Van Veen or Van Veen Kreid is a former motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded in Amsterdam by Henk van Veen, the Dutch importer of Kreidler motorcycles.
Van Veen completed its first prototype in 1974 using a 1000 cc Comotor 624 twin-rotor Wankel engine. Small-series production of the OCR 1000 production model began in 1978 and ceased in 1981, after poor press reviews and complications with Comotor engine production. 38 examples were built.
By 2011, the leftover OCR 1000 parts had been purchased by Andries Wielinga, who built 10 of the motorcycles for sale.
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