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Offline Brookesy

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Egli Honda 750
« on: December 02, 2005, 12:38:04 AM »
Please...
Does anyone have any information on Egli frames?

I'm keen to get hold of one (Pre '75) for a project.
I don't want a copy  - just an original frame.

How hard would it be to find one?
How do i know it's a real one?
What years were they made for the SOHC 750?
Frame Numbers etc?

I have looked on the net for information but there's not much available.

Help!
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2005, 12:42:56 AM »
Fritz Egli allowed several people to make his style of frame so tracing by number is next to impossible, and frames were very difficult to come by even when being built. Now you will just have to rely on the honesty of the seller and have a VERY deep pocket
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2005, 12:46:52 AM »
I'm going to try to contact the website.
It's in German but we have an engineer at work who's German - so he has offered to correspond with them.

Who knows - might get lucky
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 12:50:04 AM »
Axl the Satanic Mechanic (known on here as "sohc4") has a really cool website with info on all (?) special frames for Hondas.

Check it out or email him.

www.satanicmechanic.de/egli.shtml
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Offline Raul CB750K1

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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2005, 01:47:55 AM »
I never knew that our norwegian friend Egil also made frames......  ;D

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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2005, 03:21:04 AM »
I've seen the website but the information is limited...
seems like there might have been more info once - but it's no longer there

Am i right? not sure

Does anyone know what my chances of finding an Egli frame would be?

I have chased down as many links as i can find for Egli related info - but still need to know more

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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2005, 04:45:32 AM »
Why don't you PM Axl and ask him?
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2005, 05:44:17 PM »
Axl?

Steve,
Can you tell me why i need to PM Axl...
(The answer should probably be obvious - but it's not)

Thanks.
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2005, 06:08:32 PM »
Axl is a specialist on custom frames and may be able to help,.....not that difficult ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2005, 06:56:17 PM »
I like the Egli frames too Brooksey, I actually saw an Egli CB750 in the flesh once, and an Egli Vincent at Bathurst too. Old Fritz is still doing bike mods as far as I know, last I heard he was modding "Indian Enfields" or "Royal Enfields" as they're now allowed to call themselves, but as great a magician as he is, these bikes were crap even when the Poms were still making them, ha ha!

But I digress, theres a guy here in Oz who is making "Egli Vincents"l, he actually makes the egli frames and even copies of the magnificent Aussie designed Vincent V Twin engine! He was one of Fritz Egli's engineers before moving out to Oz in the 1970's, his name is Terry Prince, and he could probably build you a very good copy of an Egli frame, but you might have problems sourcing Fritz's special braced fork arrangement, unless you're gonna go with more modern appendages? Cheers, Terry. ;D

http://www.classicmotorbikes.com.au/
« Last Edit: December 04, 2005, 07:14:48 PM by Terry in Australia »
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2005, 02:40:59 AM »
Samcr750...
Sorry i don't know who Axl is - no username listed (Is this a Guns-n-Roses quiz?)
maybe you can guide me in the right direction?

Terry...
I've read about the Egli Vincent project
Nice, Awesome etc.

I'm not so keen on the styling or the suspension etc. but the frame was great

BTW
The K1 is coming along.
The engine is out and it's turning into a ground-up rebuild...
Everyone told me it would heppen - but it won't heppen overnight
(kiwi accent - sorry non-aussie, you won't get it)
I picked up a NOS original K1 seat last week - there goes the budget!

Wish i had more spare time... oh well.

I may be onto a guy with some more K1 parts too ... waiting for a call back

I'll check out the website
Thanks again.

Brookesy
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2005, 02:44:50 AM »
Axl is "sohc4" on here. He's in Germany and his website is www.satanicmechanic.de/egli.shtml
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #12 on: December 05, 2005, 03:00:42 AM »
Thanks Steve
Now it makes sense

I'm going to follow it up

Brookesy
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2005, 12:23:14 PM »
 :o Seems I have been away for too long...  ;) sorry...

A few notes on Egli frames: The backbone design of Egli was copied by a number of other framemakers, but it was (almost) never licensed by Egli. There was no need to get a license from Egli - Fritz Egli had "borrowed" the principle from Vincent himself. (There was a company in either France or th U.K. who was licensed by Egli to produce genuine Eglis back in the 1970s or 1980).

Similar frames were produced by Georges Martin, Manfred Rau, Gilbert Chatelard, Luigi Segoni, just to name a few.

Genuine Egli frames have a frame number that starts with "EVH750" - Egli Vincent Honda 750.

Hope that helps to get you started - if you need more information or have more questions, just let me know.

Axl the Satanic Mechanic
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2005, 04:17:00 PM »
Quote from: brookesy on December 05, 2005, 02:40:59 AM
I may be onto a guy with some more K1 parts too ... waiting for a call back

Hey Brooksey, I need the frame mounted seat latch for my K1 if you see one? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2005, 03:17:58 AM »
Axl,
Thanks for the info.
Your website is very informative and has the most information i can find on CB750 specials.
I don't know how much luck i will have trying locate a frame, but strange things happen sometimes.

Like...
I decided i needed to find another K1 for parts on Sunday.
Looks like i found one already. I'm going to look at it Tomorrow.

Finding an Egli frame would be great.
Finding an Egli frame i can afford would be a dream come true.

Terry,
I will keep an eye out.
Who knows what will turn up.

I'm still fairly new to this CB750 thing, but i'm learning all the time.
Hopefully with patience i will get where i want to go

Brookesy




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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2005, 07:03:05 AM »
A couple of Egli frames did go to down under, there is even one of the rare EVH750 racing frames that made it to Australia - Stephen Armel's bike on my Egli page.

Chances aren't all that bad for you... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Cheers,
Axl the Satanic Mechanic
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Re: Egli Honda 750
« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2005, 12:13:31 PM »
Thanks Axl

Maybe i should post on the wanted page.
You never know...
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