New Zealand bike rider magazine

[XTC]

I have just picked up my 2nd ever edition of this magazine..... I like it. Liked the story on the RE5 suzuki. I wonder why they never took off :)
Who else likes/dislikes the mag??

[Cajun]

I have just picked up my 2nd ever edition of this magazine..... I like it. Liked the story on the RE5 suzuki. I wonder why they never took off :)
Who else likes/dislikes the mag??

great local mag, they are just the road from us in tauranga, waihi based. The whole lot of them a great bunch of guys.

Father in law adverises in it, i am going to the brm track day at taupo, The trash man as writen a article for them even got front page.

[vifferman]

I have just picked up my 2nd ever edition of this magazine..... I like it. Liked the story on the RE5 suzuki. I wonder why they never took off :)
Who else likes/dislikes the mag??
I was looking at that issue the day before yesterday. :yes:
The RE5 never took off because (a) it was too radical, (b) the "Fuel Crisis" came along, (c) the Wankel rotors had problems with the longevity of the seals/rotor tips (d) I believe the engine ran too hot.

I wonder whose bike that is? Jantar? I noticed it seemed to have non-standard (i.e., non-cylindrical) instruments - from a GT750??

The things I liked about the magazine were that it was a NZ mag, it had nice layout and 'look' to it, and the content looked pretty good.

I don't think I'd buy one though. I'm not generally allowed bike mags, so they need to be pretty special before I'll buy one. Most times, I look at them in a bike shop, flick through the pages, then decide I can't be bothered. I'd rather ride than read. (Having said that though, the few magazines I still have (sold or turfed HEAPS) are very well read....

[White trash]

I like the mg BIG TIME since Glenn was good enough to give me a shot at writing when no others would and then backed up my stupid riding style to the winging NZ motorcycling public.

You liked that shit, didn'y ya Mr Ulness?

[Skunk]

They pay for articles too I hear (directed at all you 'novel' writers out there ;) )
Changed your avatar already WT...

[outlawtorn]

good mag, I've found it very helpful and insightful into the world of Biking in NZ.

[Biff]

Yep - I agree - a good mag. Crap choices for their bikes of the year though, but at least they were brave enough to admitted they hadn't ridden many of the contenders, or that some were not ridden in time to be considered (ZX10 I think).

I buy it when I can find it. I guess there's always a subscription type thing.

[Hitcher]

BRM has just had a significant "makeover" and looks a whole lot better for it. Quality control, particularly spell and grammar checking, has gone up a few notches as well. While there is still room for improvement on the production side, this mag is heading in the right direction.

Choice of content has always been good. I think they strike a good balance. I particularly like their touring stories as, and I know WT may disagree, there's more to motorcycling than wheelies...

You will always find stories in BRM that you won't find anywhere else. Good enough reason by me to keep buying it.

[**R1**]

there's more to motorcycling than wheelies...


OMG :shit: :gob: :gob: :gob: When did this happen??

[White trash]

Choice of content has always been good. I think they strike a good balance. I particularly like their touring stories as, and I know WT may disagree, there's more to motorcycling than wheelies...

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No disagreement here. I don't care how ya ride, just ride.

[vifferman]

They pay for articles too I hear (directed at all you 'novel' writers out there ;) )


Oooooooh.....

Be OK, if I could write, and had summat to write about....:bye:

[SPman]

Its scary when ya pick up a mag and there's an article on or picture of someone you know..:eek5:

Even Linda B has had an article published! :apint:

[Skunk]

Oooooooh.....

Be OK, if I could write, and had summat to write about....:bye:I've got stuff to write about (I'm completely full of shit)... but I'm too lazy to type it up. :yeah:

That and the fact that it's just crap anyway... :shutup:

[Sparky Bills]

Good mag! and good people who write the mag!!
I managed to meet them at New Plymouth during the Long track speed way. Bloody nice people!!!
My old GSXR400 was even in it! (same artical as WT's test of the Gixer 600)

I suggest everyone goes and buys the mag!!
NOW!!
GO NOW!!

