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The Mountain Goat was a motorcycle specifically built in 1963 by Jonny Callender of New Plymouth, New Zealand for use on rough farm land. The bike is the first specifically designed farm bike in the world.〔(Callenders first farm bike ), retrieved 30 November 2015〕〔(Callender and the mountain goat ), retrieved 30 November 2015〕〔 ==Cyril John (Jonny) Callender== Callender, born about 1928, was passionate about motorcycles. He bought his first when he was 15. Three years later he was racing motorcycles in club events at Oakura and became one of the founding members of the New Plymouth Motor Cycle Club. Around this time he became a motorcycle mechanic. In 1951 Callender began a successful career as a midget car driver winning a number of events. He built his own three-quarter midget, number 62. After an accident in 1956 Callender stopped midget car racing, but continued sponsoring other drivers. He also began making go-karts under the Kalkart brand. In 1957 Callender imported a JBS 500 Formula 3 race car. He raced it in the New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore 1958 to 1961, as well as races Levin and Ohakea.〔(Lovingly restored back to former glory ), Rob Maetzig, ''Taranaki Daily News''. Last updated 12:56 31 March 2012, retrieved 30 November 2015〕 Callender became President of the North Taranaki Motorcycle Club and held senior positions at the New Plymouth Speedway Club and the Auto Cycle Union. He ran events and also did announcing. In 1957 Callender started a motorcycle repair business called Callender Motorcycles. This in turn led to him making the ''Mountain Goat'' to meet the needs of the farming community. He also made hand controls for cars and wheel chairs to assist the disabled. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mountain Goat (motor cycle)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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