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ADDING INSULT TO INJURY

I have a bruised and battered old Kawasaki ER-6f worth around £2000. I got this as my first ‘big bike’ after moving up the ranks from the trusty old CG125. All was grand in the world until some granny rear-ended me in town, sending me wobbling off into a post box. I have to say it wasn’t the coolest I have ever looked, and to say I got mocked by a bus full of school kids is an understatement. No doubt I’m on

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