An Update!

[Norman Nippy]

Hi all,just an update on my Scott, i recieved the magneto back from the repairers and timed and fitted it today,put some fuel in the float chamber and after swapping the leads over had her run!for the first time in 20 years and it sounds very healthy!
now i can relax a bit and work through the bike checking big ends,oil pump , water works etc and then i hope i can take it for its mot!

i also passed my bike test in august!
unfortunately im going to be made redundant from my apprenticeship as Carmichael ltd where i work will be shipped to the far east.

i see that the Scott rally is on soon,am i welcome to come along on my 1956 Matchless G80S?this is my daily bike and the Scott wont be ready in time.

all the best,

Dan Rodd

[Roger Moss]

Congratulations on getting the bike going.
You will be very welcome on your G80 at the Gathering.
The G80 is a great bike!
There are lots of great bikes in the world,
But the Scott is a bit special!
To be honest, we are motorcyclists first and foremost who love interesting bikes, especially Scotts.
Many Scott owners have other bikes too.
Horses for Courses!
I am sure that you would wonder what sort of club you had joined if you were shunned for coming on a Matchless.
At least you would have made the effort to go!
I am sorry that I will not have the pleasure of meeting you.
Another time maybe.
It is the last race meeting of the season for the Scott racer at Cadwell Sat Sept 3 and Sun Sept 4th and we can not miss that.
If you feel like dropping in at Cadwell on Sat 3ed, you would be very welcome!
I have decided to strip out the clutch and rebuild it as it is getting sticky and heavy. While I am at it, I will fit a new mag drive belt, as its been on almost 30 years and a new mag chain that must be getting tired after ten years, but then I arrange a drip feed lube to it.
Kind Regards
Roger

[Norman Nippy]

Thanks Roger,good luck with the race,i really enjoyed watching the latest clip of cadwell on your site!

i did the thing i dreaded most today,with mixed results,that being the testing of the water works!

i have come to the evaluation that the water jacket will hold water,though with one small problem(more below) and i have a small leak on the rad about a third of a way up form the bottom.

This i shall solder up in due course.

The small problem i refered to above is that i require either another drain plug or drain tap for the right hand bottom side of the cylinder block,the one fitted(a plug) having a stripped thread.

Can anyone reading this advise me on what thread is used?

many thanks for all your inspirations,hope to be at the Gathering,

Dan Rodd

[lewis onions]

Hello Dan

This is a common fault in my experience – both of my Scotts have suffered. I was looking at the drain plug on my 2 speeder this weekend as part of a rebuild. You will be able to find a replacement drain tap at autojumbles as they are not rare. In the meantime I suggest that you simply use a cut-down bolt. This does have the advantage of avoiding the possibility of some curious bystander operating the tap ( and draining the system) without your knowledge!

The thread on the 2 Speeder’s water jacket appears to be 3/8 inch BSF – at least that is the tap I used to clean it up. The drain tap I had needed the thead adjusting slightly by application of the appropriate die.

I hope that this helps – Good luck!

[Norman Nippy]

thanks lewis,thats just the info i need!ill let you know how i get on!

many thanks,

Dan Rodd

[BRIAN MARSHALL]

Hi. You have been given some misleading info!! The thread in the water jacket for the drain tap should be one eighth BSP….and new drain plug should be ditto. Do check that the original thread has not rusted away and been retapped to a larger diameter. If you want to fit a tap rather than a bolt then you should of course stick with BSP threads, but if a bolt is acceptable it doesn’t really matter.

[lewis onions]

Sorry for the duff information Dan, I forgot to say that the plug hole may have been re-drilled. Obviously both of mine have been !

[Norman Nippy]

Hi all,
ive since bought a new crankcase drain plug through the spares schem at the gathering,though i emailed later on for a spares list but got no reply?

i put some radweld in the rad and had the engine running for about half an hour,this has pretty much cured my radiator leak though i have a drip that accumilates to one drop every couple of days,this will hopefully go away each time its run and the stuff gets round a bit better.
im pleased to report that the pilgrim worked very well and that the engine itself is very quiet,but the chains need replacing!!!

so would appreciate any leads as to where i can get suitiable chains for it.

here is a photo of it in all its reynoldsness
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/Rodd/scott001.jpg

[malcwebb]

Dan

This is a seriously different looking machine, is that an early tele fork BMW front end I see? And it looks suspiciously like a plunger conversion
to the rear as well.
Some previous owner has obviously developed the bike to their own ideas and it is good to see something different with a history of its own.
Should you ever decide to go for originality (whatever that may mean) there are plenty of early BMW fans who will take those bits off your hands and pay good loot for them! Seriously, don’t change it, it is very different.

Regarding chains, providing the sprockets are still in reasonable nick (mine weren’t) I recomend Sprockets Unlimited from near Evesham.
I have used them for a lot of chains in the last few years. They are helpful, seem to know their stuff, and their mail order service is second to none. You can contact them on 01386 831341. They will probably be at Stafford Show this weekend as well.
Good Luck

[Norman Nippy]

Hi, thanks for that,as im only in Worcester i might give them a try.

Ive found out that the bike is a rare Reynolds plunger framed tourer,
Reynolds built the plunger frame for Scott and this was the result,apparently they were only made for a few years between 1936 and 1938.

The front forks ive identified as being sunbeam s7,with a sunbeam s8 front wheel.

I need to sort out some sort of speedo drive but am unsure of what to do as of yet.

The bike has only had 3 previous owners so im sure that one of the previous owners would have been in the club.

[richard tann]

Dan

On the subject of chains, Ken Lack tells me that roller diameter is an important issue that is often overlooked when buying new chains.

Have a look in “Sources of Supply” in the back of Yowl. Dave Brierley has taken the initative to secure a supply of the correct Reynolds chains on behalf of the Club, and members should support him (and other suppliers) as much as possible.

Regards

Richard Tann

[Shaun Matthews]

Dan

If you want the ultimate in low cost functionality and neatness – don’t bother with drive cables and chronometric speedos – go to halfords and buy a wireless cycle computer for less than a tenner – I have these on both my 1930 TT rep and 32 Norton Inter – they work great, give you a clock, record maximum speed, trip meter and are dead accurate – the head is smaller than a match box and unclips so you can take it in your pocket when you leave the bike – restoring cosmetic origonality – the batteries last 2 years plus and the standard calibration ( for a 26″ mountain bike wheel) is spot on for a 20″ motorcycle tyre. – Forgot to say – they take about 10 minutes to fit.

Cheers

Shaun

[Norman Nippy]

That is what i was thinking of doing but was unsure of the legality of it form an mot point of view,any problems?

This would cut my main problem in a stroke!

[lewis onions]

Hello Dan

At the risk of giving you more duff information (!) I think that a speedo is only a legal requirement for bikes registered on or after 1 January 1937. If, as I seem to remember, your bike was registered in 1936 then you might not need to fit one at all.

If I am wrong about this then I am in trouble with my 1936 Flyer which has a speedo which is inoperative but the MOT tester I went to was persuaded!

Of course this doesn’t help at all with the dreaded Gastos.

[Shaun Matthews]

They have got me through 3 MOT’s plus a VOSA inspection on the Norton so I wouldn’t lose too much sleep over their legality of lack of.

The only problem is the max speed recording function – It will eventiually cost you a set of Roger Moss’s exquisite cranks when you destroy the Scott ones through thrashing it – start saving Dan!

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