1962 Velocette Venom Clubman

Veloce Ltd. was never a major player in the British motorcycle world, but made good motorcycles, won races and built an excellent reputation. The company built its first motorcycle in 1905, and in 1913 came out with a 250cc 2-stroke called the Velocette, or Little Velo. The name stuck, and the company finally got around to changing its name in 1926.

Percy Goodman. The son of the founder, designed Velocette's early OHC engines and the later "M" series OHV engine, which began in 1933 with the 250cc MOV. The OHC KTT being extremely successful, especially at the Isle of Man.

At the Earls Court motorcycle show in 1955, a new 500 Velocette was introduced, the Venom, a sports version of the MSS. In 1958, a Venom with a few go-fast options was officially clocked at 108mph. For 1959 the Venom actually came in two versions, the standard and the Clubman, the latter having a slightly higher compression (8.75:1), an Amal TT carb and boasting 38hp; this model came with rear-set footpegs, reversed gearshift lever, full width front brake, lower bars. It also had a magneto with manual control. In 1960 further options were made available from the factory.

In 1961 a well-tweaked Venom with a fairing set a 500cc record by averaging more than 100mph for 24 hours. That record still stands today

The model on offer today is a genuine Clubman model with additional options of a rev counter, alloy rims and lower handle bars , starts easily and runs very well and in very nice original condition.

It has been with the current owner for the past 22 years, and comes with the original buff log book and current V5.