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<blockquote data-quote="Oldhaven" data-source="post: 106629" data-attributes="member: 2879"><p>I took some liberties with David's UFM design. My Egli tank was made for a wet sump motorcycle and did not have the cutaway or slot in the front for the large diameter oil filler tube.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]26820[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I moved the oil filler as far forward as possible, reduced it to 1 1/4 OD, and angled it back. The Norton 961's use this location. This move allows a tank not specifically designed for an Egli Vincent type UFM to be used. My tank is more like the Fritz Peier type at the front. This scheme worked out well since I could not have moved the tank any further forward as the handlebars would hit it at full lock. What is missing is the forward ears or nose that make the Vincent Egli banana or long range tanks so distinctive, though the dropped tail of the tank with knee cutaways is also a distinctive Egli feature.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]26821[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In the original location I added a low profile bung which fits below the neoprene padding to serve as a cleanout, though David provides another nice one at the back of the UFM.</p><p></p><p>The aluminum arch with 1/4" neoprene above and below it also adds a location to secure the front of the tank with a hold down strap, since my tank did not have the through hole for the Egli UFM bolt David mentions.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]26822[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]26823[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhaven, post: 106629, member: 2879"] I took some liberties with David's UFM design. My Egli tank was made for a wet sump motorcycle and did not have the cutaway or slot in the front for the large diameter oil filler tube. [ATTACH type="full"]26820[/ATTACH] I moved the oil filler as far forward as possible, reduced it to 1 1/4 OD, and angled it back. The Norton 961's use this location. This move allows a tank not specifically designed for an Egli Vincent type UFM to be used. My tank is more like the Fritz Peier type at the front. This scheme worked out well since I could not have moved the tank any further forward as the handlebars would hit it at full lock. What is missing is the forward ears or nose that make the Vincent Egli banana or long range tanks so distinctive, though the dropped tail of the tank with knee cutaways is also a distinctive Egli feature. [ATTACH type="full"]26821[/ATTACH] In the original location I added a low profile bung which fits below the neoprene padding to serve as a cleanout, though David provides another nice one at the back of the UFM. The aluminum arch with 1/4" neoprene above and below it also adds a location to secure the front of the tank with a hold down strap, since my tank did not have the through hole for the Egli UFM bolt David mentions. [ATTACH type="full"]26822[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]26823[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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