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February 12th, 2018

2/12/2018

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Just as I was about to write a post about it being a mildish winter down by the South Coast of England, we were embraced by a cold snap, leaving overnight temperatures below freezing. Being based in the land that transitions a rural and an urban environment, the risk of ice is raised exponentially and I promised Carolina that I wouldn't ride with the temperatures so low.
There is a slight tinge of irony as, when living in London, I found my limit was -4 and freezing fog.
I have manage a few short rides, taken for convenience rather than anything else. What can I say? free parking is free parking. Hopefully the mercury will start to rise again so the bike can get a decent workout.
This weekend gone, I popped down to the Bovington Tank Museum with my mate Michael, where, sat among the wide array of tanks from numerous different conflicts, sat this: ​
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This is the fully restored 1929 Brough Superior SS-100, nicknamed George VI, owned, ridden and subsequently crashed by T E Lawrence, taking his life in May 1935.
Situated in a three sided glass display case, the bike may seem like a strange vehicle to find in a museum dedicated to the tank, but Lawrence was a local man, based at Bovington Camp and his final fateful crash took place less than three miles from where his bike is displayed. A fitting memorial, but I do kinda wish it was right at the entrance with the sun glinting off all that chrome.

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    My name is Matt Brown and I'm a UK journalist formerly based in London, but now calling the South of England home. I've been riding bikes since 2007, but got hooked straight away. Nothing gives me the feeling of freedom, even when stuck in a city. In 2010 I became a RoSPA gold rider, but when it comes down to it, I'm Just a normal man, riding his bikes as often as he can.

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