15th Nov, 2023 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
1959 Velocette LE Mk3
Proceeds to Derbyshire Blood Bikes
Sold for £828
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: XLM 822
Frame No: 2528/34
Engine No: 2528/3
CC: 200
MOT: Exempt
- Proceeds to go to Derby Blood bikes
- An older restoration
- Everything works and starts easy
- Some spares included
- Current V5C on file
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 1959 Velocette LE Mk3 has had a sympathetic restoration. The machine is in good mechanical condition and starts easily, and all the lights and other components work as they should. It has been described by the vendor as ‘a fully roadworthy machine’. It is being offered with some spares and a current V5C.
Proceeds from the sale will go towards the Derbyshire Blood Bikes. Derbyshire Blood Bikes began in 2011 with a group of Derby-based motorcyclists enthusiasts, who established the charity in 2012, providing an urgent medical courier service to the NHS in Derbyshire.
For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 15th Nov, 2023
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