Australian Road Rider

RALLY RATS

Rally: "to bring or come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort" (Cambridge). Or "to bring into order again; gather organise or inspire anew" (Collins).

There are other interpretations of the word "Rally" including political gatherings, but I guarantee they wouldn't be as much fun as a bike rally. Ah, the good old days; there are those of us old enough to remember chucking a sleeping bag and not much else on the bike and heading off with a few mates to some remote or renowned spot to light a fire, ingest all sorts of substances, talk shit, and do stupid things on motorbikes. We remember those times fondly, even if it is with creaking

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