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Here’s some more pics of her looking a bit sad hopefully il get some more time on her soon! Thank you all for your interest and il keep you updated on how I get on

I’m pretty sure it’s around 1952 the flying Scot website is really good lots of info on identifying just can’t work out why it’s got no numbers and I can’t find one exactly the same in his gallery’s especially the fork crowns? Here’s a pic from his site about frame fittings It does have a rgf...

On the the flying Scot site think it shows them being 1948 onwards

Thank you pop him a email seems strange I can’t find the frame numbers

Thanks I’m going to strip the rest of the paint off the frame hopefully I can clean up the chrome on the rear end and head lugs else I will have to paint over it (I don’t think I could afford to get the chroming re done) Then replace some of the bearings and get it back together and get some...

Well after hours of looking on the net I think I have identified it as a flying Scot from around 1952 although there is no frame number I can see Does anyone know if the flying Scot website is still maintained??

Think I’ve just found the original paint with a bit of nitromors or maybe it’s a primer from when it was repainted? Also looks like the rear end was plated or chromed? Like the bottom of forks ,still can’t find a number on it

Hi there , hope this is right place I’m trying to find out if anyone knows the maker of a bike I’ve acquired off a friends dad , I’ve spent a fair amount of time searching on the net and have identified most of the components but not the frame because it has been painted at some point and the...