EGLI Museum collection – Private ownership
Machine • 2-cylinder 4-stroke pushrod engine • 1000 cm3 displacement • approx. 70 hp
History The motorcycle was raced in the Swiss Motorcycle Championship between 1970 and 1973 before falling into a “Sleeping Beauty slumber” for 31 years. After careful restoration by its then owner, the engine was started up again for the first time in 2004. In the following years, the Egli Vincent was seen at various classic bike events and was also used here and there on the racetrack again.
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EV67D – The Story of a Racing Bike When we discussed the success of the Egli-Vincent in the Swiss Hill Climbing Championship, the names of Fritz Egli, Fritz Peier and Florian Bürki come naturally to mind with their four wins of 1968 (FWE), 1969 (FP) and 1970/1971 (FB). In 1972, Fernand Quiblier was also leading the championship nip to tuck with Erich Bachmann on his Norton-Meyer 810 but in the last race at Hockenheim Fernand felt and let the championship Vtle go. Many other privateers had also adopted the Egli Vincent and its racing orange color told me Fritz Egli when I was preparing my book. Last Month Feli Frei—who with her husband now own Egli Motorcycles—send me a message that they had just acquired EV67D, one of the Eglis that entered the famous swiss hill climb championship. Feli kindly sent to me the following paper concerning its history: “EV67D was built some3me in 1969 in Fritz W. Egli’s workshop then located in Oberwil (Aargau county). The original customer was Swiss racing rider Max “Beatle” Thoma who at the 3me was racing a Triumph in the Swiss Motorcycle Championship. No doubt that the Egli-Vincent domina3on in the 1968 and 1969 championships inspired “Beatle” to order his own to be ready for the start of the season in 1970. Frame number EV67D was assembled with Rapide engine F10AB/1/9047 that was coded EV19/AS. Documents in Egli’s archives confirm that Max Thoma was at the start of the Hill Climb in Oulens – Villard Le Comte in April 1970, racing the Egli Vincent in the “nat. 550cc+” category. Whether this was the first race of the season is not known. These were the years in which Egli works rider Florian Bürki (Egli Vincent), future Egli works rider Philipp Schreyer (Egli Laverda) and Egli privateers Fernand Quiblier, Kurt Schwammberger—both Egli Vincent—or Werner Weber on Egli Triumph delivered exci3ng badles both on the mountain and on the circuit. Werner Weber switched his Egli Triumph to Egli Vincent in 1972, taking over EV67D from Max Thoma to compete in further races in the Swiss Championship. In 1973, however, the Egli Vincent felt into a “Sleeping Beauty’s sleep” in Weber’s garage, from which it was to be awaken 31 years later. With much love and passion EV67D was restored by Werner Weber and his son and in May 2004 it was kicked for the first 3me again. In the following years the Egli Vincent was shown at different classic bike events and made some laps on various racetracks. In autumn 2019 Weber visited the Egli workshop in Bedwil and had Fritz W. Egli check the authen3city of the motorcycle. Subsequently, EV67D could be bought back by Alexander Frei and is now exposed in the Egli showroom in Bedwil. A circle has been closed, but the story of this racing bike will con3nue.”
The Egli-Vincent 