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£4,600
1960 Velocette Venom, 498cc. Registration number NBV 669. Frame number RS12811. Engine number VM 4670.
Sold with the V5C, large history folder of receipts for works undertaken and related material.
The Venom was introduced in 1955. In 1961 a factory-prepared Venom with a small fairing set the world’s 24-hour endurance speed record of 100.05 MPH at the Montlhery race track in France. The record stood until 2008 for 500cc motorcycles. The Venom had an alloy cylinder with cast iron liner, an alloy cylinder head and a high compression piston. The cam was set high in the crankcase to allow for very short pushrods. This offered some of the benefits of an overhead cam setup, but was much simpler and cheaper to produce. The Venom was produced until 1970.
NBV was owned by John Hallam in 2009, our vendor buying it in 2011.
In 2013 he had the engine stripped and rebuilt by Alec Swallow at a cost of £500, the speedo was rebuilt at the same time and reset, it has covered some 4,500 since. In 2018 the gearbox was stripped and rebuilt, the alloy rims have stainless steel spokes, a 12v Alton alternator, a rebuilt magneto and recent Hagon shocks. It is only being sold due to arthritis in his thumbs.
Sold with the V5C, large history folder of receipts for works undertaken and related material.
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