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Printed Scott Publications

The following is a useful starting point for finding out more about Scotts. Unfortunately some of these publications are out of print and you will need to scour autojumbles or try some specialist bookshops to track them down. However, if you are serious about finding out more about Scotts then you would do well to join the Scott Owners' Club and find out face-to-face what 'Scotting' is all about.

• The Scott Selection - Parts 1 and 2 (John Underhill, published by the VMCC Ltd)
  • a wonderful selection of contemporary photographs in a large A4 format;
  • These are a recent, limited edition so get your copies while you can.
• The Scott Motorcycle (Jeff Clew, Haynes publishing)
  • the history of Alfred Angus Scott and the Scott Motorcycle Company, a must for the Scott owner's book shelf.
• Ted Parkin's Scott books: 'Scottland' volumes I and II
  • Find out more by visiting http://www.bigport.demon.co.uk/index.html.htm
• The First Scott Scene (Bruce Main-Smith publication - out of print)
  • 64 pages of Scott photographs (b/w), most of which were taken at the owners' club rally in 1977;
  • this booklet contains a good selection of machines and makes a useful reference for restoration work.
• The Book of The Scott (The Scott Motorcycle Company - out of print)
  • issued at intervals from about 1920 onwards, a copy of this booklet accompanied every new machine;
  • it contains driving instructions and a fairly useful set of maintenance details covering most Scott models.
• Tourist Trophy Two-strokes (George Stevens, published June 1965)
  • features an A5 format pictorial history of racing Scotts;
  • the front cover shows the famous photograph of Noel Christmas, aboard a Scott, leaping Ballig bridge during the 1933 Grand Prix.
• 50 Years Ago - The 2 Day Senior TT Race (George Stevens, published June 1963)
  • Reprinted from Yowl, the Scott OC Journal, this A5 format pamphlet gives an account of the 1913 TT when the race was held over two days.
• Modernise Your Scott
  • A factory leaflet advertising contemporary 'mods' to bring pre-war Flyers upto postwar type specification. Click here to step through the leaflet (3 pages).
• The (Birmingham) Scott Flying Squirrel
  • Issued by Matt Holder's Birmingham-based Scott company, this leaflet promotes the Birmingham model whilst maintaining the feeling of Scott heritage by using shades of eye-catching purple. Click here to step through the leaflet (5 pages).
• A Note in your Ear
  • The illustrated front of a special Scott horn - a leaflet from 1948
• Illustrated Spare Parts of Scott Motorcycles
  • Issued by the Scott Service Department these parts listings are useful in assisting the restorer identify and assemble parts from the detailed line drawings. These catalogues also contain interesting quotes relating tocorrespondence between the Scott service Department and its customers. My own copy dates from c1936, when parts for vintage flyers were still available direct from the factory eg. Complete Radiator £4 19s 0d, Cylinders £6 5s 0d or a Webb front wheel complete with brake but less tyre £4 5s 0d ! Here's a quote from the Scott Service Department's tuning advice.
• 1949 Scott Flying Squirrel
  • Another factory leaflet. This one illustrates the new coil ignition Shipley Scott as fitted to the factory's penultimate model. Click here to step through the leaflet (5 pages)

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