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I've just read your article on the RAID MV Agusta in the September issue.

It brought a smile to my face as a few years ago my mate, Graham Salter, and I encountered similar bureaucracy. We were riding the Moto Giro D'ltalia; Graham on an old Trident and me on a 650 Matchless.

Riding along down a twisty road with a very long drop to the bottom,

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