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A brief history of
DOT Motorcycles
The Factory closed its doors in early 2017. The redevlepment of the site has not begun as of September 2019. Any spares that the factory held are currently in storage, until suitable premises can be sourced 16/9/2019 |
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Again Dot tasted racing glory by winning the Manufacturer’s Team Prize in the 1951 Ultra-Lightweight TT but became more famous for their range of lightweight Scrambles and Trials bikes. Aggressively ridden these superb handling Dot bikes beat machines 2 and 3 times their size from the major manufacturers such as BSA, Matchless, Royal Enfield and Triumph and lead to the lighter, more manoeuvrable competition machines of today.
Dot effectively ceased production in the late 1960’s, that last batch of production bikes were the DMW engined trials bikes in 1978
The
Dot Motorcycle Club was formed by a group of enthusiasts to help maintain
the name and reputation of the marque. The Club has published a
history of Dot to celebrate the 100 years of history for details of
the book click
here.
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