View Full Version : Nice collection of bike mags
sil3nt
10th June 2010, 20:18
When i walked into whitcoulls. Used to just seeing KR, BRM, Moto Trader and the classic one. This time i was treated two an Aussie mag ( i think) and a couple of british ones. Walked out with Fast Bikes ($17 later :shit:) because it was the only one i couldnt read (damn plastic wrap :innocent:).
The quality of these british mags appears to be worth the extra few dollars over the kiwi ones.
In saying that there was a very good suspension set up guide done by Robert Taylor in one of the local mags.
Mudfart
11th June 2010, 09:00
yeah i can get the odd fastbikes mag (british, expensive, all glossy, got a free neck wrap in my issue), and theres another good mag called rapidbikes, its oztralian but very good. in rapidbikes they build a fantasy bike each month and last month they built a yamaha R8 to rival the GSX-R750. sexiest bike ive ever seen, next to the norton 961.
Muppet
11th June 2010, 19:09
I get Bike and RiDE both from UK and very good reviews and articles. I get Performance Bikes, MCN, Two Wheels and Motor Cyclist from the library, they get these before they hit the shelves.
HenryDorsetCase
12th June 2010, 17:05
When i walked into whitcoulls. Used to just seeing KR, BRM, Moto Trader and the classic one. This time i was treated two an Aussie mag ( i think) and a couple of british ones. Walked out with Fast Bikes ($17 later :shit:) because it was the only one i couldnt read (damn plastic wrap :innocent:).
The quality of these british mags appears to be worth the extra few dollars over the kiwi ones.
In saying that there was a very good suspension set up guide done by Robert Taylor in one of the local mags.
I remewed my subscription to Performance Bikes recently and the cost was a pretty reasonable $10/issue. Plus you get that months one that month, not reading one with a cover date of June in in August. Worth looking into if you find yourself buying the same one every month.
boman
13th June 2010, 08:34
yeah i can get the odd fastbikes mag (british, expensive, all glossy, got a free neck wrap in my issue), and theres another good mag called rapidbikes, its oztralian but very good. in rapidbikes they build a fantasy bike each month and last month they built a yamaha R8 to rival the GSX-R750. sexiest bike ive ever seen, next to the norton 961.
Yep. That R8, I thought here is my next bike. Bastards. Open the mag to find it is a fantasy bike.
Mudfart
13th June 2010, 09:56
lol i said exackery the same thing!. notice the exhaust outlets in the belly? thats one freaking hot machine.
if anyone from yamaha is here, take note!.
Muppet
13th June 2010, 13:38
I remewed my subscription to Performance Bikes recently and the cost was a pretty reasonable $10/issue. Plus you get that months one that month, not reading one with a cover date of June in in August. Worth looking into if you find yourself buying the same one every month.
That's quite cheap, do you get it sent from UK?
BabyBandit
14th June 2010, 01:59
Way back in the late 80s I read my first biker mag it was Performance Bike, bought from whitcoulls. I then tried a local one, can't remember what, but back then it was all newsprint , so even though it was cheaper it was still better to buy the brit mag which was full glossy and had about twice as many pages and articles. I then started to read Two Wheels and Revs, both Aussie mags and now have a collection of about 12 years worth of Two wheels. Stopped buying them religiously about 6 yrs ago , but was quite impressed when I bought kiwirider this weekend for only $10 as TW cost about $8 or so when I stopped buying it. I have found that the best place to get bike mags from is a newsagent rather than the big stores. I used to get my from a wee newsagent near my wifes work. They would ring her once a month when the mag arrived and put aside a copy which she would go down and pick up in her lunch hour.
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