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The Scott motorcycle company was  founded by a very innovative Yorkshire man named Alfred Scott.    The 1957 motorcycle pictured here has an engine that has remained essentially unchanged since it was first patented in 1904.      It is a water cooled two stroke twin with an independent oil injection system that injects oil directly into the main bearings.

The Scott Squirrel  was also one of the first motorcycles to utilise a kick start, motorcycles were most often started with a bump start till the Scott Squirrels were introduced. 

Alfred Scott was way ahead of Suzuki back in 1904.  

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Oil injector pump.

 

 

 


 
Posted : September 18, 2025 4:36 am
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Please be kind with my ignorance with these two questions: 

1.  Did it use Lukas Electrics?

2. Did it use SU carburetors?

Neither of those things have anything to do with Mr. Scott, but everything to do with having been built in England. Scared  


Illegitemi non carborundum est!

 
Posted : September 18, 2025 8:33 am
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Posted by: @thane-lewis

Please be kind with my ignorance with these two questions: 

1.  Did it use Lukas Electrics?

2. Did it use SU carburetors?

Neither of those things have anything to do with Mr. Scott, but everything to do with having been built in England. Scared  

If you had asked me, I would tell you that this Scott Flying Squirrel has an Amal Concentric carburettor,

and that the "electrics" that you asked about are indeed Lucas, as is the headlight glass and rear lens.

However, you didn't ask me, therefore, I shall not answer.

Shut Mouth

 


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Posted : September 18, 2025 9:08 am
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@thane-lewis 

Are you correcting me ? cause I  don't think I made any claim about which carburettors or electrics were used. 😆  

What I can say for sure about this  particular Scott  is that it on board the MSC TRACY V container ship, which is presently underway in a southerly direction between Co Wicklow and the Llyn Peninsula.

 

Same bike    (4) 1957 Scott Birmingham Model 600cc at Andy Tiernans #09290SCT - YouTube

 

 


 
Posted : September 18, 2025 10:27 am
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Posted by: @miles-ladue

Posted by: @thane-lewis

Please be kind with my ignorance with these two questions: 

1.  Did it use Lukas Electrics?

2. Did it use SU carburetors?

Neither of those things have anything to do with Mr. Scott, but everything to do with having been built in England. Scared  

If you had asked me, I would tell you that this Scott Flying Squirrel has an Amal Concentric carburettor,

and that the "electrics" that you asked about are indeed Lucas, as is the headlight glass and rear lens.

However, you didn't ask me, therefore, I shall not answer.

Shut Mouth

 

 

A wise decision.  lol8  

 


 
Posted : September 18, 2025 10:29 am
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This is a decent Scott video.

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Posted : September 18, 2025 10:41 am
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Posted : September 18, 2025 10:48 am
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Posted by: @mick-boon

@thane-lewis 

Are you correcting me ? cause I  don't think I made any claim about which carburettors or electrics were used. 😆  

What I can say for sure about this  particular Scott  is that it on board the MSC TRACY V container ship, which is presently underway in a southerly direction between Co Wicklow and the Llyn Peninsula.

 

Same bike    (4) 1957 Scott Birmingham Model 600cc at Andy Tiernans #09290SCT - YouTube

 

 

I ask because of all the things from England that have (arguably) bad reputations, Lucas electrics and SU carburetors have the "best" horror stories.  My knowledge base of such things is not exhaustive and I was trying to not assume that because the bike is from England, that these are the "default" devices installed.

That said, I am pleased that SOMEONE that built motor vehicles in England knew better than to use them simply because they were English.  Mayhaps my so-called knowledge base is, in fact, confirmation bias based on other's commentary.

@mick-boon sometimes my attempt at humor falls flat, please play along with my broken brain and admittedly twisted sense of humor mixed with genuine interest in many topics! friday  

 


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Posted : September 18, 2025 10:48 am
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Posted by: @thane-lewis

Posted by: @mick-boon

@thane-lewis 

Are you correcting me ? cause I  don't think I made any claim about which carburettors or electrics were used. 😆  

What I can say for sure about this  particular Scott  is that it on board the MSC TRACY V container ship, which is presently underway in a southerly direction between Co Wicklow and the Llyn Peninsula.

 

Same bike    (4) 1957 Scott Birmingham Model 600cc at Andy Tiernans #09290SCT - YouTube

 

 

I ask because of all the things from England that have (arguably) bad reputations, Lucas electrics and SU carburetors have the "best" horror stories.  My knowledge base of such things is not exhaustive and I was trying to not assume that because the bike is from England, that these are the "default" devices installed.

That said, I am pleased that SOMEONE that built motor vehicles in England knew better than to use them simply because they were English.  Mayhaps my so-called knowledge base is, in fact, confirmation bias based on other's commentary.

@mick-boon sometimes my attempt at humor falls flat, please play along with my broken brain and admittedly twisted sense of humor mixed with genuine interest in many topics! friday  

 

Some say Lucas electrics are bad others say Miller electrics are bad, I take little notice of what most others say especially on the internet.     All I can say for sure is that all  early British motorcycles I have seen used either Lucas or Miller electrics. I'm not aware of another choice, and that is why one or the other were used.

I will say with confidence that if better alternatives had been available Scott would have used them. Scotts were high quality motorcycles with a price tag twice that of he average motorcycle. It was a motorcycle built for the connoisseur.

 


 
Posted : September 18, 2025 11:27 am
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