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Velocette Since 1950: The Big Singles (Paperback)

by Steve Wilson (Author)

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Paperback: 63 pages
Publisher: Panther Publishing Ltd (20 Aug 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0953509885
ISBN-13: 978-0953509881
Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 20.6 x 1.2 cm

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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 100 mph 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.

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Steve Wilson is the author of British Motor Cycles since 1950, a six volume survey of British Motorcycles and also many other titles about classic bikes and the pleasure to be had from riding them. Steve is a full time journalist writing about classic bikes and cars and has a regular column in Real Classics. When he is not writing about classic bikes he is most likely to be found riding one of his BSAs.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy going overview of Velocette machines, 26 Jan 2008

By	Hooligween "Rowena the Red" (Kernow, Great Britain) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Velocette books often tend to be fabulously detailed and quite hard going, but this one is refreshingly easy to access.

There are other much bigger and more comprehensive volumes by writers like Ivan Rhodes and Jeff Clew which give plenty of background information - too much, in fact - and reams of data about the more glamorous racers and Roarer and so on. You'll also find many pages, even some whole books, devoted to Velocette's flat twins, the LE and the Valiant, and yet more information about the doomed Viceroy scooter.

If what you really need is a synopsis of the marque and a mini-profile of each model then it's very easy to find yourself drowning in all this detail. That's where Velocette Since 1950 comes in handy.
Steve Wilson starts off with a potted history of Velocette and the Goodman family's most popular models. You get a concise and informed overview of the marque, from when the Veloce company was formed in 1904 until its liquidation in 1970.
This history has been out of print for some time and, in its original form, is unlikely to be re-issued. Panther Publishing realised this a little while back, saw a gap in the market, and so produced a new volume taken from the original chapter, a re-print from the 1992 Haynes series. The result is a slim A4 softback, with the majority of its pages being direct copies of the original book, plus a new introduction and a useful appendix of owners clubs and contacts.

The title, 'Velocette Since 1950: The Big Singles', isn't therefore entirely accurate because the first half of the volume is taken up with an historical overview. So the text starts way before 1950 and it includes all the Velocette models regardless of how many cylinders they had - it would be daft to deal with the singles in isolation, so the LE and others are placed in their correct historical position. Steve attempts to explain why the Veloce business eventually went under, despite the success of the MAC and the unswerving loyalty which other bikes of the marque, like the Venom and Viper, inspired. So why did Veloce go bust in the end? Read it and find out...

The second half of the book is devoted to the singles and to their evolution from 1950 onwards. Now you get the nuts-and-bolts, year by year development history of the MAC, MSS, Venom, Viper and Thruxton, including technical details, roadtest feedback, weights, measures, clutch troubles, occasional oil leaks and all.
All the chapters are well illustrated by masses of mono photographs and drawings, which clearly show the development from the rigid rear end of 1950 through to the patented Velocette adjustable rear suspension system; from stripped down, postwar austerity models to fully-enclosed Veeline bikes of the mid-1960s.

Steve's prose is always easy to read - and he tries to relate his technical descriptions of the bikes' development back to a rider's experience of using and maintaining the machines. The quality of the re-printed pages is far better than many we've seen; the images are still crisp and the paper is satisfyingly white! Some reprints tend to fade into one big blurry muddle which makes reading them hard work, but this is of a higher standard. I'm a little concerned about the binding, however; after a couple of sessions with my copy propped open I've noticed that the spine has cracked and the pages are feeling a little loose - so it needs handling with care...
I suspect that most Velocette enthusiasts will already know everything covered by this book. It was written some 15 years ago and, as I discovered, there are several other titles which examine the marque in far greater detail. But if, like me, you were looking for an introduction to Velocette - perhaps with a view to making a first purchase and deciding which model might be the right one to buy - then 'Velocette Since 1950' ticks all the right boxes.

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