Download or read book Velocette Since 1950 written by Steve Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.