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The DOPS factor

REGULAR READERS – G’day Aunty Ted – would have recognised a pattern to the Rooth motorcycle life. I ride, therefore I fix. It’s a pattern which spills over the floodgates of motorcycling to affect all areas of my life. Why buy something reliable when a dodgy old piece of shit at a fraction of the price allows you to, well, buy more dodgy old pieces of shit

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