Old bike help

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  1. Little Miss Road Rage

    Little Miss Road Rage Gardener

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    My dad has a really old police bike and he wants me to find 1) some history on it; 2) if its worth anything; 3) If he can sell it; 4) if its not worth much would a museum or a collector would want it. I have had a look on the internet but haven't found much and wondered if anyone had any clues where I can start?

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    Kelly
     
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    :thumb: What sort of bike is it..?? Is it a "Noddy Bike".? A Velocette LE a 200cc water cooled 2stroke..??? Or a triumph.?? Or something different..?? I used to be into old British motorbikes..;):thumb: Or do you really mean a bicycle..??
     
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    Sorry its a bicycle
     
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    Is it one of these?

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    Yeah think so. My great uncle used to ride it but I haven't seen it for years. Looks like there are loads of them about
     
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    We go to steam rallys now and then and they normally have exhibits of old cycles etc if he fancied going down that road. 02
     
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    QUOTE=Marley Farley; A Velocette LE a 200cc water cooled 2stroke..??

    DROOL:thumb:

    Years ahead of their time. Silent and smooth:)
    But what I really fancied was a Velocette Viper or Venom.
     
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    Has it got a siren and a blue flashing light.;)

    Probably get more for an old policeman.:D
     
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    :thumb: Beautiful Bikes Dave I agree... A friend of ours has a Velocette Venom Clubman '69 from new & a KTT 1948.... Beautiful Bikes, but you kinda need a bottomless pocket...!!!:D We also new Stanley Woods for many years till his death in '93, who raced them in GPs & on the IoM.. He started racing in 1921...!! We knew him from our Guzzie connection... A very wonderful quiet Irish man....:thumb:
     
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    Might do but he is all mine and I'm not selling him.:D
     
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    Aw, how lovely.....now say what you really mean, heh,heh.:D
     
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