A time when

everyday was biking weather

and getting your knee down meant you’d come off.

When tyre widths came in inches not feet

and biker fashion came in one colour.

A time before

every junction got traffic lights,

traffic lights became roundabouts,

roundabouts got traffic lights,

traffic lights got cameras,

and cameras got our licence numbers.

A time when

bikers acknowledged each other

and you had to ride your bike not just hang on to it.

A time when

it didn’t matter what you rode,

just that you rode and plastic wasn’t a part of

motorcycle manufacture.