Editing Velocette (section)

{{Short description|English motorcycle manufacturer, 1904–1971}}
{{About|the British motorcycle manufacturer|the 1990s English band formed by former members of Comet Gain|Comet Gain}}
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| name             = Velocette
| logo             = Velocette motorcycle badge.jpg
| logo_size        = 200px
| logo_caption     = Badge on motorcycle fuel tank 
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| fate             = Voluntarily liquidated
| parent           = Veloce Ltd
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| foundation       = 1904
| founder          = [[John Goodman (Velocette)|John Goodman]]
| defunct          = 1971
| location_city    = [[Birmingham]]
| location_country = England
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| key_people       = [[John Goodman (Velocette)|John Goodman]], [[Eugene Goodman (Businessman)|Eugene Goodman]],<br>Percy Goodman, Peter Goodman
| industry         = [[Motorcycle]]
| products         = Motorcycles
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'''Velocette''' is a range of [[motorcycle]]s made by Veloce Ltd, in [[Hall Green]], [[Birmingham]], England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling almost as many hand-built motorcycles during its lifetime as the mass-produced machines of the giant [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]] and [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] concerns.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A History of Veloce Limited, Motorcycle Manufacturers, Hall Green, Birmingham|last=Kelly|first=J.W.E.|year=1979}}</ref> Renowned for the quality of its products, the company was "always in the picture" in international motorcycle racing from the mid-1920s until the 1950s, culminating in two [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champions|World Championship]] titles (1949&ndash;1950 350&nbsp;cc) and its legendary and still-unbeaten (for single-cylinder, 500 cc machines) 24&nbsp;hours at over 100&nbsp;mph (161&nbsp;km/h) record. Veloce, while small, was a great technical innovator and many of its patented designs are commonplace on motorcycles today, including the positive-stop foot shift and [[swingarm|swinging arm]] rear suspension with hydraulic dampers.<ref name="Mirco">{{cite book|last=De Cet|first=Mirco|title=The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles|editor=Quentin Daniel|publisher=Rebo International|year=2005|isbn=978-90-366-1497-9}}</ref> The business suffered a gradual commercial decline during the late 1960s, eventually closing in February 1971.<ref name="Classic June 1996"/>