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Old 10-10-15, 12:53
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Default Dad's Army

Aah! Thanks fellows, I knew how to do it but had forgotten that I knew.
Seeing as you're interested in army motor cycling Tony, here's a bit more about dad. In the camp at Albert Park were speedway, scramble and stunt riders, a high spirited lot some of whom I met at post war reunions dad attended. The best known was a speedway rider named Bernie Mac who was somewhat of a legend.They got up to all sorts of tricks. Dads time as a Don R was cut short however when he ran into the rear end of a Dodge Command Car in the Northern Territory. The Dodge, belonging to a Yank outfit, overtook him on a dirt road and stopped in the dust cloud. Everything was against the man on the motorcycle, even the colour of the Dodge, he didn't see it until it was too late. He suffered leg and back trouble for the rest of his life.
We both bought ex army WLA Harleys in the early 70s. I paid $65 for mine and still have it. Dad paid $150 for his and only sold it a few months before he died at the age of 93 in 2012. I have fond memories of riding together, he was a better rider than I ever could be.

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