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British Bikes / Re: Information about a Norman Rambler?
« on: March 22, 2024, 09:56:27 AM »
The past is truly a foreign country, as the old cliche goes.
Take Scott, postwar. Presumably they started with a blank sheet of paper with a sports bike for the new era of post-war enlightenment.
"Righto Smithers, take down the following model requirements-
1) oil injection, no premix here
2) double-sided front brake, huge back brake for max braking efficiency
3) Oleo-pneumatic Dowty forks developed from WW2 aircraft landing gear and giving a wonderfully supple and compliant ride
4) Water cooled engine for max power and efficiency."
"Very good boss, but how about the number of gears and rear suspension?"
"A three speed gearbox and a rigid rear is good enough for any chap and that's what we'll fit".
And so they did, and duly went under three years later.
Take Scott, postwar. Presumably they started with a blank sheet of paper with a sports bike for the new era of post-war enlightenment.
"Righto Smithers, take down the following model requirements-
1) oil injection, no premix here
2) double-sided front brake, huge back brake for max braking efficiency
3) Oleo-pneumatic Dowty forks developed from WW2 aircraft landing gear and giving a wonderfully supple and compliant ride
4) Water cooled engine for max power and efficiency."
"Very good boss, but how about the number of gears and rear suspension?"
"A three speed gearbox and a rigid rear is good enough for any chap and that's what we'll fit".
And so they did, and duly went under three years later.