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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Fisher" data-source="post: 14325" data-attributes="member: 510"><p>Grant, I think you are right, you should keep it. It has been in your family for a long time and I'm sure your dad would have approved, also a good Egli is a tremendous bike to ride, I guarantee you will have fun on it once it is sorted. Although you are a mechanic by trade don't be too proud to ask for help as there is a wealth of knowledge in the club and some of the suppliers are incredibly helpful. I have found (to my cost) that vincent engines are very simple in principle but very complex in practice, there are a lot of little "wrinkles". The egli cycle parts should be very straightforward though. Don't be deterred if you run into issues with the motor even though it has no miles on it, as it was built by slaters many years ago and who knows how well. My egli engine was a fresh build when I got it but it was rubbish, I got it re-done by someone who knows what they are doing and it is brilliant now, plus I have been riding it most days for the past couple of years. Good luck, Mark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Fisher, post: 14325, member: 510"] Grant, I think you are right, you should keep it. It has been in your family for a long time and I'm sure your dad would have approved, also a good Egli is a tremendous bike to ride, I guarantee you will have fun on it once it is sorted. Although you are a mechanic by trade don't be too proud to ask for help as there is a wealth of knowledge in the club and some of the suppliers are incredibly helpful. I have found (to my cost) that vincent engines are very simple in principle but very complex in practice, there are a lot of little "wrinkles". The egli cycle parts should be very straightforward though. Don't be deterred if you run into issues with the motor even though it has no miles on it, as it was built by slaters many years ago and who knows how well. My egli engine was a fresh build when I got it but it was rubbish, I got it re-done by someone who knows what they are doing and it is brilliant now, plus I have been riding it most days for the past couple of years. Good luck, Mark. [/QUOTE]
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