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Skriven 2011-04-03 10:17:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: VELOCETTE LE 10403
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 DD> Glen Jamieson Said to Dave Drum about ENGINEERS  10401
 
 GJ>  DD> According to my history of Velocette, designer Charles Udall
 GJ>  DD> developed the Velocette LE as a "conceived-as-a-whole" design,
 GJ>  DD> with engine,  gearbox, drive shaft and bevel box in a single
 GJ>  DD> unit to do a specific 
 
 GJ> A friend of mine had an LE Velocette, which was very much a "Lady's
 GJ> bike", with its easy to clean step-through configuration, leg
 GJ> shields, foot boards, hand gear change and hand lever starter.  Now
 GJ> there are hundreds of little scooters using a similar configuration,
 GJ> but they are all far noisier than the water-cooled LE.

 DD> The Velocette LE was a British motorcycle made by Velocette. The 
 DD> designation LE stood for "little engine". Used by over fifty British 
 DD> Police forces, the police riders became known as "Noddies" because
 DD> they  were required to "nod" to senior officers, and the LE was
 DD> nicknamed "the  Noddy Bike". Production ended in 1970 when the company
 DD> ran into  financial problems and went into voluntary liquidation.

I thought the term, "Noddy" came from a British children's TV cartoon
character, who drove a little open car everywhere.  That became known
as the "Noddy car", which name has been given to short, high cars such
as the short wheelbase Toyota BJ40 4-wheel drive.

The LE was a bike before its time, intended for riders who wanted
2-wheeled transport that they could ride in ordinary clothes, and
which would not exude messy liquids over their suits.  It was despised
by the macho riders of what they considered to be "real" bikes, like
Nortons, other Velocettes, AJS, Matchless, Guzzi, etc, which could be
tinkered with constantly.  I wonder if there are any LEs still around?
They would be great collectors items.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Beef Pinwheels #2
 Categories: Beef, Barbecue
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
    3/4 c  Vegetable oil
    2/3 c  Water
    1/4 c  Soy sauce
      1 tb Lemon pepper
      2 ts Worcestershire sauce
      4 dr Hot pepper sauce
  2 1/2 lb Flank steak, trimmed
 
  In a bowl, combine oil, water, soy sauce, lemon pepper, Worcestershire
  sauce and hot pepper sauce; set aside. Pound flank steak on each
  side. Cut into 1/2 inch strips on the diagonal; add to marinade.
  Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Divide meat strips
  into 8 portions. Roll and shape strips, using larger strips around
  edges, into pinwheels. Secure each with a skewer. Grill over hot
  coals for 5-6 minutes per side or until done. Yield: 8 servings.
  
  SOURCE:*Ruthmarie Hosler, Endwell, NY, Country Magazine July/Aug. 1993
  POSTED BY: Jim Bodle 11/93 From: Jim Bodle
  
  From: Dale Shipp                      Date: 04-23-08
 
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