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The Velocette Viper is a British motorcycle made by Velocette between 1955 and 1968. Built using traditional methods and materials, it struggled to compete against more modern machines, so from 1960 the designers added new glass fibre enclosure panels, making the Viper one of the first enclosed production motorcycles.
Velocette is a range of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its lifetime as the mass-produced machines of the giant BSA and Norton concerns. [ 1 ]
Velocette LE: 149 cc 1951 Telescopic front fork Velocette Venom: 499 cc 1956 Sports model Velocette Viper: 349 cc 1956 Velocette Valiant: 200 cc 1956 Flat twin Valiant Veeline: 200 cc 1959 Flat twin Viceroy: 249 cc 1960 2-stroke scooter Velocette Voletta 192 cc 1961 Vogue 192 cc 1963 LE with a streamlined glass-fibre bodywork Velocette Thruxton ...
[5] [6] [full citation needed] Another large capacity bike he hand-made is the Millyard Viper, built around an eight-litre V10 engine from a Dodge Viper. [7] He has built several Kawasaki specials (both two and four strokes) including a 2,400cc V12. Some of these bikes are on display at the Barber Museum, in Birmingham, Alabama, US.
In December 1954, the Velocette development team built Venom off-road motorcycles, which were sent to the United States for evaluation in enduro events. [14] Advertised with the slogan "A winner in every respect", the MK1 Scrambler used the same frame design as road going models of the time (such as the MAC, MSS, Viper and Venom) whilst being equipped with light alloy mudguards and a high ...
Pages in category "Velocette motorcycles" ... Velocette Viceroy; Velocette Viper This page was last edited on 23 August 2021, at 07:31 (UTC). ...
The early-version Velocette Thruxton, ridden by Motor Cycle journalist David Dixon and racer Joe Dunphy, won the 500cc category. [ 9 ] In 1967 two Thruxtons, ridden by Neil Kelly and Keith Heckles gained first and second places in the 500cc Production TT , the first time a production-machine event had been staged at the Isle of Man with Kelly ...
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