20-06-2011, 11:16 AM
Hi Alan,
Yes certainly not the most powerful machines in the world! The D7 had 7HP when new and the Norman all of 2.2HP! One of the factors behind selling the Norman was the lack of power, we moved house and to get to school I would have to negotiate a rather busy 50mph limit road which is also one of the most dangerous roads in Suffolk. Not too fun when you're struggling up a hill at 20!
The D7 was launched in 1959 so it could well have been one of them. Mine had an incorrect tank off a later D14/4. They got a 4 speed gearbox with the D10 and the D14/4s could reach up to 60mph!
It can't have been the most pathetic machine in the country... I think the Norman would fall into that category or an 18cc cyclemotor engine
Yes certainly not the most powerful machines in the world! The D7 had 7HP when new and the Norman all of 2.2HP! One of the factors behind selling the Norman was the lack of power, we moved house and to get to school I would have to negotiate a rather busy 50mph limit road which is also one of the most dangerous roads in Suffolk. Not too fun when you're struggling up a hill at 20!
The D7 was launched in 1959 so it could well have been one of them. Mine had an incorrect tank off a later D14/4. They got a 4 speed gearbox with the D10 and the D14/4s could reach up to 60mph!
It can't have been the most pathetic machine in the country... I think the Norman would fall into that category or an 18cc cyclemotor engine
