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Ollie's ODDJOBS

I have to say, this isn't my kind of motorcycle in the slightest. A local newspaper asked me to test ride it, so they could blag some advertising off the dealership. I was the only person they knew with a motorcycle licence.

I was told to go to the dealership, pick up an unidentified motorcycle, ride around on it for a couple of days, write a few words and take it back. I didn't sound like the toughest job I've ever done, certainly, and would mean

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