Australian Motorcyclist

THE PLEASURE OF SOLITUDE

LIKE MOST OTHER people, I’m tired of the coronavirus lockdown. But not for the reasons that I see every day in my emails. You know, “I can’t go for a ride”, “I can’t go to the pub”, ”I can’t go to the bike shop to check out the new XYZ1800”, “I can’t go and see my brother-in-law…” and so on.

None of this bothers me particularly; I’ve had patches in my life where I haven’t been able to go for a ride for

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