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Velocette

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Velocette is the name given to motorcycles made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. [1]

28 relations: Belgians, Birmingham, Birmingham Small Arms Company, Enid Blyton, Eugene Goodman, FN (motorcycle), Hall Green, IOE engine, Isle of Man TT, John Goodman (Velocette), List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champions, List of Velocette motorcycles, Metropolitan Police Service, Motorcycle, Mr. Plod, Noddy (character), Norton Motorcycle Company, Overhead valve engine, Scooter (motorcycle), Swingarm, Timing light, Velocette KSS, Velocette KTT, Velocette MAC, Velocette MSS, Velocette Thruxton, Velocette Venom, Velocette Viper.

Belgians

Belgians (Belgen, Belges, Belgier) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, with an estimated population of 1,101,360, making it the second most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Birmingham Small Arms Company

The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process.

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Enid Blyton

Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies.

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Eugene Goodman

Eugene Goodman was the co founder of the Velocette motorcycle company with his father John Goodman.

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FN (motorcycle)

FN (Fabrique Nationale de Herstal) is a Belgian company established in 1889 to make arms and ammunition, and from 1901 to 1967 was also a motorcycle manufacturer.

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Hall Green

Hall Green is an area in south-east Birmingham, England.

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IOE engine

The intake/inlet over exhaust, or "IOE" engine, known in the US as F-head, is a four-stroke internal combustion engine whose valvetrain comprises OHV inlet valves within the cylinder head and exhaust side-valves within the engine block.

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Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) races are an annual motorcycle sport event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907, and is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world.

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John Goodman (Velocette)

Johannes Gütgemann (1857–?), also known as John Taylor and John Goodman, was the founder of the Velocette motorcycle company.

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List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champions

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing, which has been divided into three classes since the 1990 season: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP.

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List of Velocette motorcycles

The following is a list of motorcycles manufactured by Velocette, which ran from 1904 to 1971.

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Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.

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Motorcycle

A motorcycle, often called a bike, motorbike, or cycle, is a two-> or three-wheeled motor vehicle.

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Mr. Plod

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Noddy (character)

Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963.

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Norton Motorcycle Company

The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, UK.

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Overhead valve engine

An overhead valve engine (OHV engine), or "pushrod engine", is a reciprocating piston engine whose poppet valves are sited in the cylinder head.

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Scooter (motorcycle)

A scooter (also referred to as a motor scooter to avoid confusion with kick scooter, but not to be confused with a motorized scooter) is a type of motorcycle with a step-through frame and a platform for the rider's feet.

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Swingarm

A swingarm, or "swinging arm" (UK), originally known as a swing fork or pivoted fork, is the main component of the rear suspension of most modern motorcycles and ATVs.

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Timing light

A timing light is a stroboscope used to dynamically set the ignition timing of an Otto cycle or similar internal combustion engine equipped with a distributor.

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Velocette KSS

The Velocette KSS is British motorcycle made by Velocette.

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Velocette KTT

The Velocette KTT is a racing British motorcycle made by Velocette.

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Velocette MAC

The Velocette MAC is a British motorcycle made by Velocette.

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Velocette MSS

The Velocette MSS is a motorcycle made by Velocette.

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Velocette Thruxton

The Velocette Thruxton was a sporting motorcycle produced by Velocette between 1965 and 1971.

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Velocette Venom

The Velocette Venom was a 499 cc single-cylinder four-stroke British motorcycle made by Velocette at Hall Green in Birmingham.

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Velocette Viper

The Velocette Viper is a British motorcycle made by Velocette between 1955 and 1968.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocette

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