Velocette KTT 55 and KTT 305: INDEX Page

This is the INDEX page for the restoration of 2 Velocette Motorcycles, KTT 55 and KTT 305

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Project Kick-Off

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Wheels - Part 1

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Wheels - Part 2 - Cup-and-Cone Bearings  

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Wheels - Part 3 - A New Rear Wheel Hub

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Wheels – Part 4 – Completing the Hubs

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Patterns for Castings

Velocette KTTs 55 and 305: Girder Forks

Castings Galore

Machining Castings and Progress on Wheel Building

Mk 1 KTT Cambox Oil Pumps K-102/2 and K-152 – Part 1  

Work on the Cycle Parts, Oil Pump Castings Delivered and a New Cylinder Head

Velocette Mk 1 KTT Cambox Oil Pumps K-102/2 and K-152 – Part 2

Valve Seat Inserts + a New Cambox and Motorcycling in Cambodia

Velocette Mk 1 KTT Cambox Oil Pumps – Part 3

The Rolling Chassis

Fitting Mudguards …and a workshop accident

Completion of the rolling chassis - nearly

Tool Boxes, Steering Locks more Casting Patterns and another Steering Damper

Completing the Saddles

Gearboxes, Clutches and Positive Stops: Gearbox #1 – part 1

Velocette 7-plate clutches

Rebuilding KTT 305s Gearbox and Fitting a New Set of CR Gears

Rebuilding KTT 55s Gearbox and Gearbox #1 - part 2

Rebuilding a Model K Gearbox, an Alternative Hand Shift and my First Motorcycles

4-Speed Gearbox for the Velocette Cammy Special

Positive Stops and Final Drive Sprockets

A Start on Refurbishing the Cammy Engines

Making a K-17/5 Cam for KTT 55 – Part 1: Reverse Engineering an Existing Cam

Making a K-17/5 Cam for KTT 55 – Part 2: Machining and Heat Treatment

Rebuilding KTT 55s Cambox – Part 1: Repairing the Cambox Casting

Rebuilding KTT 55s Cambox – Part 2: Assembling the Cambox

Rebuilding the engine of KTT 305 – Part 1

Rebuilding the engine of KTT 305 – Part 2