[Holy Roller]

I buy it when I can find it. I guess there's always a subscription type thing.
Just ask your local book store to order it for you if they don't have it on their shelves, If one ever passes through Kawerau you will find a copy at the local bookstore along with some other good bike mags.... Ishould know :msn-wink:

[toads]

we subscribe to it and find ourselves fighting over who get to read it first lol. The answer is I should cos I read 50 times quicker than he does.

[merv]

I wonder whose bike that is? Jantar? I noticed it seemed to have non-standard (i.e., non-cylindrical) instruments - from a GT750??


The later i.e. last model, had ditched the cylindrical theme before the model faded into history. Check them out here http://www.suzukicycles.org/RE5/RE5-Rotary.shtml and you'll see the '76 model.

[Will]

We have a sub with BRM. :cool:

Read it from cover to cover and then the mag is put away with the rest (like a library) and is used for references or more reading later.

I can identify with a lot of the people in the mag and their bikes. I guess it is also because of the way it is written:banana:

[What?]

We have a sub with BRM. :cool:

Read it from cover to cover and then the mag is put away with the rest (like a library) and is used for references or more reading later.

I can identify with a lot of the people in the mag and their bikes. I guess it is also because of the way it is written:banana:
Sums it up for me, too.

[speedpro]

The only RE5 I ever saw was bought as a wreck by a couple of students in the neighbourhood in Riccarton about '78-'79. They put a mikuni 32?mm carb on as the original had been burnt off, and then did burnouts up and down Newnham Terrace till the cops came and told us to go away.

[White trash]

Changed your avatar already WT...

When you get the cover on your VERY FIRST ARTICLE you need to let people know about it.

Of course, it was all due to the fantastic photography of "Lensman" Gibbings which I am forever in debt.

[LB]

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Yep, it's a good mag, all road stuff and it's nice that it's glossy and coloured (perhaps that's a girl thing?)

SPMan - I've actually had about FOUR articles published in it!! However, WT has a bigger claim to fame cos I've never featured on the cover like he has.
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[gav]

Maybe you need to work on your stand up wheelies?

[Deano]

Re: the RE5

I used to own a rotary (RX4) and absolutely loved it.

Was really enthusiastic about the Norton Rotary competing in the Grand Prix. Pity it didn't do better than it did in the standings.

One thing that pissed me off was the commentator (can't recall his name but Pommie ex racer - any ideas ?), was completely dissing the bike when it was getting lapped by the front runners, saying it shouldn't be in the field as it was slow and not a 500cc 2-stroke. What the dickhead forgot to mention was that the bike had outperformed many 500cc bikes in order to get a place on the grid !!

Unless Im mistaken and Norton were given a token placing ??

[XTC]

Re: the RE5

I used to own a rotary (RX4) and absolutely loved it.

Was really enthusiastic about the Norton Rotary competing in the Grand Prix. Pity it didn't do better than it did in the standings.

One thing that pissed me off was the commentator (can't recall his name but Pommie ex racer - any ideas ?), was completely dissing the bike when it was getting lapped by the front runners, saying it shouldn't be in the field as it was slow and not a 500cc 2-stroke. What the dickhead forgot to mention was that the bike had outperformed many 500cc bikes in order to get a place on the grid !!

Unless Im mistaken and Norton were given a token placing ??

Probably Barry Sheen. For an englishman he didn't like much that came out of england....

[Blakamin]

I just had a look at the one they sent me for free... (been too busy)
It has WT on the cover...
:laugh:

[Deano]

Probably Barry Sheen. For an englishman he didn't like much that came out of england....

I thought it was but didn't want to dis a dead dude. :msn-wink:

[Jantar]

I was looking at that issue the day before yesterday. :yes:
The RE5 never took off because (a) it was too radical, (b) the "Fuel Crisis" came along, (c) the Wankel rotors had problems with the longevity of the seals/rotor tips (d) I believe the engine ran too hot.

