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The beginning of the Velocette story. When I was young we despised these under-sized, under-powered, frankly ugly and pretty much useless machines. 50 years later they had become quirky, fun, interesting even. Another neighbour (an entire street full of old vehicle enthusiasts or should I say old, vehicle enthusiasts?) tipped me off to the availability of an LE at Huntley’s scrap yard in Petersfield for \u00a325. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I acquired was a piece of rusty pressed steel (the frame) and a tea-chest of parts marked on one side “LE 148” and on the other, “LE 192” and it did indeed contain parts of both the early, smaller Mark 1 and the later, larger Mark 2. What we see is what I had. The generator was broken – in pieces and unrecoverable. Everything looked like it has been under water for some time, and the ‘frame’ had fatigue fractures around its most important part. I love a ‘bargain’ … yes, pretty much useless but not too expensive a lesson at \u00a325. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given that the engine and frame were beyond repair I needed some replacements and found them advertised in Scotland. Happily, the owner was planning to visit the large Netley Auto-Jumble near Southampton and I was able to collect quite a lot of bits, including a frame and a Mark 3 engine for \u00a3100. This eventually allowed me to construct something that would at least run …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was probably in 2003? Not a lot of progress since then but with the Covid lockdown and a recognition that big heavy bikes are no longer a great idea (or perhaps even an option!) it has now been elevated to the ramp …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new wiring loom has been commissioned and the petrol tank deprived of its internal rust in preparation for a run round the block in order to create a list of major faults. When that list has been exhausted … perhaps a paint job? Watch this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The beginning of the Velocette story. When I was young we despised these under-sized, under-powered, frankly ugly and pretty much useless machines. 50 years later they had become quirky, fun, interesting even. Another neighbour (an entire street full of old vehicle enthusiasts or should I say old, vehicle enthusiasts?) tipped me off to the availability … <\/p>\n

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