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Velocette U

Make Model	Velocette U
Year	1928
Engine	Two stroke, single cylinder
Capacity	249 cc / 15.2 cub in.
Bore x Stroke	63 x 80 mm
Cooling System	Air cooled
Exhaust	One-into-two, chrome
Starting	Kick start
Transmission	3 speed, hand controlled gearbox
Final Drive	Chain
Front Suspension	Webb forks
Rear Suspension	Spring loaded saddle
Front Brakes	Drum
Rear Brakes	Drum
Wheels	Spokes
Colours	Black with gold pinstriping
Source	Bohams

The first machine to bear the name ‘Velocette’ was a two-stroke, so called to differentiate it from the larger, four-stroke Veloce model, and the type was an almost permanent fixture of the Hall Green range up until WW2. Although dropped at the end of 1926, the two-stroke Velocette reappeared at the 1927 Motor Cycle Show as the heavily revised Model U (for ‘Utility) boasting improved brakes, lightweight Webb forks and the newly fashionable ‘saddle’ tank. Its predecessor’s 63 x 80mm bore/stroke dimensions were retained, but the twin-port motor now had a roller big-end bearing and drove via a three-speed, hand change gearbox. Well engineered in the best Veloce tradition, the Model U quickly gained a reputation for exemplary reliability and was soon joined by a USS sports version with detachable cylinder head.