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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

GOBSMACKED again. I really should only read motorcycle road tests that come with spoiler alerts warning of stupid facts up ahead. The bike test was of a 1690cc tourer — not a sports bike, but a lazy, fat-arsed tourer — and the tester said you’d probably need to snick back from sixth to fifth gear, maybe even fourth if you’re in a hurry, to overtake on highways.

What has the world come to? They give

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