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1. A casually dressed
official sends Steve Instead, Duck painstakingly assembled a pair
Chapman on his way of Honda XR600s complete with re-stickered
2. Gaston Rahier opens Yamaha 26-litre fuel tanks for himself and World
the gate for Eddie Hau Trials competitor Steve Chapman.
3. Phil Lovett bested the “It seemed crazy,” recalls Chappie. “But Honda
Beemers for six days offered me the ride, and the appeal of seeing the
4. Some of the entries Outback in such a short period of time captured
were burdened by my imagination.”
carrying heavy gear, Of the 67 solo and five sidecar entrants, there
Rahier and Hau were not were a handful of entrants such as Richard
5. Jim Cairns didn’t Neilsen, Brian Dance, Cliff Maggs and Steve
make it past Alice Chiodo who could claim some competition
Springs on his KTM600 experience, however the vast majority of
6. Self-service for Honda 6 hopeful adventurers were typified by New
rider Peter McDonald Yorker Jim Rogers.
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