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==Velocette two-strokes== [[File:1913velomodela.jpg|thumb|right|1913 Velocette Model A]] The first two-stroke, built in 1913, was called a ''Velocette''. When The 'K' series reverted to ''Veloce'', the buying public overlooked them, having become used to the ''Velocette'' name and associating it with quality products. The ''Velocette'' name was reprised, and used for all subsequent models.<ref name="lemon">{{cite web | url= http://www.is-it-a-lemon.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=791 | website= Is-it-a-lemon.com | title= Velocette | access-date= 2006-12-20}}</ref> Between 1913 and 1925, Veloce produced expensive, high-quality two-stroke motorcycles of (nominally) 250 cc, which gained an excellent reputation and were entered in competitions such as the [[Isle of Man TT]], with some success. The single-cylinder machines had many advanced features, such as a throttle-controlled oil pump, which set them apart from other manufacturers' products. (The introduction of this device was claimed erroneously, much later, by Suzuki). The factory gradually developed this machine from the "A" series and variants (A, AC2 - coil ignition, two-speed gearbox, AC3 β three-speed gearbox, etc.), then the "H" series, the model U and variants, culminating in the model GTP in 1930, which was produced until 1946. The GTP was a reliable lightweight motorcycle with good steering and power delivery.
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