Cotton (Motorcycle)
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The Cotton Motorcycle Company was founded in 1918 by Frank Willoughby Cotton and originally based on Bristol Road, Gloucester.
As a direct result in Motorcycle competition, particularly Trials F. W. Cotton had designed and patented and patented the triangulated frame, a design that was to become the staple for Cotton Motorcycles until the Second World War years.
When the Great Depression came, Cotton responded by offering a wider range of engines in its patented frame, usually with Burman gearboxes.
Cotton did not return to motorcycle production after World War II, instead they concentrated on enginineering work into the 1950's. On Frank Cottons death the company was re-constituted as E. Cotton (Motorcycles) after Bill Cottons first wife Elsie Ellen Cotton and was owned and managed by Pat Onions and Monty Denley. As before, Cotton made their own frames, and bought in the rest of the components for assembly. The first machine, produced till 1957, was the Cotton Vulcan, with a Villiers engine. In 1955 the Cotton Cotanza was launched powered 248cc by an Anzani engine and a new frame with “pivoted-fork” rear suspension. The frame was also used in a new 1955 Vulcan model, fitted with a Villiers 9E engine and three speed gearbox..The only change for 1957 was a Villiers 2T twin added to the Cotanza range.
There were no further changes until 1959, when all models were fitted with Armstrong leading link forks, and the Villiers 2T twin was dropped.
When Villiers withdrew from building engines, Cotton was forced to look elsewhere, and for a time used Minarelli engines but production was slow. Cotton had been profitably selling bikes in kit form, but changes to legislation proved damaging. By 1970 Cotton relocated to Stratton Road but the main problem remained a regular engine supplier, a problem compounded by the emergance of mass produced Japanese machinery.
The factory was re-located several times during the 1970's and in 1978 moved a final time to Bolton, closing two years later..
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Cotton (Motorcycle)
AUTOMOTIVE BADGES
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COTTON MOTORCYCLES SET
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The Cotton Motorcycle Company was founded in 1918 by Frank Willoughby Cotton and originally based on Bristol Road, Gloucester.
As a direct result in Motorcycle competition, particularly Trials F. W. Cotton had designed and patented and patented the triangulated frame, a design that was to become the staple for Cotton Motorcycles until the Second World War years.
When the Great Depression came, Cotton responded by offering a wider range of engines in its patented frame, usually with Burman gearboxes.
Cotton did not return to motorcycle production after World War II, instead they concentrated on enginineering work into the 1950's. On Frank Cottons death the company was re-constituted as E. Cotton (Motorcycles) after Bill Cottons first wife Elsie Ellen Cotton and was owned and managed by Pat Onions and Monty Denley. As before, Cotton made their own frames, and bought in the rest of the components for assembly. The first machine, produced till 1957, was the Cotton Vulcan, with a Villiers engine. In 1955 the Cotton Cotanza was launched powered 248cc by an Anzani engine and a new frame with “pivoted-fork” rear suspension. The frame was also used in a new 1955 Vulcan model, fitted with a Villiers 9E engine and three speed gearbox..The only change for 1957 was a Villiers 2T twin added to the Cotanza range.
There were no further changes until 1959, when all models were fitted with Armstrong leading link forks, and the Villiers 2T twin was dropped.
When Villiers withdrew from building engines, Cotton was forced to look elsewhere, and for a time used Minarelli engines but production was slow. Cotton had been profitably selling bikes in kit form, but changes to legislation proved damaging. By 1970 Cotton relocated to Stratton Road but the main problem remained a regular engine supplier, a problem compounded by the emergance of mass produced Japanese machinery.
The factory was re-located several times during the 1970's and in 1978 moved a final time to Bolton, closing two years later..
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Cotton 500 (1934) Engine 495cc JAP OHV
Frame No: 10807
Engine No: 40025
Registration Number AFC 994 (Oxford)
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The Cotton Motor Company, was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton in Gloucester in 1918, remaining to prside over the company until his retirement in 1953. The company was reconstituted as E. Cotton (Motorcycles) Ltd, and traded until 1980.
This recently restored machine was offered for sale at the British Motorcycle Museums, HandH Auction 2nd March 2019 selling for £ 11,250
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Shot 02.03.2019 at the National Motorcycle Museum, H and H Auction Ref 138-119
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Cotton Vulcan (1953) Engine 246cc Villiers
Registration Number NSJ 560
COTTON ALBUM
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Cotton Vulcan (1953) Engine 246cc Villiers
Registration Number NSJ 560 (Isle of Bute)
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