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The CEO who rediscovered his love of motorbikes (40 years later)

The CEO who rediscovered his love of motorbikes (40 years later)

Craig Whitehead commutes from Sydney to Brisbane every second weekend. That’s where he keeps his Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.

Craig Whitehead and his Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. Paul Harris

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Craig Whitehead is CEO of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He’s 57 and lives in Surry Hills, Sydney.

Have you ridden road bikes for a long time?
No, only 12 months. I’d been thinking about it for a while then my next-door neighbour said, “Hey, are you interested in getting a motorbike licence?” We did it together and now we take off for rides at every opportunity.

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