I think the photos and the 12 second video of the President preparing to ride and revving off on a powerful motorcycle was not intended to be released. I think someone made a mistake and shared them, and sensing the potential PR disaster in an election year, communication operatives of government had to create reasons for the ride and to justify it and to make any other comment about it seem political and needless - of course whiles trying to make us believe it was deliberately released to tell us the President was touring areas affected by floods.