The Film Shed: A Shed Load of Velocettes

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Film: Classic Bike Collector – Andy’s Velocettes

Run Time: 24:20
A Film By: The Good Times Motorbike Channel
Key Cast: John Oakes, Andy Barrett

Channel: The Good Times Motorbike Channel

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Summary: In this video John Oakes (@classicbikeman) rides his Mk 1 Velocette over to the workshop of Andy Barrett to have a look at his collection of motorcycles and memorabilia. Andy provides an interesting history on his family links to Velocette and the Isle of Man TT, and shows us his collection which includes a boisterous 1939 KTT Mk VIII, a couple of Rickman Velocettes, and a 1967 Velocette Thruxton.


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