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A.J. Baime’s WSJ Enfield Piece

By Joe Berk

A.J. Baime writes a weekly “My Ride” column for the Wall Street Journal.  It’s something I greatly enjoy.   The stories are always interesting.  Most of the time, the Baime columns are about cars.  This week’s piece was about a motorcycle; to be specific, a 650 Royal Enfield twin.  That’s a marvelous motorcycle.  I know.  I ride one.  Mine is the orange one you see above.

Marc Forgione on his Royal Enfield 650 INT in New York City.

This week’s story was about a chef (Marc Forgione), a man who owns three restaurants in New York City.  Mr. Forgione appropriately concluded that a motorcycle is a great way to navigate New York City’s traffic and parking challenges.   I think that’s pretty cool.   New York law does not allow splitting lanes, but my guess is that Forgione is a well-known guy and local police officers look the other way (Lord knows they have enough real crime on their beats).  Lane splitting is legal here in California and I do it all the time. It really makes a difference in getting through congested areas; it was a way of life for us in Colombia and China.

Mr. Baime, our compliments on your Wall Street Journal column, and especially on the one you wrote for yesterday’s edition.


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