The almost pointless resurrection, restoration and running of a 1953 Norman Model 'C' Autocycle

The "Yakmobile"
The almost pointless resurrection, restoration and running of a;

1953 Norman Model 'C' Autocycle

Follow the story of the unearthing of this relic from the 50's.

Is it a bicycle? No!!, Is it a motorbike? Hardly!!

A Joke?... Maybe!!

This bizarre foray into the world of whimsical, outdated and frankly inadequate motorised travel stems from a visit to my brothers workshops in London. This day is now firmly imprinted on my diary - 21 Sept 2005. To get to some other stuff he wheeled this contraption outdoors.

"What the hell is that?" I say.

"Dunno" replies brother eloquent as ever, "One of my neighbours butchered a beautiful tree in my garden that had branches overhanging his property. We had a proper row over it. A couple of years we've sort of made it up and he's moving out and hands me this, in the form of three boxes of bits. I think he still had it in for me!"

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