1930s Motorcycle & Sidecar - Recommission & Ride - part 2
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- In this video we work alongside our friend Dave Mitchell (from Mitchell's Classics) as he attempts a first start on our 1937 Scott motorcycle and sidecar.
This vehicle has been sat in a barn for over 20 years and the owner would now like it recommissioned to take it on a trip around Ireland. The motorcycle and sidecar was purchased at auction and we think it may have been sold for a reason.
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Thanks Dave. I love that you are showing the recommission/resto with all the difficulties and frustration it brings. Most other youtubers edit out the problems and in ten minutes go from a rusty wreck to showroom condition with the help of magic tricks they never share. You are very generous.
Interesting stuff, thanks for showing the difficulties and set backs, it's not all plain sailing bringing a bike back to life, enthusiasm and persistence plays a big part
We've all been there Dave ! - I wonder if anybody else was thinking 'come on you old cow !'.. ?!!
Ace looking bike, don't think I've ever seen a bike blow smoke rings before!
Had a laugh when I seen the smoke rings
Great video's keep them coming dave ..
Nearly, great that you showed this 'almost startup' warts and all.
Wow, thanks for uploading this I have Often wondered how the Scott engine works having never seen one close up
Those rollers are a Godsend. Years ago we would be pushing it up and down the street. Hope it's not locked up !
Thank you very much for this and the proceeding video. Currently writing a book, partially set in WW2, where the protagonist has a motorcycle sidecar. What I know about motorbikes in general would fit on the back of a postage stamp. This was an exact fit for what I required, and the details you included will help me no end. Many Thanks again! :)
Thank God for the roller starter
Nick Australia
Thanks. As mentioned previously, it's good to see the issues on starting etc. I know how tiring it can be trying to kick over an engine!!
That's what the rollers are for !!! We will make it start one way or another !!! Dam the fuel in the oil !!! Dam the steel on steel !!!
This blasted thing must start !!! Bull in a China shop !!!
Oh, your THAT Dave,??? Flying squirrel Dave ??? LMAO !!!
Wonderful for expertise and perseverance. Great sound as it was running but also while being kicked over. 👍
That was a easy start.
I remember as a spotty 16 year old trying to start the Scott that belonged to the father of a friend.. Knowing that we'd fiddle with his beloved bike, he's swapped the plug leads over.. After pushing it up and down the avenue, someone suggested swapping the plug leads over - and voilà.. it started..
Beautiful bike, good to see her running :)
2- strokes... If everything isn't just so they don't like to play. And this is a complicated 2-stroke. I've no doubt you'll get it sorted, Dave.
Finally! I rewatched part 1 two days ago and was thinking "ahhh what happened to the Scott?".
Great video thanks Dave and cameraperson. Sounds like shes going back in the shed for a bit of open heart surgery. Looking forward to the next installment.
Great video, I had some sympathy puffing watching you try and kick that beast over. What a work out.
Lovely bike when its sorted
Ahhh the sheer joy of kicking an old 2 stroke back to live! Thou shall flood!
Dave, do yourself a favor and get some 2 stroke oil and replace the 40 weight. Modern oils as you know are much better at lubrication and will allow you to use much less oil. It will still smoke, but you will reduce plug fouling dramatically. Next starting a two stroke with a tickler is the easiest of all the systems. The idea is to do the mini flood and get it to fire, usually it takes a lot of tickling. The choke is not for starting, it is to help keep it running while it is cold. Just like a four stroke. Also if it is loaded up with too much fuel, turn the throttle wide open, many times that will clear things out. You get a feel for when to do this with experience. ALSO to remove things like that blind plug where you can't get a hold of it. Invest in a cheap Paintless Dent Repair kit with a slide hammer. Not only will the hot glue stick and you can use a slide hammer, it works for taking out dents in tanks, exhaust and fenders. Been doing if for a while with great success. Can't wait for the next installment.
I never heard those immortal words....start ya bastard !
Very funny obviously one for the scrap metal pile!!!!!!
Best run on two stroke mix for the first time about 1 min then check pump he mentioned this at first episode Castrol r I suggest????
What did hold the window shut was it mentioned
Hi Dave amazing truthfully video I have heard that noise to often after paying good money for my bikes hope you show us how and what what happened in your next video keep the faith
oooof... the frustration is palpable...
How many people in the world have the knowledge and skill to get this bike running? I think motorcycle engineering is in English blood.
Currently bringing a 1937 Scott back to life at the moment so some good reference notes to help me along, did you ever get it to run ( hope the noise at the end wasn't a crank pin parting company from the crank web )
Exactly like my yesterday, trying to set up in a proper position original Evarts petcocks in a big 4 gal A65 tank and failing miserably with bloody fingers and perspective of doing the same today. :) No such problems with smaller American tank.
Could you possibly use a dent puller tool from a body shop??
This explains how the simplicity of Japanese bike captured the global motorcycle market
this bike is from the 30´s...
Would a plumbers rubber plunger used as a sucker pull the cover off?
Exactly my thoughts, too.
Oh My, I cringed at the final words..."That didn't sound very good, did it ?" (Whoops !!!)
What a feeling of relief when you realize that you never had anything to do with it, lmao !!!! You drilled a hole where ? Why ? That's for final assembly only !!! What does the documentation say from National Motorcycle Museum ? Maybe we should give them a call before we do something as risky as putting it on a set of rollers ? Are there a lot of these lying around ?
Famous last words......Awww Shite !!!!!
Great perseverance, Dave. Hopefully, the ominous sound is nothing serious…
stable door and bolting horses; could an air line be directed up the sump plug to have blown the cover off?.
I remember my dad telling me about the brother of a college friend who wanted to swap his Scott for a ex WD Enfield my father had, the Scott was a non runner it would start eventually then splutter out, nobody could work out why, the bike was other wise in good condition and had very recently been rebuilt,.Dad spent hours working on it checking everything to no avail giving up very late took himself to bed he was just drifting off to sleep when a thought struck him so up he gets back down to the bike and yes sure enough the pot had been put on back to front, apparently they are reversible, the next day he had it running perfectly, Two days later the previous owner turned up claimed the Enfield had a twisted frame and demanded his Scott back, the old man was soft enough to let it him get away with it.
If you need help there is a channel on RUclips called scott parts they have lots of interesting information about scott motorcycles and how to fix them.Good luck
Where's my Damned screwdriver !?!?!?
Oooops
hahaha
Over the years I worked on a couple of Scott's ,interesting bikes ! A friend of mine inTennasee USA has 4-5 Scotts ,but no Silk Scotts.