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Trivia
Pursuit

In the stunning ‘Falloon’s indicator light could indicate
1Forecast’ feature last month, Ian neutral when gear engaged;
revealed production figures for the c) Gearbox oil could leak on rear
extremely rare Norton F1 rotary. tyre; d) Rider could engage gear
How did they rack up the production when brain in neutral.
of 205 examples? a) One a week; In our exhaustive launch report
b) Two a week; c) One a day; 7 on the Yamaha Ténéré 700,
d) Two a day? what did we reveal you could do PAYING To help you sound
The Norton factory was in about the stock footpegs? a) Drill smarter at the pub
2Shenstone, Staffordshire, at the them full of holes to save weight;
time of the F1 but where is it now? b) Replace them with GYTR heated
a) Woking, Surrey; b) Easton Neston, footpegs to dry your boots; c) Fit
Northants; c) Bolton, Manchester; WR450F footpegs for a wider perch; ATTENTION?
d) Donington Hall, Derby. d) Spray them with “titanium” paint

The FLSTN Softail Nostalgia to look schmick.
3was the only Harley in Falloon’s What annoyed Cam Donald
feature. What is its nickname? 8 about the Ténéré? a) The ABS
How did ‘Itchy Boots’ Noraly Australian feature of its Sandstorm
a) Cow Glide; b) Moo Glide; can’t be turned off while moving;
11get around the problem of not tankbags? a) Bulldust can’t get in; b)
c) Holstein Heifer; d) Bovine bobber. b) The suspension is a bit soft to
being able to register her Indian- Rokstraps hold down the back;
Riding Harley’s FXDR at suit the Euros; c) Exhaust note; spec RE Himalayan in Europe? c) Andy Strapz hold the front; d) Can
4Heathcote Park Raceway, d) No “distance to empty” readout.
a) She sold it back to the factory in hold a slab.
road tester Cam Donald had an
India; b) She registered it in Poland;
impressive reaction time of just
c) She’s waiting for Brexit; d) She
0.56sec on his quickest run of 11.83
swapped it for a newie with the
at 119.02mph. But what was the
Dutch importer.
elapsed time of the guy in the other
What did the twin oval
lane? a) 11.23; b) 11.03; c) 10.95;
12shapes of our ‘Collectable’
d) 10.45.
Brough Superior’s inlet tube to the
carburettor mimic? a) The fuel tank;
In an amazing bit of journalism,
b) Silencer; c) Headlight; d) Toolbox.
9 issue #355 not only welcomed Who ended up using the DKW
the Ténéré XTZ690 twin but What was the ridiculous 16 RT125 design after WWII?
gleefully pensioned off the XT660Z 13record price set for a Brough

single as a ‘Future Classic’. What last March? a) $545,000; a) BSA; b) Harley-Davidson;
is the difference in wet weight b) $590,000; c) $620,000; c) Yamaha; d) Voskhod; e) MZ.
between the two? a) 5kg in favour d) $795,000; e) $1.4m. Where does Martin Harvey
of the twin; b) 5kg in favour of the Groff’s 1984 XT600 has 17 mount the compressor on
What blemish did we find on the single; c) 8kg in favour of the single; 14a twin-slide carburettor, his Guzzi? a) On the swingarm;
5FXDR? a) Weld spatter; b) Brake d) 15kg in favour of the single. which were trendy at the time b) Carrier; c) Frame tube above
fluid leak; c) Hail damage; Shed Master Rick Thomas for supposedly combining the swingarm; d) Handlebars.
d) Boot marks. 10 has had a diverse career advantages of vacuum- and cable- Why was Sean Muir trying
Indian Motorcycle, meanwhile, in the motorcycle industry and is operated slides. What is the brand 18 to unload his 2011 Triumph
6has found a blemish on its big considering his next move. What of his one? a) Teikei; b) Mikuni; Speed Triple in ‘Our Bikes’? a) It’s
2014-19 baggers and cruisers that will it be? a) All Korean Motorcycles; c) Keihin; d) Fujian Fentai. too immaculate; b) The Ventura rack
is the subject of a recall. What was b) All Triumph Motorcycles; c) All Swiss motorcycle luggage bag upsets the handling; c) It’s too
it? a) Gearbox could engage two British Motorcycles; d) All Spanish 15brand Enduristan has burst fast; d) Too many dirt roads and
gears at same time; b) Gear position Motorcycles (not including Gas Gas). onto the local market. What’s the black ice around Canberra.

ANSWERS:

1 c) It was just one a day in the highly 6 b) The gear position indicator switch could 10 b) He wants to indulge his love of 14 a) Teikei, now more commonly referred
automated factory. oxidise, causing this fault. Triumph triples. to as TK.
2 d) It’s in the grounds of Donington Park, 7 c) The WR450F pegs are a straight swap. 11 d) The Netherland’s distributor recognised 15 b) Rokstraps are Australian designed and
home of the motor racing circuit. 8 All of them … but Cam was scratching for the advertising value of her 36,000km journey. sold in many countries.
3 a) & b) things to complain about. 12 b) The oval silencer. 16 All of them.
4 d) Brute horsepower wins. 9 a) The twin is lighter, but carries 7L less 13 d) Only $795,000, but the 1922 bike we 17 c) On the frame tube.

5 a) The test bike had weld peppering fuel (about 5.2kg), which might explain why photographed was tipped to beat that figure 18 d) Looks like we’ve got another
around the headstem. the older bike feels top heavy. in a January auction in Vegas. adventure bike convert .

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