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feel that the 'SCOTT' is a much maligned and ignored motorcycle, and this is only because the best ones were made such a long time ago,
between 1920 to 1935 Let me tell you a little about the company.  . |
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is the original logo of the Scott Motor Cycle co. You can see that it is an
image of an engineering limit gauge. Any Scott was a well designed machine,
and well engineered.The Company was formed by Alfred Angas Scott (1875 - 1923)
who was born at Kirkcaldy in Scotland. He moved to Yorkshire and founded the
Scott Company in 1908. You will note that he died at the very young age of 48,
and this had I feel a great effect on the development of the Scott. |
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Water cooled twin cylinder Scott was very popular as a sports bike in the 1920
/ 30's. This was due to the low centre of gravity it had and the high revving
twin cylinder two stroke, water cooled engine design. There were not many bikes
that could keep up with a good Scott, ridden well. They also began that great institution 'The Scott Trial' (More Later) History of Scott's in the Isle of Man T.T.Races. (More Later) |
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photo taken in 1930 shows Dad on his Scott, with it's distinctive petrol tank
and water cooled engine, note the low weight distribution. Dad liked Scott's as a road bike because of their handling and speed, particularly the accelleration available. He visited the Scott Factory on a regular basis and used the run to try out the bikes. What he did was to get someone in Rossleigh to note the time he left at, and then send a Telegram as soon as he arrived at the Post Office in Shipley. The time difference was the figure to beat on the next trip. |
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the 1930 Yorkshire registered ( WX 4053 ) Sprint Special Scott we had around
1960. It was painted bright red with black frame and forks, and with the alloy
castings polished , it was quite a looker. Made a wonderful noise............ Here
is a shot of the Rossleigh Showroom showing a Scott window display |
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Mother and Father with his Scott Reg no YF448. Taken at Worminghall near Oxford in the 1940's. Does anybody recognise this bike ? if so can you e-mail me about it as Ron would really like to know if it is still around