BIKE OF THE MONTH


June 2021 Bike of the Month
Bike of the Month Jeff McCoy of Huntington Beach with his 1930 Scott Flying Squirrel

Make: Scott
Model: Flying Squirrel
Year: 1930
Country of Origin: England
Engine: 500cc Twin, Water Cooled, 2 Stroke
Transmission: 3 speed
Owner: Jeff McCoy
City: Huntington Beach

1930 Scott Flying Squirrel

Congratulations to Jeff McCoy of Huntington Beach for winning Bike of the Month with his 1930 Scott Flying Squirrel. Jeff won a plaque provided by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys.

Jeff has been a member of the group since it's inception, longer than I have. He always bring something interesting to our meet. Usually he doesn't stick around long enough to compete.

He has won Bike of the Month twice before:
November 2020 1975 Norton Commando 850
February 2019 1950 Norton ES2

The 1930 Scott Flying Squirrel is a very rare bike especially in the United States. Jeff told me that he is a member of the International Scott Motorcycle Ownwer's group and there are only about 450 members world wide.

It was built in Shipley England and was way ahead of it's time in technology. The Scott Motorcycle Company was in business from 1908 until 1969.

According to Jeff, they invented the kick-start for the motorcycle industry. Prior to this all motorcycles were pedal start.

Another innovation is the water cooled engine from 1930.

A third innovation on this bike is it has two tanks, and oil tank and a gas tank. I does the oil/gas mixing automatically.

Thank you Jeff for bringing your Scott out for all of us to see. See all the photos in our June Gallery.

The Bike of the Month contest is held monthly at the Vintage Bike OC meet. Qualifying motorcycles must be 30 years old or older. Former Bike of the Month winning bikes are not eligible to win again. Anyone attending the meet is eligible to enter a qualifying bike in the contest and vote for their favorite bike. The winning bike is chosen by a popular vote and is featured on the Home page for one month and in this feature article. The Bike of the Month articles are permanent content on the site.

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1930 Scott Flying Squirrel
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1963 Batavus Bilonet
April 2021
1971 Honda SL125
March 2021
1950 Moto Guzzi 250 Airone
February 2021
1975 Kawasaki H1 500
November 2020
1975 Norton Commando 850
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1968 Egli-Vincent
September 2020
1971 Bultaco Matadore MK4
August 2020
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1937 BMW R-12
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1949 Nimbus Model C
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