I wonder whose bike that is? Jantar? I noticed it seemed to have non-standard (i.e., non-cylindrical) instruments - from a GT750??
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The RE5 never took off because of (a) A marketing faux pas by Suzuki, (b) The fuel Crisis, and (c) The cost.

(a) Suzuki leaked the concept of the RE5 (initialy called the RX5) in 1973. I ordered my first one as soon as I heard this rumour, and that was even before the Suzuki dealers in NZ had even heard that a rotory eninrd bike was being developed. Suzuki launched the RE5 with massive simulteneous shows in 8 different countries in 1974, and took thousands of orders. Unfortunately they weren't fully geared up to go into production as early as the marketing gurus had promised, and deliveries weren't made. A small problem with the carburation further delayed delivery, and soon many orders were being cancelled. Bikes were finally making their way onto the showroom floor in early 1975. ( I received one of the first ones in NZ on 5th march 1975). The carburation problem hadn't been fully resolved and Suzuki launched a quiet recall to fit a heat insulator between the engine and carby. This recall lead to unfounded rumours of unreliability of the seals and rotor tips. More orders were lost. and in march 1976 production was ceased for ever.

(b) The fuel crisis of 1973 meant that most manufacturers were aiming to meet the public's demand for economical machines. The RE5 LOVES fuel. 160 km on a tank fuel if 'm caeful.

c) In 1975 a new RE5 cost $2699. Compare that to a new GT750 at $1999, or a CB750 at $2199. The RE5 was expensive. However just as production of the RE5 ceased, Honda introduced the first Gold Wing at $3299.

The RE5 shown in BRM is standard. When Suzuki started losing orders they thought it may have been due to the radical new styling, so they changed the styling on their 1976 model (from september 1975 actually) to a black bike with conventional instruments, and called it the RE5A.

[Motu]

Yamaha also developed a rotary,it was going to be their first big bike after the XS1,there were prototypes,but it never made production - smart eh?

[XTC]

Honda also made a rotary prototype.... Shelved it. The RE5 alsmost ruined suzuki...

[MD]

I like the mg BIG TIME since Glenn was good enough to give me a shot at writing when no others would and then backed up my stupid riding style to the winging NZ motorcycling public.

You liked that shit, didn'y ya Mr Ulness?
Bloody favouritism I say. Check out issue 18, April 04 p24 story. They rejected our wheelie photos- not appropriate behaviour ! What do you mean?
Whitetrash, you will have to show us low-lifes how to do an "appropriate behaviour wheelie" What's that, did ya wear a tie?
Good cover shot mate (but still can't make out your tie)
Oh yeah, it must be a good mag because I buy it

[Holy Roller]

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Was that your RE5 at the brass with the write up attached?
Certainly attracted alot of attention :yeah:

[Jantar]

Was that your RE5 at the brass with the write up attached?
Certainly attracted alot of attention :yeah:

Yes, That was my one. :2thumbsup

[Will]

That's one of the reasons that the mag is so popular.
There are so many articles by people you know. :rockon:

[Grumpy]

Subscribed to BRM for a couple of years now. Excellent mag.Glen was even nice enough to put a small article of my TL in it a while ago. Bit a buzz to see your bike in glossy print. Shame he had to include my ugly mug with it as well.

[gav]

Re: the RE5

I used to own a rotary (RX4) and absolutely loved it.

Was really enthusiastic about the Norton Rotary competing in the Grand Prix. Pity it didn't do better than it did in the standings.

One thing that pissed me off was the commentator (can't recall his name but Pommie ex racer - any ideas ?), was completely dissing the bike when it was getting lapped by the front runners, saying it shouldn't be in the field as it was slow and not a 500cc 2-stroke. What the dickhead forgot to mention was that the bike had outperformed many 500cc bikes in order to get a place on the grid !!

Unless Im mistaken and Norton were given a token placing ??
This is the Brit GP where Ron Haslam was riding the rotary? Well, actually, they did get a wild card entry and not even too sure they actually qualified, but were allowed to start the race anyway, as a sort of goodwill gesture. I'm not sure they beat any 500's at all......