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Post by dick on Jun 2, 2022 15:10:17 GMT
well i advertised the old girl for sale [ cb250n ] on evilbay last night and she was bought this morning.....i will be sad to see her go [ shes' going to essex ] i have covered nearly 2000 happy miles in 9 months, but as i dont have any money or savings i had my heart set on another bike, so she had to go in order to buy the new bike....  but wait...not all is lost i am now the proud [ hopefully ] owner of a Velocette LE [ noddy bike ] which should complement my 1960 bsa bantam d7, both in age and speed [ or lack of it ! ] certainly a " marmite " bike if i ever saw one...i shall of course still post on the forum if thats ok, i really liked my plucky superdream  here's the replacement...  |
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Post by BritPete on Jun 2, 2022 16:21:04 GMT
Was it an Ex Police bike?
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Post by duffer on Jun 2, 2022 16:37:10 GMT
You don't have to own a single Superdream to post on here. Just ask CTB ! Poor fell doesn't own one.
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Post by buster on Jun 2, 2022 17:29:03 GMT
wont be long till your looking for a 400 then  |
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Post by dick on Jun 2, 2022 17:39:22 GMT
Was it an Ex Police bike? they were mostly sold and used by the police forces, so probaly been used as a police bike at some point... |
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Post by dick on Jun 2, 2022 17:41:45 GMT
wont be long till your looking for a 400 then watch this space...! i may need a fix after pottering about at 40mph flat out for a few months... |
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Post by BritPete on Jun 2, 2022 17:56:45 GMT
Was it an Ex Police bike? they were mostly sold and used by the police forces, so probaly been used as a police bike at some point... Just count this on the web Ex-police machines can be identified by the after market fittings for the police radio. These include the manufacturers data plate being moved to the headstock, the word 'POLICE' stamped under the generator cover and a distinctive V shaped pressing riveted in front of the seat. |
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Post by dick on Jun 2, 2022 18:36:43 GMT
they were mostly sold and used by the police forces, so probably been used as a police bike at some point... Just count this on the web Ex-police machines can be identified by the after market fittings for the police radio. These include the manufacturers data plate being moved to the head-stock, the word 'POLICE' stamped under the generator cover and a distinctive V shaped pressing riveted in front of the seat. once the bike turns up in the next few weeks i will have a good look around it, over the years things may have been removed or replaced, i have joined the velocette le owners club, which from all accounts is an excellent club if you own a LE model, not bothered about it being original, as long as its a smile an hour it will do me |
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Post by davefirestorm on Jun 2, 2022 20:44:52 GMT
The LE almost finished Velocette off as post war they anticipated everyone would want one and they virtualy stopped producing the big singles,the public didn’t like the LE but the Police forces did and production carried on till 1971 when factory closed.I had a LE and loved it  |
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Post by comstar on Jun 2, 2022 21:12:57 GMT
Is it interesting to ride?
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Post by BritPete on Jun 3, 2022 7:34:05 GMT
Is it interesting to ride? Dont know about riding but the engineering was opposed piston shaft drive 4 stroke which probably on brit bikes was ahead of its time The look was Aerial Arrow ish but in my opinion the 2 stroke twin would have been my choice of engine - Neils brother has one and for a 200 goes like sh!t off a shovel |
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Post by davefirestorm on Jun 3, 2022 7:49:15 GMT
The idea for building the LE came during the war and Phil Irving of Vincent fame had some input,the Ariel two stroke maybe borrowed some of the LE design features but put a decent engine in their bike.The LE was flawed in that it could not be “bored” out to make a bigger more desireable capacity machine 192cc was the maximum.The original LE was aimed at people with no desire to be motorcyclists in that it was fully enclosed smooth and quiet to ride with hand gear change and hand starter and a meagre 150cc water cooled engine.I loved riding mine two up round country lanes doing VMCC runs.Would,love another one😁
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Post by comstar on Jun 8, 2022 0:48:34 GMT
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Post by dick on Jun 8, 2022 5:05:53 GMT
yep, thanks...its a very similair bike to mine, although it has a hand start and hand gear-change and aside from a few other bits and bobs, they didnt change to much am really looking forward to it being delivered by the transport guy in less than 2 weeks time [ not that i am counting the days of course ]  |
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