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The Cotton Motor Company, was a British motorcycle manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road, Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton in 1918. F.W. presided over the company until his retirement in 1953.
Itom 50cc racing motorcycle. Ivy started racing motorbikes at Brands Hatch, Kent, UK in 1959. [1] His first race bike was a 50cc Itom.Entering his first TT race in 1962 on a Chisholm Itom, [2] he later progressed to ride a variety of machinery on UK short circuits including Honda, Bultaco, Yamaha, Norton, Cotton, and Matchless machines.
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
During the Lightweight TT race, Wal Handley led the first two laps by over two minutes from C. W. "Paddy" Johnston, riding a Cotton, but a puncture caused Handley to slip off his motorcycle at Signpost Corner. The race was eventually won by Eddie Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of 57.74 mph (92.92 km/h) from Johnston and Eddie's ...
Motorcycle racing career statistics; Grand Prix motorcycle racing; Active years: 1960 - 1967: First race: 1960 Isle of Man TT: Last race: 1967 500cc Canadian Grand Prix: First win: 1964 250cc Belgian Grand Prix: Last win: 1965 250cc Finnish Grand Prix: Team(s) Aermacchi, AJS, Bultaco, Cotton, Matchless, MZ, Norton, Yamaha: Championships: 0
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During the 1960s Vincent contributed to motorcycling journals, writing technical articles as a freelancer.. He used his full title of Phil Vincent C Eng, AMI Mech E, AMIPE (Chartered Engineer, Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and Associate Member of the Institution of Production Engineers, respectively) in Motor Cycle, and – in accordance with established 'house ...
Cotton M25 Blackburne 500 cc OHV 1928. Cotton - 2 3/4 hp Blackburne engined model launched at Olympia motorcycle show in 1921, [12] with 2-speed Sturmey-Archer gearbox with clutch and kick-start. Cotton were to continue to offer Blackburne engines until 1938 (using stock following Blackburne's cessation of engine manufacture in 1937).