New Member from Wiltshire

[CharlieD]

Hello all,

new member here, I've just added to my collection of motorcycles and bought a 1959 Scottish which has been stood for some time so needs a little TLC. Got Colin's very good book which helped make the decision to buy.
I Hope to do a bit of 'nostalgic' off road riding but lack the local venues that other areas have.
No doubt I will have numerous questions for the membership (be patient!!)

Charlie

[tony]

Hi Charlie,

welcome to the forum. I thought Wiltshire had a large number of places to ride off road, a lot more BOAT's ( http://www.wiltshiretrf.co.uk ) than other counties?

I am sure there will be other members to suggest good venues near you, if you venture down to Devon I know a few

Tony

[John Wakefield]

Hi Charlie welcome to the Forum, whats the frame number of your Scottish, we may have info on it.

[CharlieD]

Hi Tony,
Yes loads of BOATS and i use both land rover for trialing and ktm for enduro, just want to do something different and compete in scrambling.

John
You have a pm

Regards
Charlie

[Rob]

Charlie, welcome to the forum and also the GRA! I've just upgraded you to 'GRA Member' so you should see a bit more.

I hope you will be pleasantly surprised just what a super little bike a Villiers-powered Greeves is to ride. The only problem is getting a low enough first with a high enough top but a compormise can be reached.

Talking of Wiltshire, I fancy having a ride across Salisbury Plain as I don't think I'd need a map for that place! I've been on army exercises and jealously watched the traillies riding by. On one occasion a few rode into the middle of our exercise so I 'apprehended' them and plied them with tea and egg butties to reveal where the best lanes were!

Sounds an ideal bike for the Arbuthnot trial.

Anyway, good luck with the bike!

[Dick F]

Hi Charlie,
Great to have another member in the fold, as Rob has said great areas across Salisbury Plain , that is somewhere i have not explored off road apart from a Scramble many many years ago , The Drovers Road from Odstock is a good crack down to Shaftsbury also.
be nice to meet you up at The AGM/Talk/ jumble at Kidlington Oxford on April 3rd. cheers Dicky

[CharlieD]

Thanks Rob and Dick
Yes i know the plain very well and most if the open byways great fun and grest place to ride (LEGALLY OF COURSE ; ) )

plans are to get the bike running, register it and then enter as many local events that i can

Regards
Charlie

[John Wakefield]

How about some pics of your Scottish Charlie, as a full member you can now post pics.

[CharlieD]

My scottish.

[CharlieD]

My 24 TES

[John Wakefield]

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My scottish.

The exhaust system is the stubby one off of a Sprite. The bike is a 24TA by the way, not the later TES.

[CharlieD]

John
Thank you. Always good to get an expert view. The exhaust looks home fabricated but I shall do some digging about the sprite thanks.
Charlie

[CharlieD]

Hi John,
Help me out here....frame numbet 59/1534, villiers31A engine which is shown in colin's book as 24 TAS . I cant see a 24 TA mentioned. How do I find more out about the model you say it is please?
Regards
Charlie

[John Wakefield]

Details of the model should be in Colin's book but as you say apparently not, The 'S' designates SPECIAL. I think the Carrick & Walker Greeves book mentions differences. if you want to know the dispatch record for your particular bike you need to send a frame number rubbing & SAE to Pete Smith (address in LL) Best I can personally do I am afraid

[CharlieD]

Ok will do. Thanks for that