c.1963 Velocette LE
No Reserve

Registration No: 488 SYA
Frame No: 52534
MOT: Exempt

• From a large private collection of motorcycles
• Some evidence of past restoration work
• A lovely candidate for light recommissioning

The Velocette LE was manufactured by Veloce Ltd., a company better known for its bigger performance bikes, from 1948 to 1971. 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 Britain. Police riders of the day were expected to nod to senior officers whilst riding past, and the bike became known affectionately as the 'Noddy Bike' to the general public.

First registered in Somerset, this 200cc LE is offered for sale having spent many years in a large private motorcycle collection. It has clearly benefitted from some cosmetic restoration in the past, although there is a light patina in places which suits the bike rather handsomely. As it has been out of use for a number of years, some recommissioning will necessarily be in order. The LE is offered with an old style V5.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217