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In 1961 a production 500cc Velocette Venom Clubman Veeline achieved a world record, twenty-four hours at a speed of 100.05mph. It was the first motorbike of any size to perform the feat, and to this date no other motorbike of comparable size has equalled or bettered its record. It was the culmination of almost fifty-five years of technological excellence from the Birmingham factory, a time that had seen the company win both the Junior and Senior TT numerous times, as well as many other races throughout Europe and the UK. Motorcycle historian Mick Walker tells the story of the various Velocette racing bikes and their riders from 1905 to the winding up of the company in 1971. Velocettes have always had a loyal following and the KTT and Thruxton especially are among the most desirable of classic bikes, especially with a racing pedigree. Riders like Stanley Wood, Neil Kelly, E.A. Mellors and Bertie Goodman all feature in the book too. Famous models such as the KTT, MAC, Venom and Thruxton are looked at in depth, while the story of Velocette's racing heritage is told in great detail in Velocette: The Racing Story. AUTHOR: Mick Walker set up his own company Mick Walker Motorcycles in 1969, became a leading race sponsor during the 1970s and went on to form Mick Walker Racing in 1994. He was editor of Motorcycle Enthusiast [1983-87]. Mick has also been a successful tuner, coach and team manager. His list of riders includes 2004 World Super Bike champion James Toseland. Mick has written nearly a hundred books. 200 colour photosProduct Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
ISBN-139781847970725
eBay Product ID (ePID)89634272
Product Key Features
Book TitleVelocette: the Racing Story
AuthorMick Walker
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicMotorcycles
Publication Year2008
GenreSports
Number of Pages224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height246mm
Item Width189mm
Item Weight808g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMick Walker
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 02 Jan, 2020
Classic bike fans would love this book.
Bought this for my hubby as a Christmas present. He hasn't put it down finds it really interesting. I would recommend it to classic bike fans.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 07 Nov, 2017
Wonderfull story
Very detailed story, the best reason one might need for wringing the neck of your Viper, super book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 May, 2016
What a wasted opportunity
This title 'Velocette the Racing Story' has some good bits but much of the rest is riddled with mistakes, a lack of clarity and missing information. There is too much repeated copy from other publications, some of which is out of date and/or incorrect. There is even an allegation of a rider being involved in a fatal accident who had absolutely nothing to do with the crash (and wasn't even in the race event) The are sections on early racing episodes that are well written. What a shame the rest falls short. For the sake of some proof reading and a little help - which was offered - this could have been so much better.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
