William decided to resurrect a
Douglas motor bike. Jessie was eleven, the
First World War was ending and that was where the motor bike had come from. The bike was coloured khaki and rust and it needed serious attention. She saw a lot as she watched her brother, who was five years older than her, restore the bike to working order. She had her own 600cc
Scott Flying Squirrel motorbike when she was sixteen. In 1926 or 1927 she founded the
London Ladies' Motor Club which was a women's
motorcycle club. The club president was
Kathleen Pelham Burn (Countess of Drogheda), and
Betty Debenham acted as the press secretary.
Mrs Victor Bruce and
Violette Cordery. Downes hoped that her example would be followed, and his motorcycle company would attract more women owners. This competition was part of a meet organised by the Essex Motor Club and saw
Jill Scott (under her married name Mrs W. B. Scott) record a speed of 1141/4 mph, a record at the time for a woman on that course. She met her husband William "Bill" Ennis when she asked him to fix her car at a race meeting. They married in 1939. Ennis drove ambulances during the war and afterwards she formed a stunt team with her brother. She retired from motorcycling in 1951. ==Death and legacy==