Hi Steve,
this is Kurt from Bavaria, Germany (4/4 Sport, 2011, BMW RT 1200, 2008).
I just love your Velocette. It's an amazing piece of British craftsmanship.
And I've got a story to tell about the Velocette....
Back in the sixties, when I started motorcycling, I met a British motorcyclist at the Hockenheimring in Germany, where we both visited a motorcycle race.
I was there with the first "motorcycle" I owned (with many to come), and it was a 2stroke CZ,175 cc, from the former Czechoslovakia.
And there she was...the Velocette Thruxton (WHAT A NAME!!!) the bike of my English mate. I was paralyzed by the smell and sound and the sight....
After the race we travelled a while together, she, the Velocette in front, me and my "taramtamtam" 2stroke behind....what a gorgeous day THAT WAS...
This was one of those events in my life I'll never forget...
And yours looks just the same....CONGRATS.
Kurt.
And that takes me back a bit. I learned to ride a bike and passed my test on a CZ175. A dreadful machine, about as gutless as they come or rather came.
