1963 Dot Trials 290cc
No Reserve – Offered from the collection of the late Norman Crump

Registration No: 805 VDH
Frame No: BT0902
MOT: Exempt

• In the ownership of the late trials rider Norman Crump since 1966
• Chiefly used as a runabout on Mr. Crump's field
• Newly unearthed and very rare, it presents an excellent restoration opportunity
• Supplied with the historic RF60 buff logbook

Built near Manchester, Dot trials bikes were successful competition machines which enjoyed a heyday from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Known for their lightweight design and strong performance in trials and scrambles events, they used small-displacement Villiers engines. They were valued for nimble handling and a versatile design which made them useable both on the road an in off-road competitions.

This 1963 Dot 290cc trials bike was originally owned by the famous trials rider John Brittain, who sold it to his son Patrick Brittain in 1964 before passing it on to the late trials rider-turned-collector Norman Crump in 1966 and has remained in his family to the present. While Mr. Crump was chiefly competitive with his Triumphs and BSAs, we understand he and has family very much enjoyed riding the Dot in the fields at the back of their house, so it has seen plenty of activity in the past. Eventually, it was placed into storage in the loft above Mr. Crump’s workshop, from which it has newly re-emerged. Although it has not been on the road for decades and some degree of restoration will be required, the Dot’s engine turns and all the gears select, and ‘805 VDH’ is still on the DVLA database. A real rarity with great history and lots of future competition potential, this characterful little Dot is well worth saving. The Dot comes complete with its RF60 logbook and is currently not on the DVLA database.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217