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Egli 500 Special
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 96739" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I did not ask Ben about the history. It seemed to me he was getting to know the whole bike.</p><p></p><p>I don't remember a transition model engine being used in an Egli Comet that I have seen before. I first thought it might have been Phil French's old bike. That came on Ebay about a year ago and it had no F106 also, but I did not recognize the gussets in the frame triangle and I believe all of the original Fritz Egli 500s had number plate mounts on the frame, but have no gussets between the tubes. Additionally, Phil's was not a transition model engine.</p><p></p><p>I thought I saw this bike before, but when I checked I found this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]22534[/ATTACH]</p><p>I thought it might have been this bike with a different seat and tank. It is not, primarily because the frame has no gussets. But, what got me was the footrest plates. They are an unusual shape and almost identical to Ben's. What are the chances of something like that being identical?</p><p></p><p>So, my best guess now is Cyril or CGA built the frame. Maybe Ben can set me straight?</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 96739, member: 1177"] I did not ask Ben about the history. It seemed to me he was getting to know the whole bike. I don't remember a transition model engine being used in an Egli Comet that I have seen before. I first thought it might have been Phil French's old bike. That came on Ebay about a year ago and it had no F106 also, but I did not recognize the gussets in the frame triangle and I believe all of the original Fritz Egli 500s had number plate mounts on the frame, but have no gussets between the tubes. Additionally, Phil's was not a transition model engine. I thought I saw this bike before, but when I checked I found this: [ATTACH=full]22534[/ATTACH] I thought it might have been this bike with a different seat and tank. It is not, primarily because the frame has no gussets. But, what got me was the footrest plates. They are an unusual shape and almost identical to Ben's. What are the chances of something like that being identical? So, my best guess now is Cyril or CGA built the frame. Maybe Ben can set me straight? David [/QUOTE]
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