And I thought,
Mallory - Ollie - if we're going to half-hear words... but Malory is already "covered" if Ollie Bridewell is the one.
He grew up less than an hour's drive from where I live according to that link from Onion Budgie. Well done, OB, by the way!! Doesn't seem to be pony-tailed though:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Ollie+Bridewell+motorcycle
I know I said I wasn't going to get caught up in the research but it does kind of draw you in... When Ollie died, he was the same as as my eldest son is now. Quite sobering. And gosh, his little brother was/is a bike racer as well. Their mum does well to get any sleep, ever.
Photos of the brother look even less ponytailish, if that matters.