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Identify these bikes! / Re: Honda cb750 is it Phil's replica?
« on: April 21, 2009, 12:19:43 PM »
The Phil Reads and SSs were all built from F2 SOHCs. Some kits were sold, ie just the parts for the conversion. Thus there may be some home built variations in the basic bike. From the photo, yours looks a resprayed SS

BTW, throw the Michelins away before the Michelins throw you away.

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Identify these bikes! / Re: Honda cb750 is it Phil's replica?
« on: April 11, 2009, 09:42:05 PM »
The SS was built using the much the same bits as the Phil Read, but not his name or colour scheme. After the initial batch of Phil Reads, Honda and Phil apparently fell out over recompense for the use of his name. Thus the follow up batch changed colour scheme. The original idea was the sale of the 750F2s that were lying in stock with no market while potential customers waited for the arrival of the 16v 750KZ. Then of course the potential customers saw a KZ and no longer were customers.

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