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    STRANGE TIMES: 1988 my pivotal year

    May 26, 2020 3 minutes
    Words and photographs: Rik

    I'd passed my full bike licence the previous December and had my first job in an ad agency. They had bought me a brand new PX125EFL as part of a package tying me into a contract. The PX was amazing, reliable and had lights that actually illuminated the road! I still had my LI 150 at home, but the PX became the 'go-to scoot' for nearly every occasion.

    Back then, going somewhere was a very different experience -

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