Fishtail 343 - October 2004

FISHTAIL
Magazine of the Velocette Owners Club
Number 343
CONTENTS
2 Editorial
3 Notes from the Chairman Jim Plant
3 VOC's Pro Colin Goodwyn
4 Club Diary Colin Goodwyn
5 Haynes Service Manual
5 Spares News from VSL Tom Tunnicliffe
6 Overseas Report Alan Soutter
7 Fishtail Mail
9 Murrays Museum Rodney Wildsmith
10 Fishtail Mail (continued)
14 Electric Starter Systems Ivan Rhodes
14 Farewell Montlhery Alan Soutter
15 Centre News
20 Photos of Bob Simmons Rodney Wildsmith
25 Stanford Rally Alan Harper
25 Australian Velocette National Rally 2005 Dennis Quinlan
26 Free Road Tax Colin Goodwyn
28 Where Is It Now?
28 The Velocette "Demarreur Electrique" Brian Cave
29 Ralph Allen Barrell for the Thruxton John Thompson
31 Now when was it that Velocette Dropped a Clanger
Jimmy Burns
37 Saltburn, Old Dogs, New Tricks Alan Lawrence
38 Book Review Brian Ling
39 Canadian Adventure Dave Shennan
41 Classics Around Europe
44 M & C Collection of Historic Motorcycles Dave Masters
46 Going Spare
49 The Badge Box
50 Centrefax
52 Club Officers
Cover Photo: David Burrell (Venom) from Doncaster at the Bungalow
the 2004 Manx G.P.
Editor Bryan Clarke