He fell off his motor bike, concussed himself (crash helmets were little used then), and lost his sense of taste and smell.
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They wore "pudding basin" motorcycle helmets, and in the earlier episodes they ran everywhere in single file, but later graduated to a Toyota Crown Saloon.