Indonesian President Joko Widodo has in the last few months been spotlighted in the media doing activities not usually associated with the country's top leader: trying out archery, playing futsal and going toe to toe with a professional boxer.
And last week, he rode his golden chopper motorcycle in a faded jacket through the West Java countryside, amid cheers from local villagers lining the roads.
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