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I have two bikes: a classic 1978 Yamaha SR500 and a more modern Suzuki SV650. I've been into cars and bikes since I was tiny.

I'd just as soon be on a good Steinway or Yamaha just as well.

I don't do much driving - about 5,000-6,000 miles a year. And most of that is to the airport and to the racing circuits.

I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.

I rode in a nine-day charity ride recently, averaged 43km a day and still finished in the lead group. I'm 38, not quite finished yet.

You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out of you.

I do all of my good thinking at over 65 miles per hour. The speed limit is, luckily, the same speed as my brainstorming speed.

At weekends, I've been going on long but steady-paced four-and-a-half-hour bike rides.

I still run every other day. Longer at weekends. I probably do 35 miles a week.