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SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS

A NICE thing happened to me after finishing Seddo’s Norton. Old mate Pete asked me to help out at his motorcycle workshop on a casual basis. Now who would knock back the offer of moving from their home garage to a fully-equipped workshop? Not me!

A few weeks have passed and I have settled in well. Old Mate Motorcycles caters for all makes and models. In just a short time we have worked on an 85cc Moto Guzzi Cardellino (c1958),

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