| motoscot ~ A Bit More History |
motoscot is the trading name for Steve Grover ~ Senior BMW Technician
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I began my motorcycle career as an apprentice with a Honda & Villiers dealer in Edinburgh back in 1975 I started motorcycle road racing, as a hobby, in 1979 on a Honda CB750F2 then briefly on a Laverda Jota, Kawasaki KH250 and finally in 1981 on a Yamaha RD350LC. I also took part in two AMCA Motocross seasons on a Yamaha YZ250, with vaying results! |
 Steve, motocrossing a Yamaha YZ250 1987 |
 Steve with Yamaha RD350LC East Fortune circuit 1981 Photo courtesy of Ronnie Weir |
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Graham Taylor 250cc Armstrong 1985 Junior TT at the black dub
From 1982 onwards, I mechaniced for my lifelong best friend and double Scottish champion, Graham Taylor
We spent approximately 10 years racing, including; the Isle of Man TT, Irish Road Race circuits and 250cc Supercup Series throughout the UK, where we enjoyed great success as a team
I then helped Andy Bradford on a Honda RS125 for two successful seasons
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 Padgett's, Harris Yamaha 500cc British Grand Prix Donnington Park 1995 During 1995/96 I worked for Padgett's Grand Prix team on Yamaha YZ500V4 two stroke machines and a number of riders including; Toshi Arakaki, Eugene McManus, Chris Walker, Paul Young, Iain McPherson and Dennis Ireland to name but a few
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 Graham Taylor Aprilia 250 GP machine racing in the British Supercup Championship |
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 Steve pushing Graham Taylor out of the pits 1985 F2 TT |
 Dennis Ireland Suzuki RG500 1985 Senior TT |
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 Steve motocrossing in 1987 |
 Steve on his Kawasaki KH250 Scottish production championship Knockhill 1980 |
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