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October 03rd, 2018

10/3/2018

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To quote Dave Grohl 'It's times like these you learn to live again'. So after a few months of limited riding, I'm now back out in full swing, enjoying the last of the summer, with dry roads, amazing views and a renewed purpose. 
I cannot deny that I live in a truly beautiful part of the world and I'm just as lucky to get to enjoy some amazing roads that cut their way across the landscape, on some very enjoyable machinery. 
As a biker, sometimes the only justification you need to ride, it to have a destination; any destination. And so it was this morning. Leaving the house earlier than usual, the rising sun was just starting to appear over the trees and houses as I pointed the Fireblade East away from the hustle and bustle of Poole and Bournemouth, down towards the coast and the Isle of Purbeck.
Purbeck is an interesting place. With villages and towns like Corfe Castle and Wareham seemingly stuck in a time warp, with their pace of life harking back some forty years, it's easy to forget that the little peninsula jutting out into Poole Harbour, is only 20mins from the biggest and busiest towns in Dorset. 
The biggest town by far on Purbeck is Swanage, a familiar holiday destination for generations and today's target. During peak season and the school holidays its rammed with holiday makers mixing it with the locals, but when I arrived there this morning, the only people on the seafront were me and a chap sat outside his beach hut, seemingly asleep.

The only problem about Purbeck in any serious way, is that there is only one road in and out. As a result you're often a slave to the driver in front as they travel within their comfort zone along the twisty and windy roads. There is one little gem however, and this is the slightly longer route through the picturesque villages of Kingston and Langton Matravers. The road's only purpose is for local traffic wanting to access these two villages and the smaller Worth Matravers from either side of the main A351, so traffic is often very light. But as the road has great elevation changes, a half decent surface and forms a ribbon of challenging tarmac,  it certainly raises the heartrate. Its 5-6 minutes of biking nirvana when the cuffs come off and I remember why I love to ride so much.
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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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