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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 106630" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I do like the Norton styling very much. I particularly like the knee cutaways in the tank. I would have stayed away from the seat only because of the seat tubes, which would have made my head hurt. However, I think the seat looks great, also.</p><p></p><p>Fuel tanks are always a bit of a pain to customize. Ron was smart to look for a modern Egli tank. I had hoped to build several different tanks, but when push came to shove, I did not have enough time to hammer them all out. The stock Egli tank in aluminum started to look pretty good and I could piggy back on the small demand that existed for bikes that had fiberglass tanks and needed aluminum tanks. Tom Hill, an Egli owner in Georgia, had Dave Ashenbrenner in Florida copy his US Egli tank in aluminum and I called Dave and ordered several more. I recently drove over to Dave's with an engine and a new frame to allow him to fit a new tank to a real bike rather than copying the original tank. I wanted a tank with a bigger carb cut out underneath the tank and a better fit to the mono-shock frame (it fit the twin shock frame well.) </p><p></p><p>The frame was designed for a more modern fork. Ron was able to find bearings to run a more traditional fork. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]26824[/ATTACH]</p><p>I wanted something easy to find, with good handling and lots of aftermarket support, so I chose the stock GSXR. By choosing one fork I could design steering stops and an original steering damper to work. These items are often overlooked on Eglis.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 106630, member: 1177"] I do like the Norton styling very much. I particularly like the knee cutaways in the tank. I would have stayed away from the seat only because of the seat tubes, which would have made my head hurt. However, I think the seat looks great, also. Fuel tanks are always a bit of a pain to customize. Ron was smart to look for a modern Egli tank. I had hoped to build several different tanks, but when push came to shove, I did not have enough time to hammer them all out. The stock Egli tank in aluminum started to look pretty good and I could piggy back on the small demand that existed for bikes that had fiberglass tanks and needed aluminum tanks. Tom Hill, an Egli owner in Georgia, had Dave Ashenbrenner in Florida copy his US Egli tank in aluminum and I called Dave and ordered several more. I recently drove over to Dave's with an engine and a new frame to allow him to fit a new tank to a real bike rather than copying the original tank. I wanted a tank with a bigger carb cut out underneath the tank and a better fit to the mono-shock frame (it fit the twin shock frame well.) The frame was designed for a more modern fork. Ron was able to find bearings to run a more traditional fork. [ATTACH type="full"]26824[/ATTACH] I wanted something easy to find, with good handling and lots of aftermarket support, so I chose the stock GSXR. By choosing one fork I could design steering stops and an original steering damper to work. These items are often overlooked on Eglis. David [/QUOTE]
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