Velocette
The Three Twins: Roarer, Model O and Le
$88.00
- Hardcover
120 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2023
Summary
The Veloce company is well regarded for producing some of the best single-cylinder motorcycles in race form and for private use. It is not so well known that Veloce Ltd also produced some twin-cylinder machines: the Roarer, for racing, and the Model O for production. These bikes had many engineering features in common, such as twin contra-rotating crankshafts, inline cranks, shaft drive, and swing arm rear suspension. The supercharged Roarer was never raced because of the advent of war; this …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787119000 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787119009 |
| Author: | Brian Agnew, Ivan Rhodes |
| Publisher: | David & Charles |
| Imprint: | Veloce |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 652g |
| Dimensions: | 262mm x 215mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Brian Agnew
Brian Agnew was employed at Newcastle University from 1984, teaching and undertaking research in thermodynamics and automotive engineering. Prior to retiring in 2015, he was a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a member of ASME and SAE.
Brian has written over 200 technical papers and two well-read book chapters, as well as contributing articles in the LE club magazine.
Having been a serial Velocette motorcycle owner since the 1960s, he has owned nearly every model from the 1940s, and rebuilt every model of the LE range. He is a long term member of the Velocette Owners Club and the LE Club, and was at one time Chair of the Northumbrian Section of the VOC.
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