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Thread: The Birdsville Track 1965

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    It "The Birdsville Track" was on my bucket list from when i was a kid and first got to see the documentary "Back Of Beyond" that Shell made/sponsored in 1954, about the Birdsville Track and the Birdsville mail run, with Tom Kruse in the old Leyland Badger. There was also the Leland Brothers TV series about their outback travels that also inspired me, so as soon as obtained my car and motorcycle licence in 1974 it happened, first on an an XL350 Honda then the following year in a Series one 86" Landy.

    The movie made in the early fifties later became a book "Mail For The Back Of Beyond"

    Below is a link to clip from the movie.

    YouTube Movie Clip.

    The Back of Beyond - Wikipedia

    Cheers, Mick.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Really,they didn't sort that well,it was still a common problem in the 202 HZ.
    Indeed. The pressed fibre gear on the camshaft was ridiculous. Sure, it was quiet. Swapped a lot of them for mostly alloy ones. But they could split. Happy days....
    ​JayTee

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    Quote Originally Posted by johntins View Post
    Indeed. The pressed fibre gear on the camshaft was ridiculous. Sure, it was quiet. Swapped a lot of them for mostly alloy ones. But they could split. Happy days....
    Yes motor noise would soon tell you if it had alloy or not.
    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Yes motor noise would soon tell you if it had alloy or not.
    Red motors needed something to tell you that they were going. Unless they were XU/1 of course. That’s when you found out that the brakes were ****.
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