Chance of a lifetime: YOU can decide on New Zealand's new bike magazine!

[mashman]

unlimited $$$, build a race track.

Praps a bike swap review section. Two guys swap bikes, praps off road for sprots, scroter for hardley... mix and match etc...

"Old" racers thoughts on new road bikes.

[Voltaire]

Maybe more articles on racers wives, who is going out with who, before and after weight loss pictures in exotic locations, gossip, latest leather reviews..... could call it the New Zealand Bikers Weekly.

These days given the choice between my fav mag " Classic Bike' at $16 and a six pack of craft beer...the beer wins.....then settle down with ADV rider.

Maybe they could do a 'build thread' write up on my NZCRR Beemer in the avatar...... 5 years in the making.....

[fergie]

Would nz have the population to support another mag? im a magazine retailer and stock all the mainstream mags and send most of them back unsold each month, that might be because there are not many riders in my area.just my 10cents worth.

My only thought on content is i would like to see HONEST reviews of bikes and products with no regard for the almighty advertising dollar. there would not be many magazine editors brave enough to give a totally honest appraisal( ie calling it shit if it is shit!) of a product if it meant loosing revenue from the distributor thru adverts.
good luck anyway.

[White trash]

I'd like a bike magazine that does proper, honest ride reviews. That shit that the Paul Owens of this world write gives me the absolute fucking yahs. Doyen of motoring writers my arse

Ah-fucking-men.

[Paul in NZ]

Ah-fucking-men.

It will be a bloody short run then.....

[The Lone Rider]

Would nz have the population to support another mag? im a magazine retailer and stock all the mainstream mags and send most of them back unsold each month, that might be because there are not many riders in my area.just my 10cents worth.

+1

You won't get NZers paying for it, in printed or digital.


I have box loads of unsold bike magazines. Kiwirider, Bikerider, Easyrider, Biker, MotorcycleTrader, InTheWind, LiveToRide, HeavyDuty, Crusty, TheHorse, Barnetts, Dirt Rider

And some car ones.

[Brian d marge]

ok just for you seeing you owned a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


One months worth of reading for a start , but I must learn something , and it doesnt have to be about a motorcycle
but it could be how other things affect motorcycles and motorcycling , ex, how ducati use cad to design a bike
how can cad , a computer help you with you motorcycle

How to

trail rides,

wine , or beer recomendations when touring ...how to save money on beer ?

Fault diagnosis, post a motorcle fauld and some clues , and try and solve the fault

in short , something I can use and refer back to once I have bought the thing

otherwise its the hinternet for me

Stephen

oh and I like the centre spead with the half naked dolly birds .......


Iron horse had some rough ones back in the day

[wanpo]

Only skimmed the replies, so apologies if it's been said.

But a conversion section would be awesome e.g.
-From stock to cafe racer
-From wreck to road
-Road to track
etc.

Guides for DIY stuff, how to fix fairings, prepare for paint etc. would be cool too

[ratusratus]

1, T+A
2, No sports bikes.
3, No dirt bikes.
4, Technical sections on fuel, tyres, suspension, oils, chains, tools,tuning, machining, performance parts, coms, vid.
5, Propper maintenance not just "take it to the agent" crap.
6, Vintage bikes.
7, Custom bikes.
8 Touring section.
9, More T+A.

What he said

[tbs]

A blanket ban on use of the term "fully adjustable suspension" in all bike reviews would be a good start.

[nudemetalz]

Using a typical bike (eg GSX1400) with testing a whole bunch of similar aftermarket pipes / tyres etc to see what worked best is always good.
Real world stuff.