MOTOR-CYCLE RELIABILITY TEST.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11773, 28 October 1912, Page 4

MOTOR-CYCLE RELIABILITY TEST.

DUNEDIN TO TIMARU The Otago Motoi Club's reliability trial for motor cvcles was held on Saturday and to-dav over the mam road between Dnnedin And Timaru Theie vveie 2!) entnes, and 25 motor cyclists started, from Dunedui at 10 o'clock'oil "Saturday. Four bad side cars attacked, and one earned a lady passenger; The first amved at Oamaru at 1 54 p m , and the Tdst went through the town betw*«.ra 4 and 5 o'clock in the evening The run to Oamaru was made a non-stop ono by 12 of the riders, and* 13 arnvedi here within the time allowed b\ the rules Five minutes' grace was given, but tho jnotonsts must not arrive before time One came in exactly on time,, and: one before time. VfbcT hUf an hour's stav, at Oamaru the joinney to Timaru was continued - This morning tho letum run to Dunedui commenced from Tirnai u at 10 o'clock -and the leader reached Oamaru afc 12 40 p.m .ind the last man at 1 17, 14 made non-stop |ournei,s down After the half-hour spell lis re the last stage on the trial was commenced, and will finish at Dmiedin. where tho first man is due iboub o o'clock Tli're v ere no accidents on the up journey nor on the way back a,s far as Oamaru. The riders report that the roads are in very good order, although between Oamaru and Timaru watercourses caused a. good deal of inconrenicne?, as they all were unusually deep. To cross many hoots and socks had to he removed and the heavy machines wheeled through. Punctures and foul sparking plugs were tit? causes of most stops.