Tires or Tyres

[Deleted User]

Carl, I cut and pasted your discription and came up with the tire.
I don’t know why but I could not find that tire previouskly.

The pattern on that one is fine. The pattern on the tires I had found were large block style, similar to small knobbies for off road racing.

Thanks for the direction. I’ll need to get a pair of these.

Question about the shifter on the two speed, do you need to hold the lever in 1st and then release for 2nd?

Also, what can be expected for speed on one of these as a stock machine?
I haven’t counted yet but I seem to have quite a large rear sprocket. Were the Sports used for dirt tracks?

Scott

[Deleted User]

Hi Scott,

I’m glad that you found usable tires. I am not a two-speed specialist, so hopefully someone else can reply to your question about the gearshift.

Kind regards,

Carl

[Ian Parsons]

I help John Underhill with the Scott Machine Register and have the details on my PC. The Frame No and Engine No you quote could well be the original pairing and date about the 2nd quarter of 1926. Originally this would have been fitted with 26 x 3 beaded edge tyres. If you have the long petrol tank then the model is possibly a 2 Speed Flying Squirrel. I would need to see a photo to confirm this. The Scott despatch records are held in the VMCC library and it should be possible to discover the original specification of the bike and to whom it was despatched. I once had a 1926 2 Speeder Frame No 1922.

I set up my 2 speed gear so that one needs to hold it in the Low position to keep driving. The High gear position should be adjusted so the clamp holds it in drive. Full details of adjustment are given in The Book of the Scott. The large rear sprocket should have 66 teeth if it is on solo gearing.

[Ian Parsons]

I help John Underhill with the Scott Machine Register and have the details on my PC. The Frame No and Engine No you quote could well be the original pairing and date about the 2nd quarter of 1926. Originally this would have been fitted with 26 x 3 beaded edge tyres. If you have the long petrol tank then the model is possibly a 2 Speed Flying Squirrel. I would need to see a photo to confirm this. The Scott despatch records are held in the VMCC library and it should be possible to discover the original specification of the bike and to whom it was despatched. I once had a 1926 2 Speeder Frame No 1922.

I set up my 2 speed gear so that one needs to hold it in the Low position to keep driving. The High gear position should be adjusted so the clamp holds it in drive. Full details of adjustment are given in The Book of the Scott. The large rear sprocket should have 66 teeth if it is on solo gearing.

[Ian Parsons]

I help John Underhill with the Scott Machine Register and have the details on my PC. The Frame No and Engine No you quote could well be the original pairing and date about the 2nd quarter of 1926. Originally this would have been fitted with 26 x 3 beaded edge tyres. If you have the long petrol tank then the model is possibly a 2 Speed Flying Squirrel. I would need to see a photo to confirm this. The Scott despatch records are held in the VMCC library and it should be possible to discover the original specification of the bike and to whom it was despatched. I once had a 1926 2 Speeder Frame No 1922.

I set up my 2 speed gear so that one needs to hold it in the Low position to keep driving. The High gear position should be adjusted so the clamp holds it in drive. Full details of adjustment are given in The Book of the Scott. The large rear sprocket should have 66 teeth if it is on solo gearing.

[Deleted User]

Ian, thank you for taking the time to respond.

The tank I have does not extend past the downtube. It has a bolt fitting(which is broken and needs to be welded back on) that extends a bit past the rear of the tank and is held in place by the pinch bolt for the seat.

If you have my email address available and email me direct I should be able to attach a photo of the tank. I’ve taken about 50 but won’t put too much on or you will spend a day waiting for downloading.
I’m hoping a friend will put up a web page for me so I can put the photos there so everyone can take a peek.

I had been very leery of posting my account number over the Internet especially as I did not see a security coding but I created an account with Paypal and sent the funds to you through them.
I am sure I’ll be needing their services again shortly.

Thanks again,

BTW does anyone remember Ernie Wiffen(sp)? I worked with him at Berliner, Premier, the Norton, Ducati and Moto Guzzi distributors here. I understand he had quite a track record before coming to this side.

Scott

[Ian Parsons]

If you send me a short email to ian.parsons@sandvik.com I will then reply to you in greater detail from my home email with some photos

[Deleted User]

Hi Scott
I remember an Ernie Wiffen when working as a mechanic for a motocycle dealership in Forest Gate in the East side of London in 1950. As I recall their name was Lovatts(or it might have been Lovetts)
This Ernie was then the Sales Manager to the best of my rather poor recollection. I do recall that he was quite a big star in the local ‘srambles’ scene riding for B.S.A.(or at least riding a BSA which I always thought was works supported).
Lovetts were BSA agents and I remember they always looked askance at my old 1929 Scott Tourer which was my only form of transport in those days and took me to work every day regardless of the weather.I now ride a 1947 Scott 596cc Flyer but it is not as nice as I remember my earlier Scotts to be.
Best of luck with your Scott.
Ken

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