LOT 10

1959 Velocette 200cc Valiant Registration no. SFF 672 Frame no. 1351/33 Engine no. V200/2009

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Lot 10

1959 Velocette 200cc Valiant

Motorcycles Online - The Summer Sale|24 June 2024, 12:09 BST|Online, Milton Keynes

1959 Velocette 200cc Valiant
Registration no. SFF 672
Frame no. 1351/33
Engine no. V200/2009

A sports version of Velocette's LE must have seemed improbable but nevertheless the factory went ahead with the idea, launching the Valiant in 1957. More conventional than its predecessor, the Valiant boasted a tubular cradle frame, air cooling, overhead valves, twin carburettors and a four-speed, foot-change gearbox but was otherwise mechanically almost identical to the LE. Visually, the sporting Valiant could not have been more different but the model was expensive for a machine that was not a full 250 and sales were disappointing..

This Valiant has had an interesting modification carried out on the kick starter which has been replaced by the current vendor to be a hand crank, a useful addition to get the little Velo started. Much of its previous history is unknown but we're advised by the vendor the Valiant has been run recently. It should be noted that the HPI report records the machine as an Insurance Write Off (Theft) in 2014. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to the originality, correctness, and registration status of the machine. Offered with a V5C, invoice and BMS handbook and service manual.
Offered with key

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