member after all

hello fellow normans,as i AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE ON TWO WHEELS ANYMOREI still enjoy reading norman
nes,as my first brit bike was a norman b2/1952and i was in ashford with IT IN 2004/2006,AND ON THE
LAST OCCASION IN -06iGOT ANOTHERBRIT BIKE,AMBASSADOR-64AND IN -07 STEVE HODGSON HELPED
ME IN BUYING A -59 PANTHER 35S,AND THEY ARE NOW IN STORAGE,BUT BEING AN OLDTIMER NUT I
HAD TO FIND SOME REPLACEMENT TO DRIVE BUT ON 4 WHEELS AND OF ALL i fell for a daf 55 of
1975,so i will steel be in the environment
happy riding to you all

ulf i norway

Hello Ulf,good to see you back on the forum.Is your Daf the model with the belt drive transmission?I remember driving those cars when they were still new,they were not fast but very smooth to drive with no gear changing.When we had to remove the belts we used to hang with all our weight on the belt to move the pulleys apart and then wedge the pulleys open with a piece of wood.A similar system of transmission,using steel link belts was used on some small Fords but I think that it is no longer made.The Zenith Gradua motorcycle used the same idea of expanding pulleys and belts with great success just after the first World War.I must get my Norman ready for it's MOT test so I must get outside and do some work.Goodbye for now Paul

thks for all the advices of drive belts paul,but daf is no new thing to me.started my
daf carreer with a daf 600 of -59,followed uo with a company car daff 33 combi-68
and private a daff 33 pickup-70finally a daf 44-73
funny thinking about these historical strangers and noe being owner of a daf-66/75
running beautifully
have even been to best friends barn an started up the panther and the ambassador
which both have been at rest since july-08
will however not drive twowheelers any more