Here's a 125cc racer from the DOT marque with an usual layout. No technical details given but for some reason, the Villiers engine is tilted forward 90°, possibly to lower the center of gravity? In any case, the whole bike seems much lower than usual. Wish I had a better view, it's rather unique. They entered this motorcycle in the IoM TT in 1951 and appear to be have been successful on some level, DOT won the team award that year but did not continue the program. This layout was also not used for production bikes.
The company was founded in 1906. They produced motorcycles until the mid thirties when they settled into making three wheel delivery vehicles. In 1949, they were sufficiently back on their feet to restart motorcycle production, producing a utilitarian two stroke motorcycle that could be modified for trials and scrambles. With the end of Villiers as an engine supplier, they eventually stopped motorcycle production again. More here.
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