Lot details Registration No: HSV 739 Frame No: 4328 Engine No: KTT477 cc: 350 MOT Expiry Date: Exempt
The first production KTT racers were sold to the public in 1928 when two machines were sold, effectively replicas of the works machine that had secured Velocette's second TT win in the 1928 Junior race. The model was produced in its original form with only detail alterations until 1932 when the MK IV was introduced. The Mk IV was fitted as standard with the new positive stop four speed gearbox which had previously been available as an option and a new cylinder head, still cast in iron, was employed, which offered improved combustion characteristics. In most other respects the MK IV was much as its predecessors with the braced Webb girder forks that were peculiar to the KTT and the majority of the rest of the cycle parts being shared by other machines in the range.
The example offered was, according to information provided by Ivan Rhodes, a works machine supplied to Gilbert.L. Emery of Llanduduno, a rider that competed with some success in the TT between 1928 and 1933 riding Cotton and Sunbeams in addition to Velocette's with an invoice date of the 31st May 1933 indicating that he paid half its retail price. The discount offered by Velocette was well rewarded with Emery securing sixth place in the Junior TT, his highest finish in a TT. It is presented today in complete original condition affording the enthusiast the opportunity to purchase a rare machine made more desirable as a result of its known history.
PLEASE NOTE: The registration for this Motorcycle is 'HSV 739'.
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