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1935 three cylinder Scott in Sammy Miller's motorcycle museum. E5 + 7-14mm Zuiko.
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Jim, your reminding to visit Sammys
what a crackin "proper bike"
I bet you had a great day there - not been for simply agessssss ...
Did they have a Brough too ?.
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Yes, they had a couple of Broughs - a SS80 and a SS100.Originally posted by Chevvyf1 View Post
I owned a 1937 SS80 sidecar outfit for a while, but was very unimpressed with it. I picked it up and drove it about 15 miles. I later stripped it down with the intention of restoring it.
I thought it was poorly made and a 'bitsa'. It had a sidevalve Matchless engine, Sturmey Archer gearbox and other manufacturers bits. The petrol tanks on Broughs is a shallow teardrop shape, and the deep drawn front section was 'paper thin' as a result. The overall finish of the machine was poor.
It had an interesting feature on the sidecar, which was of a 'Stieb' shape. The wrap-round main tube was used as a spare fuel tank. You unscrewed the mascot on the top loop and filled it with fuel. When you needed the fuel, you drained it off a tap on the bottom section.
I sold it on.
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Thanks for showing that carb looks to be in a dangerous position.Ed
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British engineering ingenuity as it's very, very best. Nearest I got to anything like this was a 1947 1000cc square four Indian from the USA. How I wish I still had it.The picture tells the story, great when you have a bad memory.DW.Comment
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A nice three banger.
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