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VTR: Very Temporary Relationship

ike many first loves, mine and my 1998 Honda VTR1000F was a fleeting one. This was my first big bike. Not only that, as a 20-year-old in 2003 who could barely distinguish between his arse and his elbow and freshly moved out of home, this was the first time I put my own cash down and bought a

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