Practical Sportbikes Magazine is toast

**HenryDorsetCase** · 24th March 2023, 19:17

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

probably thriving with people too scared to watch on line porn as they think the camera in their device maybe activated and recording them interfereing with themselves.

stop pretending you dont know theres an entire section of pR0nHub dedicated to just that.

**husaberg** · 24th March 2023, 19:31

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I miss John Robinson's articles.

TBF he stopped riding them when he died rather then retired or was laid off, he was a great read much like Keven Cameron.
Both wrote pretty decent books.
Robinson was writing in the 70s for Classic mechanics

**onearmedbandit** · 24th March 2023, 19:58

Originally Posted by husaberg

TBF he stopped riding them when he died rather then retired or was laid off, he was a great read much like Keven Cameron.
Both wrote pretty decent books.
Robinson was writing in the 70s for Classic mechanics

Yeah I'm well aware that it was due to his passing, I was an avid reader of PB while he was on staff and loved his articles, just the mention of a few of the old favourites made me think of him. There was a very large outpouring of grief at the time, both from his colleagues and fans.

**husaberg** · 24th March 2023, 20:16

PB and Sportsrider cycleword and FB with the occasional ocker AMCN? plus one other pommy one occasionally superbike?but that was toofull of silicon slags. PB was easily the best.
I only buy a mag now if i was am flying or staying away. i buy an occasion classic one that funny enough are full of the stuff that used to be in mags of the late 90-or early nourty's.
i think the last mag i bought was actually practical sportbike with the kettle in it.

MD · 25th March 2023, 08:48

Opening a magazine, turning the pages, sitting in the sun, or your lounge chair or bog, there was something relaxing, rewarding and enjoyable in the tactile reading of books and mags that tapping on a keyboard and monitor doesn't offer. All those mags I eagerly looked forward to turning up on the shelf. Yeah, we had to get of our arse and go to a shop! That was part of the fun. Was quite fond of AMCN and Two Wheels and always supported the NZ ones.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 25th March 2023, 11:22

I was in a record store this morning flipping through vinyl records and I wondered idly if there is any hope of a renaissance of proper magazines as there has been for vinyl. A lot of the same tactile/emotional triggers apply. You have to go somewhere and hunt it out, you have to interact with the physical artifact, you can read liner notes, etc etc. I sort of hope so.

**F5 Dave** · 25th March 2023, 13:37

People just want shit for free.

**jellywrestler** · 25th March 2023, 14:18

Originally Posted by MD

Opening a magazine, turning the pages, sitting in the sun, or your lounge chair or bog, there was something relaxing, rewarding and enjoyable in the tactile reading of books and mags that tapping on a keyboard and monitor doesn't offer. All those mags I eagerly looked forward to turning up on the shelf. Yeah, we had to get of our arse and go to a shop! That was part of the fun. Was quite fond of AMCN and Two Wheels and always supported the NZ ones.

all is not lost https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...4?bof=VkWsWZpC

**SaferRides** · 25th March 2023, 18:37

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

all is not lost https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...4?bof=VkWsWZpC

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**F5 Dave** · 26th March 2023, 15:08

Amazing what you find when doing a clean out of the TShirt drawer.

**TheDemonLord** · 27th March 2023, 20:48

Something Something Ogri something Volvos something Mitzi something.

**R650R** · 28th March 2023, 19:16

One of my fav reads in fastbikes was when they were testing that years latest fireblade and they lost front end fully cranked over crashing the bike. The photographer was in perfect spot to capture a photo of the sump and shower of sparks.
The opening words were to the effect of “Kenny Roberts was lying when he said you can’t possibly lose the front end if your on the gas...”

**pete376403** · 30th March 2023, 16:09

Was it Fastbikes or Performance Bikes who tested the NR750 and sent it back requiring a new carbon fairing at a cost of thousands?

**F5 Dave** · 24th April 2023, 13:16

So no comms from them. Have 2years worth of subscription left. Email them. How are they going to get my money back to me?

"We are glad to announce subscriptions have been transferred to Classic-Bike."
I bet they are!

Um. That isn't what I asked.

I used to buy the occasional CB way back as they often had 80s stuff in there, but they retrenched back to only real old stuff so not to cross over to Practical Sportbikes turf when that was launched.
I mean it's spent money. Do I just roll over and hope they start newer stuff again?
Or do I push back?

Laziness may mean Sunday mornings reading about Panther starting procedure. Sigh..