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How are you on brakes? Mine have been probably changed 30 years ago, but almost never used since then. Should I renew them again, or trust the 30 year old stuff and glue and ...?
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My 1953 NSU Konsul with Steip sidecar should be standing there as well, or even better, my unfortunately too quickly sold BMW R67/3 from 1955; the original partner of the Steip sidecar
Don't forget the H set-up of the drive train without a big differential in the rear middle and no axels going toward the middle in front either; that helps getting through deep rutts in mud as well.
These auctions are really really very bad for my nerves.
There was another one for sale
I was the highest bidder for a week with 290 €, then until 15 minutes before the end with 460 €. I was overbid, I put a new bid but that was immediately also raised, so somebody clearly had auto-bid on...
Some historic DAF in action video.
Pay attention around the 20 min part how the Personnel Carrier crosses the ditch, and then does it backwards at the same speed.
Maybe I should have put this in the Unimog thread, but the Unimoggers would have been sad ;).
If you let it run after the finish, it will show a trial ruin of the big brotter "Fat Daf" YA 328
Or just go directly to that video
I tried but lost out on an auction with two DAF YA126s, both 1957
For this green one, my bid of 560 EUR (630 $) was forever the highest bit. Then the auction day came, and I lost out very quickly. Sad but glad about that, my spouse would have killed me if I would have bought it, and I...
You know what HD and British bikes have in common? Actually two things:
1) always take an empty oil can with you to put under the engine when you stop, so you can put back the oil leaking out.
2) they go 1:1, but I forgot what to what. It was either using one liter oil per every liter fuel, or...
This is what I see with the browser zoomed out
When you zoom in with the browser, you have only a small band of a few adds, then the bar with forum options, then some internal remarks, then two big adds, then starts the rest.
To be honest, I don't even notice these adds anymore. As soon as...
my brother in law had something similar few years ago. Out of the blue a 4x bypass, but he is doning good now. Important is to take it easy, but do your exercises, don't lay on the couch 3 months but also don't overdo it. Whatever , get well soon and enjoy your life and toys!
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