RACING TO THE VIRTUAL CAFE

One thing you have to say in favor of COVID-19—if you’re semiretired and somehow still among the living—is that it gives you a lot of extra time, not only to ride motorcycles, but also to practice guitar.

I was noodling around on my ancient Gibson ES-335 electric in the garage-band corner of my workshop the other day and, as usual, gazing across the room at my latest two-wheeled acquisition. It’s a 2020 Royal Enfield 650 Continental GT I bought last spring, done in a paint scheme that Enfield calls “Black Magic.” This is essentially a cafe-racer-style motorcycle with low bars, gold trim on the