A new sport has been introduced in the form of pole-riding on motor-cycles. A length of scaffold poling is attached to the cycle on a specially- constructed carriage. One passenger sits at the forward end of the pole to hold tjie machine down, while the pole-rider attempts to keep his balance at the other end of the pole. The photo shows a fair pole-rider in action.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 240, 30 December 1927, Page 10
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66A new sport has been introduced in the form of pole-riding on motor-cycles. A length of scaffold poling is attached to the cycle on a specially- constructed carriage. One passenger sits at the forward end of the pole to hold tjie machine down, while the pole-rider attempts to keep his balance at the other end of the pole. The photo shows a fair pole-rider in action. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 240, 30 December 1927, Page 10
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