26 July; Beetle, McArdell & others have arrived, McArdell with a slipping clutch. 10 for tea at the pub.
Monday, remove McArdell's rear end & gear box, new clutch plate & push rod oil seal arrive by bus & Port Pirie 730 pm, Beetle leaves for Fowlers Bay, Vince, Russ & Kathy arrive 12 for tea & the pub.
Tuesday, McArdell's bike is rebuilt, some of us do a museum run to Kadina & Wallaroo by car. 10 for a McArdell cooked tea at home, silver side, sauce & veggie's.
Wednesday, all leave for Border Run, first stop Pt Augusta for a side car tyre for Vince, a 460 x 17 road tyre. Cowell caravan park for the night, booked in to a cabin then told NO DOGS ALLOWED ON SITE, so Vince & I & Smeghead leave and book into the Jade Motel, dog allowed into room, no problem.
Thursday, all leave by separate ways, Vince & I to Elliston caravan park for the night, the rest to Streaky Bay.
Friday, all together again at Penong Hotel, full house pub & caravan park, new cook, not as good as 3 years ago, dog allowed into hotel room, good nights party by all.
Vince inspects side car tyre fitted at Pt Augusta, at 780 klms, it is as bald as Vince s forehead. After many phone calls Graham Jones brings him a used knobby from Ceduna, and 3 tyres ( one for Slab & 2 for Vince) are sent from Pt Augusta to the Border by truck.
Saturday, arrive Border Village Hotel, over 150 bikes are counted in rooms & camped across the road. Pick up tyres, no known brake downs recorded, McArdell still has a slipping clutch.
Sunday, Vince & I head back to Wudinna caravan park for the night, top class meal, basic van for accommodation
Monday, back to Pt Augusta where Vince fits a new tyre to the rear & the side car, the knobby has lasted with no applicable wear. Onto home at Gladstone.
Tuesday, Vince leaves for Sydney & I await the arrival of Russ, Kathy & Slab for the night.
