Australian Motorcyclist

COME OUT Come out

IT said, an ill wind that blows nobody good. And so it is with the coronavirus. While motorcycling is not usually a way of ‘social distancing’, it can be if you make it that. You don’t even need to ride by yourself. Just keep the obligatory meter and a half from your fellow riders when you stop, and avoid smacking them for alleged errors they made on the ride. Yes, I know that can be hard… This little cheer-up is a lot more important than you might think. I have been working from home for all of a week and a half now, and I’m getting the first signs of cabin fever. The funny thing is that I normally work from home quite a bit. Why the itchy feet then? Because I don’t

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