I look what is possible.
I also find out the Lockheed calipers are new available (Thank to Andy J).

Like the Bunt-choppers it’s gone be an expensive bike.😳🙈
 
Blimey. That V-twin monstrosity is truly horrible. It hurts my eyes and brain.
It boggles my mind that anyone would create something so useless.
Yeah, I know, it's art. Someone's idea of self-expression. I think the concept he's trying to express is that he's a wanker.
 
Dellortoman said:
Blimey. That V-twin monstrosity is truly horrible. It hurts my eyes and brain.
It boggles my mind that anyone would create something so useless.
Yeah, I know, it's art. Someone's idea of self-expression. I think the concept he's trying to express is that he's a wanker.
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Far from it- John also built a Z1300 trike that looked like Kawasaki had built it ,the bike in the pic was a commission and later used to advertise Avon tyres and he went on to design bolt on bits for a U.S company, might have been Zodiacs . I was on the stand next to him at the Earl’s Court bike show in about ‘84 - cracking bloke that spoke like a pirate.
 
My comment was tongue in cheek. I'm sure it's a very nicely assembled piece of art. But I still don't understand why anyone would build such a thing. I suppose I just don't like things that pose as functional devices but are built with appearance as the primary design objective. It challenges my engineering mindset.

Any road bike that doesn't have a front brake fails the basic functionality requirements in my opinion. Actually, it's not just my opinion. It wouldn't meet roadworthy requirements in Australia (I dunno about UK). It would probably be OK in USA. They seem to be able to register all sorts of strange contraptions for road use.
 
Dellortoman said:
My comment was tongue in cheek. I'm sure it's a very nicely assembled piece of art. But I still don't understand why anyone would build such a thing. I suppose I just don't like things that pose as functional devices but are built with appearance as the primary design objective. It challenges my engineering mindset.

Any road bike that doesn't have a front brake fails the basic functionality requirements in my opinion. Actually, it's not just my opinion. It wouldn't meet roadworthy requirements in Australia (I dunno about UK). It would probably be OK in USA. They seem to be able to register all sorts of strange contraptions for road use.
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California never used to be compulsory front brake, may have changed- got a feeling Billy Idol crashed a chop with no front brake and mangled his leg. I dont get the chopper/ custom thing, not me at all- I reallly don’t get Tritons, Why would you take a Norton engine out of a Norton and put a mangey Triumph engine in??
Just remembered John Reed was also involved with project Dark Star- BSA B50 engined cafe racers- no wonder he ran off screaming..
 
Paul Marx said:
Is there a big difference between radical choppers and collectors bikes that are never ridden and trailered to shows?
I prefer the chops, there's creativity and high level workmanship in those.
Paul
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Is it just me Or are you developing early onset dementia, please do a self analysis and report back accordingly…
 
Exmoor beast said:
California never used to be compulsory front brake, may have changed- got a feeling Billy Idol crashed a chop with no front brake and mangled his leg. I dont get the chopper/ custom thing, not me at all- I reallly don’t get Tritons, Why would you take a Norton engine out of a Norton and put a mangey Triumph engine in??
Just remembered John Reed was also involved with project Dark Star- BSA B50 engined cafe racers- no wonder he ran off screaming..
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Seriously? You are unaware of the history of the Triton? Most were made using engineless featherbed frames whose 500cc Norton engines were used in race cars. There was a popular class in GB at the time and there were several builders who made chassis for the Norton single engine. Obviously the Norton frame and Roadholder forks were very good for their day and it was easy and cheap to make power with the Triumph twin. Sort of a no brainer…….CC8D4A1F-7649-4D6D-9E05-C49DFAE4BDC2.jpeg
 
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