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Ollie’s ODDJOBS

What should the average attention-seeker choose as their steed to get the maximum number of admiring comments, Facebook posts and general adoration at a show, rally, bike night or other gathering? A lot of the time that’s why people restore motorcycles in minute detail – so they can show them off at, erm, shows, with immaculate paint jobs and clean and polished cases, and absolutely none of these bikes are trailered in without oil or indeed engine internals. Perish the thought.

A good special will do the trick, although curiously one with the odd blemish will

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