Velocette MSS (1935-68) vs Daelim VR 125 (1996) vs BMW M 1000RR (2025) vs Velocette U (1928)
Comparison technical specifications
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| Make: | Velocette | Daelim | BMW | Velocette |
| Model: | MSS | VR 125 | M 1000RR | U |
| Years: | 1935-68 | 1996 | 2025 | 1928 |
| Engine: | Four stroke, single cylinder, | Four stroke, single cylinder | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 titanium valves per cylinder and BMW ShiftCam | Two stroke, single cylinder |
| Capacity: | 499 cc / 30.5 cub in | 124 cc / 7.6 cu-in | 999 cc / 60.9 cu-in | 249 cc / 15.2 cub in. |
| Bore x Stroke: | 86 x 86 mm | 56.5 x 5+.5 mm | 80 x 49.7 mm | 63 x 80 mm |
| Cooling System: | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air/Water/Oil cooled | Air cooled |
| Starting: | Kick start | Electric & kick | Electric, 0.8 kW | Kick start |
| Transmission: | 4 Speed | 5 Speed | Claw-shifted 6-speed gearbox with straight cut gears | 3 speed, hand controlled gearbox |
| Final Drive: | Chain | Chain | Chain 525 17/46 | Chain |
| Front Suspension: | Telescopic fork with 2-way hydraulic damping | Cartridge | 45mm Upside-down telescopic fork, spring preload, rebound and compression stages adjustable | Webb forks |
| Rear Suspension: | Woodhead-Monroe springs with hydraulic damping, later Armstrong and Girling, adjustable | Dual shock, Swingarm | Aluminium swing arm, full floater pro, compression and rebound damping adjustable, adjustable spring preload | Spring loaded saddle |
| Front Brakes: | Drum | Single 280mm disc | M 2x 320mm discs, M Brake 4-piston fixed caliper | Drum |
| Rear Brakes: | Drum | Drum | M single 220 mm disk, 2-piston fixed caliper | Drum |