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BIKETEST HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL ROCKER C:WEIGHT TRAINING? Forget it. Ride this baby for an hour a day, and after a month you’ll have abs of steel and arms like legs, writes GEOFF HILL

You’ll also – if you ride the version of the Rocker C I borrowed from the dealership, which had an aftermarket air intake the size of a dustbin and matching pipes – be deaf (but happy).