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.
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. 
Illegitemi non carborundum est!
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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
A wise decision. 
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! 
Illegitemi non carborundum est!
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!
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.
Thanks to the useless shipping company I still don't have it, but I think it will be here soon.
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Not to put too fine a point on it....... The Lucas electrics for British Motorcycles and at least the lower end automobiles MG's, Triumphs etc. were all built to a spec and a price and that was "inexpensive". Bear in mind, Lucas is also in the aerospace industry. 99% of the problems with them back in the day were due to connectors and grounds. I used to be the importer for the Royal Enfield and the ones I sold for the first 5-10 years used the old school Lucas type connectors. If you took the time to disconnect and then reconnect each each connector making sure they weren't loose, use dielectric grease and make sure there was no corrosion you were good to go for years. At the same time examine all of the grounds and either clean them or secure them and again you were good. same outcome,
Later more fool proof and water proof connectors weere used. It's a lot to do, but you will thank yourself later if you take the time to do the work.
