1949 LE Velocette

Registration No: KOC 811
Frame No: 4438
Engine No: 4486
CC: 200CC
MOT: Exempt

• Nice authentically restored 1949 200cc LE Velocette 'Noddy Bike'
• Bought by the vendor in 1995 and stored since
• Fitted with a pair of period saddle bags and rear seat pad
• Engine turns over with compression, will need recommissioning
• Includes an owners manual, service book and a few old tax discs
• Supplied with a buff log book, old MOTs and a V5

The LE Velocette was manufactured by Veloce Ltd, a company more famous for its bigger performance bikes, from 1948 up to the late sixties. With its horizontally opposed water-cooled twin-cylinder engine and all enclosing bodywork it was designed to answer criticism that motorcycles were noisy and dirty and to a large extent it was successful. At first offered with a 150cc engine, its initial performance was somewhat pedestrian so the motor was eventually increased to 200cc and it found favour with over 50 police forces around the UK. Police riders of the day were expected to nod to senior officers whilst riding past and the bike became known affectionally as the 'Noddy Bike' to the general public.

This nice authentically restored 200cc LE was bought by the vendor in 1995 and has been stored in a garage ever since and comes fitted with a pair of period rear panniers and a pillion seat pad. Included in the sale are an owners manual, service manual, some old tax discs, a few old MOTs, a buff log book and a V5 registration document. There is even a temporary Isle of Man tax disc from the 1950s. The engine turns over with good compression but it has not been run for a while so will need recommissioning before use.