MOTOR CYCLE NOTES

Shannon News, 7 February 1928, Page 3

MOTOR CYCLE NOTES

During the summer touring spend a few minutes every morning going over all the *bolts and nuts on yom machine.

When away from home and touring the country a 10ft. or 12ft length oi light rope to use as a tow line in case of emergencies is a good thing to carry.

Don’t wait until after dark before thinking where you are going to camp overnight. Select a good site .am prepare the camp while, there is light

It is ofLen .a good idea to carry \ modiurn-sized * adjustable . spanner in the coat of your overalls when torn ing. This may save'undoing the too bag several times. When travelling in strange counfn you may need brakes more frequent ly than when on familiar roads. Set that all brakes are in good order before leaving for the holidays. The cost of a tour depends to f far greater degree than most pcopli imagine upon the question of meals fc- there is. a. surprising differenccbchveen an hotel bill for bed and breakfast only and a similar account which includes lunches, teas and din nei's. Those who Avish to avoid all unnecessary expenditure, therefore, will be Avell advised to take their meals on the road. The purchase of a kettle and a saucepan makes this possible.

The popularity of the dirt track for motor-cycle races is groAving - overseas, and such a speedway is at present. being built a. Icav miles from Durban, within the existing horse racecourse. The, track will be approximately a mile in circumference and a feature of the scheme is that there will be no banking Avhatsoover at the curves, which will not be very severe. The Avidili of the straights will be 60ft., but. at the curves this will widen out to 160 ft., thus allowing competitors ample room for cornering.