MOTOR-CYCLING ON THE COAST.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18230, 14 November 1924, Page 11

MOTOR-CYCLING ON THE COAST.

J CAPTAIN M»UIGEA3fS

EXPERIENCES.

"I have travelled In most taiutSHM of the world and on® of my snMfc toresting tours, riding a RRA. ' cycle, was through China tmsi ISriegle* ' to the Shanton Province t* ItnMf but that trip has undoubtedly!#®* es» celled and crowned By my toor •*: »'• h.p. BJS.A. through beautiful We>t» land down to the Frans Jesef GQask&z , v - If I described the scenery in it would sound like fairyland. Nev*r r sa, all my travels, hare I seen ttoth low!f forests! The roads wen 'w«gk» VCRjr rough in places, bat the mtijcliftw managed to go many reasonably deep creels -a»: tmt as Dry Creek which is abooi 3® miiw from the 'Waiho. Under OfffiaMßp'ei*cumstances, it would tavemaqpH Blf Creek easily, only I strnek it » .. flood, and floods in tWtir WcstboA have to be seen to belierwi. Jar -deed, the only time in my life iriMtt I had the wind pot up ma BiirriiWtr was when I struck MeCkEeek* Cwsfc in flood and attempted to mwHitei ft : 011 horseback, Like a I started across the Creek OB *.»Tsajy 'jronkey' steed and soon fcua& ny* self in deep water. My how® wwr" shouldering the torrent nobly whm *22 of a sudden the water appeared crcer the saddle. The next weswat horse .was swept sideways . sst liw . sw.ept out of the saddle a»J wctjwuw both whirled down the ereeSc.' As , would have it, 1 was swept zqt agshe&. the side andmanaged Ur duahet «cfc At the saine time, I saw -ay Imnhw about 25 yards away sc«B»Mißg gy side of the bank. The' creatine aelnwß. | none-the worse for the experieaee.a® X found later that he mats ka 4amr about erossing many other swaZStß creeks we had to ford cm ottlmmk ward way. . I have the • greatest ipspeet 'for the Westland «ad I also have the greatest respect te machine, which carried., Sift dflfwa tt* Great South road and over most . the f other roads in South Westl*B& Inever had the slightest engine tnmtfyi, whieh I consider suunreltaß, MMWWpggj ing that I had the water to ihe carburettor in creeks: —But just a tip to tto cyclist. I think he will following this advice. tempting to negotiate* depth, it is wise joints of your dynamo, and tie * outside of the ;l dynamo, and al» a** phriatchnre^-