CLASSIC BATTLE
What compel led us all to make motorcycling a fundamental part of our lives? It’s simple, really: the un fettered, homespun enjoy ment we der ived from throwing a leg over a powered two-wheeler for the first time. The motorcycle or the location probably didn’t matter too much – although a family member of mi ne spent his formative years blasting a minibike around Cessnas at Al bury airport, which was kinda cool – but more the ‘pure motorc ycling’ part of it all.
No fuss and all shared with friends, family and a neighbourhood rough nut who’d make the occasional cameo – before we’d all head inside when the light faded to listen to the latest Rod Stewart album. Well, I did grow up in the 70s…
Un fortunately, we all get older and – occasionally – wiser, but those formative years provide an irrevocable motorcycling imprint. Mind you, there are people who go through the same two-wheel induction later in life, so we’re including them under this umbrella as well.
Where is all this heading? Without overgeneralising the riding equation, classic bikes are akin
