Lot 277: 1951 DOT 197cc Trials

Post-WW2, Manchester-based DOT concentrated on the production of (mainly) Villiers-engined lightweights, becoming a major force to be reckoned with in the trials and scrambles fields. The Dot was the most successful lightweight scrambler from the late 1940s right up to the 1960s when Greeves took over, works machines ridden by Bill Barugh, Reg Pilling, Terry Cheshire and Arthur Vincent having the beating of larger-engined and better funded rivals on numerous occasions. Indeed, Barugh had the temerity to win the Cumberland Grand National’s 1,000cc event in 1952, beating the works entries from BSA, AJS, Matchless and Ariel! Called the ‘Scrambler’ for 1951, DOT’s Villiers 6E-powered competition model was available in either trials or moto-cross trim. A rare survivor of one of DOT’s earliest post-war off-roaders, this machine is offered with Swansea V5 and V5C documents.