One family built the Velocette motorcycle and this shows through the design and manufacturing quality. This was the Goodman family, three generations is to control the company Green Room over the years.
Between 1913 and 1925, producing expensive, high quality 250cc two-stroke, which got an excellent reputation, and entered in competitions, like the Isle of Man TT. The single-cylinder machines had many advanced features such as an oil pump drive the accelerator, which distinguish them from other manufacturers. The factory gradually developed this machine in the series 'and A' variants (A, AC2 – Ignition coil, two speeds, AC3 – three speeds, etc.), then the series 'H', U and model variants.
In the 1920s, Veloce realized that to grow as a company, I needed a new machine specification and developed advanced overhead (OHC camshaft) 350 cc, known as the Series 'K' which was introduced in 1925. After a year of initial problems with the new design, speed competitions entered events like the Isle of Man TT races and Brooklands, and the reliability and sweet, the qualities of your new motor operation led to a successful racing series.
In 1930, he had made his name in the Junior TT with wins in 1926, 1928 and 1929, using OHC engine. Also had reached the end of the development of its first two-stroke engine and had a new one to offer.
It was the 249cc GTP, and left the crankshaft hung his predecessors to the more normal.
The other machines all had 348cc OHC engines, with their thin, light lines and bevel and shaft drive on the right. Magneto went to the back where it was driven by the chain lubrication dry sump and the dynamo, when it was installed in front of the crankcase and was driven by a flat belt.
There were three models with the KSS Sport for road works. For the runner, not KTT was the Mark I, which was the first production racing machine for sale to the public and is firmly based on the 1928 model works.
The third machine was the KTP, which had ignition coil, the points came at the end of the camshaft, the dynamo was in the position of Magneto and had of dual exhaust ports.
The company introduced four speed gearboxes in 1933 to the KSS and KTS models. However, there was a large gap between The small two-stroke and the camshaft models in sport.
To fill the gap, Velocette experimented with a 350cc side valve lacking power and then came another classic, MOV 248cc. This had an OHV engine, a gear-driven high camshaft, valves closed and the almost square dimensions. Was obvious that speed and would offer a live performance and nobody was disappointed by the road in early models were good for 60 mph and further adjusted models 100 mph.
To fill the gap, Velocette experimented with a 350cc side valve lacks power and then came with another classic, MOV 248cc. This had a motor OHV, a high-powered gear camshaft, valves closed and almost square dimensions. It was obvious that it would speed and provide a live performance and no one was disappointed road by early models were good for 60 mph and then refined models of 100 mph.
The driving range was ready for 1940, but before production actually could be launched, war broke out and the company changed to contracts in general. These were the Velocette production, but others were built as experiments, a technological and their own careers. With easy exchange of many parts or assemblies, it was often a problem for the organization and the practice spread to the private owners.
After World War 2, the company tried to capture what he saw as a development need to transport staff and created the "LE" model with the help of Phil Irving Vincent's fame. It was a 192 cc liquid-cooled, double decker with side valves, a rack Pressed steel and fork and swingarm. It is sophisticated and expensive. Unfortunately, proved less successful than the company had expected and, although it became Veloce's best-selling model ever, the cost of this massive tool ALL-new machine barely recovered.
The 1960s were the last years of the Velocette motorcycle production, production for the Viper Velocette Vogue and ends in 1968, 'Special Scrambler' and the resistance in 1969, and MSS Venom and Velocette Thruxton in 1970.
Veloce Ltd closed in February 1971.
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Dawn has been interested in motor vehicles since an early age. She has commenced a blog on the history of classic vehicles and is researching trucks, motorcycles & cars, producing downloadable publications. She hopes that you will visit the site.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – The History of Velocette Motorcycles
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