NEW Velocette since 1950:
The Big Singles
Velocette is one of the legendary
British motorcycle manufacturers. In their day few other machines of the
period could go as fast for as long, or handle as well as a big Velocette
single. It is a Velocette that holds the distinction of being the first
bike to achieve 100mph for 24 hours. This book provides detailed information
on all of the large singles produced and how they changed over the years.
It also gives a comprehensive description of the history of the company
from 1950 until final closure in 1970. This is a fascinating and definitive
account of Velocette which will interest all those who love old British
bikes and one which no Velocette owner should be without.
(Velocette since 1950: The Big Singles is reprinted, with permission, from an earlier work by Steve Wilson, British Motorcycles since 1950 first published in 1992 by Patrick Stephens Ltd an imprint of Haynes Publishing Company, and now out of print.)
Contents Velocette Ltd; MAC 350, ‘new’ MSS, Venom, Viper and Thruxton Venom singles; Production dates; Specifications, MAC, Viper, 1954 on MSS, Venom, Thruxton; Engine and frame numbers; Colour schemes; Publications; Appendix: Owners Clubs and Spares.
63 pages, 67 illustrations and tables, softback, .................................£11.95
Classic British Motorcycles Vincent & Velocette 50 mins, Video £4.99 DVD £6.99
Velocette Technical Excellence Exemplified
Ivan Rhodes
Engineering excellence mattered more
than the
whims of the market to the Goodman
family,
owners of Veloce Ltd., manufacturer
of the
Velocette. This painstakenly assembled
book
details the history of the machines’
development
and competition successes, as well
as the story
of the family behind the marque.
Run with
honesty and integrity, the company
gained a
loyal following and a reputation
for building
quality machines before bowing honourably
in
1971 to the economic factors that
beset the
British motorcycle industry, reprinted
& available in softback £16.99
Velocette Motorcycles MSS
to Thruxton (Burris) based on his earlier work - Velocette Development
History -
this is a completely re-written
title, many more photos and greater detail, hardback..........£29.99
The Velocette Saga (Allen) reprint of popular Velocette title, story of
Bill Lomas (Lomas) Bill's own story - by the time he retired in 1958 he was twice a world champion & twice a
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