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Man:  There’s nothing like getting on a motorbike, it’s wonderful. All my life, I’ve never travelled any other way. I was eleven years of age when I first started on my brother’s bike. I had my iicence in 1955 and when a company in Birmingham advertised for a test rider, I applied and got it. I had to ride all the bikes they made from 1957 through to 1978 which included hill climbs, reliability trials and speedway races. After the company closed down, I did trick riding with my brother. We called ourselves ’The Partners Dare’, but by then, of course, it was only a hobby.

Man:  Well, of course, although many people start off with brothers, fathers or other family members who ride, actually before you go on the road at all in Britain, you’ve got to take a basic training course and that really gets you off on the right foot. Now, after you’ve passed that, you’re allowed on the road, but we as an organisation strongly recommend that you take further training, and this may be where Dad can help, you know. Then, after that, of course, you’re completely free to buy what you like, go on motorways, take passengers and just thoroughly enjoy motorcycling.