LOT 597

'Egli-Vincent' 499cc Comet Project Registration no. MRD 736J Frame no. CTG002 Engine no. F5AB/2A/5453 Crankcase mating no. 4R

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Lot 597

'Egli-Vincent' 499cc Comet Project
Registration no. MRD 736J Frame no. CTG002 Engine no. F5AB/2A/5453 Crankcase mating no. 4R

The Winter Sale - including The National Motorcycle Museum Reserve Collection - Bicester Heritage|12 December 2020, 10:00 GMT|Bicester, Bicester Heritage

'Egli-Vincent' 499cc Comet Project
Registration no. MRD 736J
Frame no. CTG002
Engine no. F5AB/2A/5453 Crankcase mating no. 4R

One of the world's best known motorcycle frame makers, Swiss engineer Fritz Egli built his first frame in what would turn out to be a highly successful attempt to tame the wayward handling of his Vincent v-win race bike. The Vincent used a spine-type frame and so did Egli, though his was tubular rather than box-section and all-welded rather than bolt-up in construction. This trademark large-diameter spine has been a feature of virtually all Egli's frames made since, proving adaptable to almost all types of motorcycle engine layout from British singles to across-the-frame Japanese fours. These days widely regarded as a marque in its own right, it is the Egli-Vincent, with its exciting combination of classic power and modern chassis technology, that has proved to be his most enduring legacy.

As Fritz Egli moved on to other projects, the frames continued to be produced in limited numbers by other specialists, this CTG example (manufactured in 1971) being the work of Cyril Maylem (see documentation on file). Other noteworthy features include a Kawasaki fuel tank; BSA-Triumph TLS conical front brake; alloy wheel rims; flashing indicators; and alternator electrics. 'MRD 736J' has been registered as an Egli-Vincent since 2001 and appears not to have been used for some considerable time (the attached tax disc expired in 2002). Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, the machine comes with old/current V5/V5C documents.

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