Starting Velocette
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Awesome video. Thx for posting.To see the excellent 'start-up' procedure of the world famous RM Velocette startup at the "Legends of the 9-Hour " vintage race recently, with disastrous results; oil line burst & more vintage racers. Goggle: 'RM Velocette starting procedure' & click on it. Hours of bike and vintage cars, & vinatage airplanes etc. Panteras, Daytona Cobra coupes, GT 40's, Chevrons, & a one off Nomad plus mystery South African built racer.See who can spot them, no prizes. Enjoy. tai
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Is this the only Velo on YouTube which ticks over slowly without eight-stroking or otherwise misfiring? You'd think people would get the things running good before filming.
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Sounds just like my Guzzi Falcone!
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She's a beautiful bike, we have a venom that my Dad built and 'thruxtonised' with a fairing and lots of other bits and pieces. Needs a bit of work first though.
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@chardinej what kind of compression do they run?
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BTW I've now put a correct Iridium plug in the old girl and she starts even easier! I would highly recommend them. Also have them in my 1953 Sunbeam S8 and same result- starts like a dream.
chardinej 1 year ago
I'm 14 and i got the 'nack of starting a velo' yesterday. It's a 1929 KTT racer. I started it!!
MrBlj8977 1 year ago
@MrBlj8977 Well done!!! Once you learn it you'll never forget! And what a bike you started- a dream machine!
chardinej 1 year ago
god those things start easy, it takes a good jump from someone 250lbs+ to turn over my fathers 1965 t120C but then again that thing was set up for flat track racing before we got it and could easily have a 750 kit and 11:1+ compression... with no compression release
jaratt85 1 year ago
@jaratt85 Well, the ease of starting has something to do with the starter! Velos are actually notoriously difficult to start. If the standard Velocette "starting drill" is not followed your hypothetical 250 pounder could stand on the kick start all day and never spin the engine over. The compression release as you suggest, is the secret.
chardinej 1 year ago
TAPETS!!!
MuffinBoy360 1 year ago
@MuffinBoy360 That's the way they sound cold. Tappets are set to nominal. Get a Velo and you'll see.
chardinej 1 year ago