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Wartime motorcycles in Aust.


goanna

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My late Father rode a Norton when in the Army during the War.  He was little, 5'3"and wore woman's boots.

He worked on RADAR and needed to travel between units to maintain/repair them.

He used to tell the story of being chased for many miles in Western Australia by the Police before they caught him.  His pass to speed (apparently they had them) didn't get him off and he was fined.

He went to New Guinea and worked with the US Army where he was irradiated by a faulty RADAR and died from effects.

He loved his time on the Norton and later owned a DKW (Ex German Army) but no idea what model.

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