tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906028895657817353.post5058393900029053680..comments2024-01-27T18:59:25.928+11:00Comments on The Velobanjogent: Velocette's 4 cylinder racer...."The little engine that never grew up"......The Velobanjogenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14529221865633433179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906028895657817353.post-43909100593107013222011-08-31T22:34:43.162+10:002011-08-31T22:34:43.162+10:00Seymour lived in Thame, near Oxford, my brother mo...Seymour lived in Thame, near Oxford, my brother moved there and spotted his workshop and stopped-off for a chat, being an MOV-fan of old, had many a chat with him. Like the other Velo-specialists who did great work Seymour wasn't keen on the Goodman's anymore, as, with the others, he realised they had just been used ...and not paid for it either! He's dead years ago now, the shop disappeared, what couldn't be sold-off was probably scrapped by people who didn't know what it was.<br /><br />Engine looks good, but, why-oh-why do they insist with the stupid shaft-drive! Complicated, expensive, more weight, rotten handling. Money was the problem, they didn't have any to waste, and as such, had no chance against MV anyway, so why bother. Better do as Ethel Denley told me, spend it on the 350 parallel-twin based on V8 car technology, designed by a relative in Detroit to slot into the LE, instead of the crap sidevalve-boxer which had no future even when new and expensive and unreliable to boot. The Yank engine was anvil simple and cheap to make, with bags of potential left. I'd love to get hold of the drawings he showed her and make one, just to prove a point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906028895657817353.post-86211020979166365432011-03-16T22:49:36.142+11:002011-03-16T22:49:36.142+11:00Pete, the 125cc engine was never completed and so ...Pete, the 125cc engine was never completed and so as parts seemed to have disappeared.<br />I haven't heard of where it is today....<br />Dennis.The Velobanjogenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529221865633433179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906028895657817353.post-5443208983031974952011-03-12T03:56:53.419+11:002011-03-12T03:56:53.419+11:00Hello Dennis. Do you know if the 125cc motor stil...Hello Dennis. Do you know if the 125cc motor still exists? It would be fun to finish the machining and assembly, then test the motor on a dyno. Or maybe even mount it in a period chassis... !<br /><br />PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com