The 1961 Velocette Venommotorcyclewas from a British bike maker convinced that its declamatory - displacement single - cylinder engines were the adequate of the twins favour by most rivals . With a top swiftness of 100 miles per hour or so , the 1961 Velocette Venom motorcycle was a good supporting argument .
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Velocette was founded in 1904 under the name Veloce .
Its first motorcycles were power by four - accident singles , but when the British society switched totwo - strokesin 1913 , the name was exchange to Velocette . Though four - strokes reappear in the 1920s , the society name was retained .
When most contender added large - deracination similitude to their lineups , Velocette stick with vertical I . One elision was the LE , introduced in 1949 , a modest , scooter - same machine powered by a 200 - cubic centimetre horizontally opposed flathead twin .
The single - cylinder Venom was introduced in the late 1950s , and while it was a adequate to sporting machine , it was overshadowed in the marketplace by various British twins .
Its 500 - milliliter locomotive engine produce a very respectable 36horsepower , enough to propel the Venom to near 100 mph . A Venom fit with the " Clubman " alternative could top the century gull .
In the mid-1960s the Thruxton Venom appeared , named after a popular racing circumference . Despite an updated appearance and a bit more world power , the Thurxton could n’t save Velocette , and the company close in 1968 .
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The 1961 Velocette Venom motorcycle have attractive details such as a spiffy chrome fuel tank and a " fishtail"muffler .
