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20 Thousand dollar Pommy bogun 1973.

  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    4 years ago



  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    4 years ago
    Well done, FC. 
    Am sure you weren't wearing brown 'slacks either, in those olden days.
    20 K Was a lot then.
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    4 years ago
    Quoting Baloffski on 05 Sep 2019 10:33 AM

    Well done, FC. 

    Am sure you weren't wearing brown 'slacks either, in those olden days.
    20 K Was a lot then.

    20 K was heaps then. Prolly enough to buy 3 new Harley's at the time.
    Not bad for 30 days work.
    Makes you wonder if pommy guy had to pay 20 grand if he failed?.
    It was a bet after all.

    Just found article on the internet (so it must be true) that says in 1972 a Sportster 1000cc cost $2,136.
    Don't know how much the big bore ones were. Do remember in 81 that it was about 8 grand AUD for a big bore one. Knew it was gunner be a long time before I owned one on 2nd year apprentice wage of about $100 per week.

  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    4 years ago
    For less than 3K = Sportster 
    Guy I knew in 1980, bought a new Harley - non Sporty for less than 10K. Can't remember the model.
    Guess it's all relative, at the moment in time. Even scooting along the tar , or path where they may be preparing to lay a road, at the time 10,000 kilometers on the roads then, would have been a challenge. The bike a Honda 750/4 would have been the choice motorcycle, a stable platform, before the Z 900.
    As you said FC wonder if he didn't make it?


     
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    4 years ago
    A guy I know road a 750/4 around Aussie same route as that, but he went the other way (  clock wise ). he did it when he got back from National service in Vietnam. did it on his own with a shot gun & swag , cost him $100 for fuel.
    I just looked this up, & it is a claim that it was the first motorcycle to ride around Australia. that is not true!! Harley Davidson was the first motor cycle to be ridden around Australia .
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