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Good old days #2

On the Good Old Days feature, my mind was instantly taken back to my last ride on my KTM 990 Adventure before finally deciding to stop riding. I can tell you it was a very difficult decision to make, but all the enjoyment had been suffocated from my biker’s will to ride. My commute to work was becoming more a dice with crappy driving standards from just about everything on more than two wheels. Many (potentially all) drivers treat using the roads and driving as a chore that needs to be done rather than a process that needs to be concentrated on 100%. So mobile phones, make-up and hair styling, shaving even whilst operating a car or van, or indeed partaking in a coffee have all taken their toll on this now ex-biker’s nerves and self-preservation skills.

The state of the roads with crumbling Tarmac and pot holes

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