Velocette Veeline
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Make Model | Velocette Veeline |
Year | 1958 - 60 |
Engine | Four-stroke, flat twin |
Capacity | 192 cc / 11.7 cub in |
Bore x Stroke | 50 x 49 mm |
Compression Ratio | 8.0:1 |
Cooling System | Air cooled |
Lubrication | Wet sump |
Carburetor | 2 x Amal 363 monobloc |
Exhaust | Twin with torpedo shaped silencers |
Ignition | Coil |
Battery | 6V, 42W |
Starting | Kick start |
Max Power | 8.8 kW / 12 hp @ 7000 rpm |
Clutch | Dry, three-plate |
Transmission | 4 Speed constant mesh |
Final Drive | Shaft |
Gear Ratio | 1st 2.078 / 2nd 1.353 / 3rd 1.0 / 4th 0.739:1 |
Frame | Duplex frame with single top tube |
Wheelbase | 1300 mm / 51.2 in |
Seat height | 737 mm / 29 in |
Ground Clearance | 152 mm / 6 in |
Front Suspension | Telescopic fork |
Rear Suspension | Woodhead-Monroe springs with hydraulic damping |
Front Brakes | 5 x 1" drum |
Rear Brakes | 5 x 1" drum |
Wheels | Spoked |
Front Tyre | 3.25 x 18" |
Rear Tyre | 3.25 x 18" |
Fuel Capacity | 13.6 L / 3.6 US gal |
Dry Weight | 125 kg / 276 lbs |
Recommended Top Speed | 97 km/h / 60 mph |
Colours | Black, green |
Source | Wikipedia |
The 1959 Velocette Veeline (also known as the Vee Line) was the same as a standard Valiant with a 'dolphin' full fairing made of fibre glass that had big windscreen, a fascia panel housing the speedometer and ammeter, as well as a small glove box. The headlamp was mounted on brackets that were fixed in the fairing so that it could be adjusted but didn't turn with the forks.
Developed as competition for the emerging scooter market, the Veeline, but still had the underpowered engine of the Valiant and did not sell in sufficient numbers. The big fairing also added 21 pounds (9.5 kg) to the weight and £21 to the cost and after poor sales Velocette decided to stop production of the model in 1961.