Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1959 Velocette Viper
Standard Viper with alloy rims.
Estimate
£2, 200 - £2, 800
Registration No: OJR 618
Frame No: RS11593
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented 350cc Viper
Fitted with alloy rims front and rear
Supplied with a current V5C
Velocettes motorcycles were manufactured by Veloce Ltd in Hall Green Birmingham between 1905 and 1971, a family-owned firm producing mainly hand-built motorcycles and competing favorably with the bigger concerns such as BSA, Triumph and Norton. Veloce 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. Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was "always in the picture" in international motorcycle racing from the mid 1920s through to the 1950s, culminating in two 350cc World Championship titles and its legendary, and still-unbeaten, record of averaging over 100mph for 24 hours on a 500cc single cylinder machine. The Viper was the Venoms little brother sporting similar running gear with a 350cc engine.
This well presented Viper, part of an enthusiast private collection for the last 10 years, has been authentically restored in the past keeping a good degree of originality. Now downsizing his collection, it is time for someone else to enjoy the bike. In essentially standard trim apart from being fitted with alloy rims, it was ridden by the vendor last summer, not run since it will need the normal checks before use and comes supplied with a current V5C.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
