Velocette Owners Club · N.A.
Events

The riding season.

Every summer the club gathers for the 1,000 Mile Rally — five days of backroads and breathtaking country — and through the year for regional rides and weekends away. You don't need a Velocette to come along.

The Flagship Five days

1,000 Mile Rally 2026

When · June 14, 2026 Where · Fort Bragg, California

Mark your calendars. John Ray — past chairman of the club — has stepped up to organize the 2026 running of the 1,000 Mile Rally. Five days of backroads and breathtaking country, the way it has been done for forty years. You don’t need a Velocette to come along.

Organized by John Ray · veloist@sbcglobal.net

See forty years of rallies →
1,000 Mile Rally 2026
More on the calendar
Members only November 8–10, 2025

The 42nd Melo Velo Fellow Ride

Paso Robles, California · Fri–Sun

A weekend at Steve’s vineyard — Friday dinner, a Saturday ride and BBQ, a Sunday-morning amble home. A members’ ticketed event, and one of the warmest weekends on the calendar.

JP Defaut & Steve Eorio · info@velocette.org

Open ride October 26, 2025

25th Annual 49 Mile Ride

Red’s Java House, Pier 30 — The Embarcadero, San Francisco · Meet 8:00am · kickstands up 9:30am

A day ride based on the classic 49-mile scenic drive around San Francisco, for pre-1974 machines. No fee. No club. No rules. Just some friends going for a leisurely ride.

Pete Young · pyoung@614engineering.com

Come for a ride. The machine can follow.

Events are open to all — members and the merely curious alike. Join the club for the newsletter, the archive, and a standing invitation to every gathering.

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