Velocette

Velocette
	Badge on motorcycle fuel tank
Industry	Motorcycle
Founded	1904
Founder	John Goodman
Defunct	1971
Fate	Voluntarily liquidated
Headquarters	Birmingham, England
Key people	John Goodman, Eugene Goodman,; Percy Goodman, Peter Goodman
Products	Motorcycles
Parent	Veloce Ltd

Velocette is a range of motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its lifetime as the mass-produced machines of the giant BSA and Norton concerns.^[1] Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was "always in the picture" in international motorcycle racing from the mid-1920s until the 1950s, culminating in two World Championship titles (1949–1950 350 cc) and its legendary and still-unbeaten (for single-cylinder, 500 cc machines) 24 hours at over 100 mph (161 km/h) record. Veloce, while small, was a great technical innovator and many of its patented designs are commonplace on motorcycles today, including the positive-stop foot shift and swinging arm rear suspension with hydraulic dampers.^[2] The business suffered a gradual commercial decline during the late 1960s, eventually closing in February 1971.^[3]

^ Kelly, J.W.E. (1979). A History of Veloce Limited, Motorcycle Manufacturers, Hall Green, Birmingham.
^ De Cet, Mirco (2005). Quentin Daniel (ed.). The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles. Rebo International. ISBN 978-90-366-1497-9.
^ Cite error: The named reference Classic June 1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Kelly, J.W.E. (1979). A History of Veloce Limited, Motorcycle Manufacturers, Hall Green, Birmingham.

[Mirco-2] De Cet, Mirco (2005). Quentin Daniel (ed.). The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles. Rebo International. ISBN 978-90-366-1497-9.

[Classic_June_1996-3] Cite error: The named reference Classic June 1996 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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