Never Winding Down

Diann Henry, 81, Napier, NZ. The James two-stroke motorbike gleamed in our driveway. “That’s beautiful,” I gasped. “Want to take it for a spin?” my brother Claude, 15, asked. “Yes, please!” I said. I was 13, and Claude had just bought his first motorbike. I loved riding it around our suburban block in Napier, the wind blowing through my hair. Helmets weren’t a legal requirement back in 1956. Claude often let me ride his bike after that. When I was 15, I was at the local milk bar when a boy walked in looking like James Dean. “Who’s that?” I asked Barbara, who worked behind the bar. “That’s my cousin Joe,” she said and introduced me. Joe, 17, was very cool. We started dating and discovered our shared love of…

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