dixie Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Anyone run a vello trialer ?? Havn't seen one down here (westcountry) Just wondered how they went in trials trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_weedon Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Bound to be one somewhere, can't be more unusual than the Vincent Comet that I used to see at Trials in the Southern Centre during the 90's. Wayne.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 one for sale in west yorks right now.. very nice more than capable.. lots of money see dave varleys site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 http://www.dcclassicmotorcycles.co.uk/gall...0cc_Mac_Engine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Have seen pics from IoM -06 of a smart designed black Velocette, first class Has anyone else seen this bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat slinn Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hi Guys, John Hartle was developing a "works" 500 ( mss) trials bike in the early 60's. To long ago to remember much about it, but I can remember it sounded nice!! Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie prescott Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hi Guy's, Hi Pat, Yes I remember the Hartle bike , it had a right crack to the exhaust note. I used to ride in the same trials has Roman Zeil with his Velo Outfit and that had an even better bark, and he only rode the bike with the tap fully open, and it used to loop it like no other outfit that I knew. Paul Jackson has been riding a Ariel with a Velo engine up in Yorkshire, (one of his frames I expect) he told me he had just built ten of um,(frames that is) last year. There's a picture on the Yorkshire Classics site ,of the bike and him, and I seem to remember there's a few more in the gallery. Regard's Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixie Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 The yorkie bike was the one that sparked my intrest ,I was checking out his twins (triumphs) And the velo caught my eye. checked out old bike mart and there seem to be enough spares around. Anyone run one on the road ,My old classic british trials bike book says the motor was a reliable lump and the thinest in the buisness, God i wish i was ritch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat slinn Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Charlie, Roman Zeil, now there 's a name from the passed, do you know where he is now ?. I had fogoten about his velo, butt......... didn't all the sidecar guys ( in the good old days) have a switch on the tank ?, either "ON or OFF" !, you should know that Charlie ?. Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie prescott Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi Guy's' Hi Pat. Sadly Roman is now riding the old Velo up in the sky. When we have one of them full blown thunder storms, ia'm sure you can hear the bark from the old girl in with the thunder. Regard's Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) Hi, Sorry for off topic.. Havent been to the Yorkshire site for a while.. Thanks to Barry Pickard for all the nice pics. I like especially the pic of Dave Emmott from 090104, 2row, 1 left, section looks nice I like.. Edited March 14, 2009 by Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland lassie Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 checked out old bike mart and there seem to be enough spares around. Anyone run one on the road ,My old classic british trials bike book says the motor was a reliable lump and the thinest in the buisness, Velocette Owners Club have a regular magazine, and there's more spares in there than you could ever want. Reliable isn't the word - we've got two Venoms in the garage which have been run steadily on the road from 1957 with no bother at all. They've been in retirement for the last five years or so, but the plan is to get them back on the road before long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 (edited) I dont own this pic and my apologie to the photographer because I did found it some website, but must show you this ultra nice Velo. http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu54/pa.../Velotrials.jpg Edited March 14, 2009 by Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuhrc Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I heard BigJohn chatting during the Nevis Radio SSDT coverage about both Chris Haigh and Paul Jackson & their Velocettes. Has anyone got any contact details for either of these guys?? Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsabantamtrials Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 hi. theres a velo on ebay at the moment http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VELOCETTE-350-MAC-TW...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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