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Velocette

Velocette
Company nameVelocette
IndustryMotorcycle
FateVoluntarily liquidated
PredecessorVeloce Ltd
Founded1904
Founder(s)John Goodman
Defunct1971
HeadquartersBirmingham
Key peopleJohn Goodman, Eugene Goodman, Percy Goodman
ProductsMotorcycles

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Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns. Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was "always in the picture" in international motorcycle racing, from the mid-1920s through the 1950s, culminating in two world championship titles (1949 - 1950 350 cc) and its legendary and still-unbeaten 24 hours at 100 mph (161 km/h) record. Veloce, while small, was a great technical innovator and many of its patented designs are commonplace on motorcycles today, including the positive-stop foot shift and swinging arm rear suspension with hydraulic dampers.

Velocette Video

Indiepop from England
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Movie of starting 1967 Velocette MSS.
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Velocette Venom, starts easy and a quick ride by...
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Velocette -54 MSS 500cc, rebuilt in a TT racer style by Mats Hanslin from Ljusdal, Sweden. Notice the nostalic ESSO petrolstation.
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Tony Ainley at the Manx Grand Prix 2004, vid taken at Creg-Ny-Baa, finished 27th on his 1961 500cc Velocette Venom.
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Velocette Venom on the dyno
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My customer "Mr.teru" 's 6T velocette.exblog.jp
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This bike is for sale! eBay item number 150297956218. This bike will be for auction on eBay beginning September 25, 2008 ending on October 5, 2008.
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A quick pass at the Allman Brothers Band's Elizabeth Reed. Dan's version sounds better! SG Special running straight into a Trace Elliot Velocette.
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following a 1956 Velocette MSS Venom, (during day one of the 2008 VVCMCC Annual Rally,) from Sutton, NSW, Australia, heading towards Gundaroo. The camera bike is a 1972 BMW R75/5.
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The 2011 San Jose Clubman's Motorcycle Show - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Every year there is a different featured marque, and this year is was -Velocette-. Rarely could one see so many “Velos” gathered in one spot, at one time. Motorcycles entered in the show were judged, and awards handed out to winners in d - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:07:54 GMT+00:00
Oldies Perform On A Famous Run - NewsTime Tweet this news
NewsTime--Davis had an overall error of 192 seconds at the average speed-time controls to finish 53 seconds ahead of last year's winner, Kevin Robertson, on a 1936 -Velocette-. Third place was filled by the 1934 Sunbeam Lion and sidecar combination o - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:53:54 GMT+00:00
Sport: Suzuki GSX-R 750 - Motorrad Online Tweet this news
Motorrad Online--Die Schaltung hat der neue Besitzer ebenfalls umgerüstet: Wenn man das Rennen auf einer -Velocette- erlernt hat, besteht man sein Leben lang darauf, den ersten Gang aufwärts zu schalten. Normale Menschen - sorry, Mick - brauchen das nic - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:11:18 GMT+00:00
Vidéo Tourist Trophy : Ca se passait comme ça en 1969 ! - Moto-Station Tweet this news
Moto-Station--Ainsi, dans ce reportage, le cocktail de machines "explosives" (Triumph, BSA, -Velocette-...), de pilotes trompe-la-mort (Uphill, Agostini, Smart, Findlay, Simmonds...) et de jolies filles est déjà à l'ordre du jour - Date : Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:10:41 GMT+00:00
APREA A TORINO AUTOMOTORETRÒ - Paddock Tweet this news
Paddock--Da non perdere l'esposizione di 40 moto inglesi dal 1910 ad oggi con marchi quali BSA, Triumph, Norton, Rudge, -Velocette-, Brough Superior, Vincent, AJS, ... - Date : Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:15:04 GMT+00:00
Saloni: Automotorétro e Automotoracing a Torino - NanoPress Tweet this news
NanoPress---...- Greeves, Matchless, Norton, Rudge, Triumph, -Velocette-, Vincent e molti altri) realizzati nel periodo di tempo compreso tra il 1910 ei nostri giorni. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:10:15 GMT+00:00
Vélo Passion roule à fond - Sud Ouest Tweet this news
Sud Ouest--À l'intention de ceux qui voudraient aider le club sans enfourcher le -vélo, cette- équipe dirigeante vient de créer une carte de membre honoraire, ... - Date : Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:15:25 GMT+00:00
A Torino, dall'11 al 13 febbraio, si svolgono l'Automotorétro e l'Automotoracing - Motociclismo.it Tweet this news
Motociclismo.it---...- realizzate dal 1910 ad oggi con marchi quali BSA, Triumph, Norton, Rudge, -Velocette-, Brough Superior, Vincent, AJS, Ariel, Greeves, Matchless ed altre. ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:53:17 GMT+00:00
"Automotoretrò 2011" l'edizione dei record - La Repubblica Tweet this news
La Repubblica--Da non perdere poi la mostra di 40 moto inglesi dal 1910 ad oggi con marchi del calibro di BSA, Triumph, Norton, Rudge, -Velocette-, Brough Superior, Vincent, ... - Date : Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:41:59 GMT+00:00
Club thrived in the glory days of motorcycling - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph Tweet this news
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph--In 1962 Mr Waller bought a new -Velocette- Viper 350cc, which really set him apart from his fellow members, apart from those who worked for MCN and would turn ... - Date : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:05:16 GMT+00:00


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