Cotton Cougar 1963

[FAT-TOY]

  Just picked up my like new 1963 Cotton Cougar 250cc.  This is one cool looking bike,  I have always liked the look of them and I think this is as tidy as you would ever find and at a reasonable price.
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[firko]

Photo no can see Fat-toy. I've got the remnants of a Cougar

[SAABCOMBI]

I have owned a Cougar and a cobra, zane bike is a Cobra, the cougar had no rear loop continueing as part of the frame.

[VMX247]

Hey Fat Toy, you had too many img codes either side of your link -all good .
Beautiful piece of British.Thats A HOLYGRAIL   
Where are you in OZ ?

  Just picked up my like new 1963 Cotton Cougar 250cc.  This is one cool looking bike,  I have always liked the look of them and I think this is as tidy as you would ever find and at a reasonable price.

Here is a 65er in flight --bit of inspiration   
cheers A
quote;When sold new, Cotton offered the option of either Armstrong leading-link forks or Norton Roadholder telescopics as front suspension units. Betor forks are fitted until a suitable set of Roadholders can be located. All components for this model are readily available from AJS Motorcycles Ltd. in England. They also can provide a complete, ready-to-race Cobra replica if desired.

[firko]

Beautiful FAT-TOY..That's one of the nicest Cottons I've seen.

I have owned a Cougar and a cobra, zane bike is a Cobra, the cougar had no rear loop continueing as part of the frame.

With respect Dave, I think you've got it arse about. I've always been told my Cotton frame is a Cobra and as you can see in the photo below, it doesn't have a rear loop and it doesn't look like it ever did have one.
       

[SAABCOMBI]

Mark what you have is a cougar frame, AJS motorcycles sold new cobras frames and they are the same frame as Zanes Bike. You have it arse about.

[VMX247]

What engine is it Fat-Toy is it a 37a with alloy barrel&head ?
The bottom end is like my 37 but barrel is different !!
cheers S&A WA

[firko]

Mark what you have is a cougar frame, AJS motorcycles sold new cobras frames and they are the same frame as Zanes Bike. You have it arse about.

I  bow to your knowledge Dave but I can't find a Cougar without the rear loop anywhere?
It's the same with photos of Cotton Cobras,they seem to have the same frame loop. If so, what do I have?

[SAABCOMBI]

I think its time to ring Fluff brown, Mark l was told when l had my two bike that the cobra had the frame loop and the other was cougar, that came from Nicholas brown and Fluff at the time. its really does`nt matter what frame you have its still a cotton, my brother dennis raced a cotton in the sixties and it went ok, but the they are not a world beater. In saying that they are a true vintage race bike.

[bazza]

mark my brother race one in unzud

[SAABCOMBI]

I would like to see a sale broucher of the cotton cobra.

[firko]

http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/CLASSIC-MOTOCROSS-IRON-COTTON-COBRA-250--4736.aspx

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ciao VMX
barrel&head is a Parkinson conversion
Graziano

[SAABCOMBI]

Well their you go, good one mark, l beleive the cottons that where imported to Australia where the Cobra, l am going by the history growing up with my brothers racing them in the sixties talking with fluff brown, when l was building up my two cotton bikes. the name changes from cougar to cobra depending on which port and country. I also had a villiers engine which came out of a Francis Barnett 250 scrambler it also had a Parkinson Barrel.

[NIF]

Noice!