NZ motorcycle magazines?

[jrandom]

Ha! One day you'll discover the joys of Adventure riding like you did that of a nice Harley.

I dun bought me an '88 DR750 BIG last year, but I blew the cunt up before I ever got it offroad.

[Big Dave]

I have a good garage at the moment. New Street Glide (long term test bike) and my KLR650. I really like both of them.

[theseekerfinds]

I buy BRM but I don't know why, I recently admitted to my partner that I think the only reason I buy it is because I want to support a local Kiwi mag.. I stopped buying KR ages ago and never went back.. I found the previous comment about Pommy mags being up to date amusing considering they arrive months after the Aussie mags have printed the same tests on new bikes.. I buy the pommy mags myself because I like their particular style and I have always bought them since I got into riding ages ago.. Fast Bikes give stuff away, Superbike makes me want to buy it just to see what's worth $15 and I buy Performance Bikes in the vain hope that they will return to their old roots as a riders magazine and not a soft core porn mag with some bike articles to pad it out.. Aussie Motorcycle News is my home fave and has been since Two Wheels became too manufacturer sucky uppy in the early 90s.. KR 1 out of 10 for being Kiwi, BRM 3 out of 10 for being a better Kiwi, FB 7 out of 10 for giving stuff away and having posters, SB 7 out of 10 cos it's expensive it must be good, FB 4 out of 10 cos of it's history, AMCN 9 out of 10 cos it is that good, TW 3 out of 10 cos it used to be ok.. no other mags interest me

[F5 Dave]

He was speaking of KB moaners.
My take on the average KB denizen is of an unemployed 18 year old who rides a rat RG150, lives with his mother and is addicted to porn and x-box. Great customer.

I don't think you've been paying attn. A customer is anyone who buys your product. Also if you hadn't noticed motorcycling is an aging population.

But Kiwis vote with thier feet. I certainly couldn't be bothered writing to them to say why I can't be bothered reading their mag. If it was the only one I might, & indeed by way of example I have written to my favoured supermarket chain for example to tell them the competition nails them in the specialty bread, because I hate going to New World, but I have to to buy nice bread of a weekend.

[F5 Dave]

. . . and I buy Performance Bikes in the vain hope that they will return to their old roots as a riders magazine and not a soft core porn mag with some bike articles to pad it out..

Funny you say that, I do the same & have done for over 20 years. Some articles are still good & Rupert Paul is sort of back.
erm the porn thing didn't last long, think Superbike was more into that,

As a motorcyclist in his 40s I am enjoying Classic Motorcycle Mechanics to round things out.

[Big Dave]

Heeey - I should get a point for being Aussie then.

[CHOPPA]

Not enough race coverage in the mags for me
Local racing obviously doesnt sell magazine though

I still buy them all as soon as they hit the shelves.

The best magazine for me would be AMCN and its out every 2 weeks. They must be bloody busy

[Oscar]

I don't think you've been paying attn. A customer is anyone who buys your product. Also if you hadn't noticed motorcycling is an aging population.

But Kiwis vote with thier feet. I certainly couldn't be bothered writing to them to say why I can't be bothered reading their mag. If it was the only one I might, & indeed by way of example I have written to my favoured supermarket chain for example to tell them the competition nails them in the specialty bread, because I hate going to New World, but I have to to buy nice bread of a weekend.

And yet you can be bothered expressing yourself on the interweb.
In some detail.

[Big Dave]

Local racing obviously doesnt sell magazine though

It probably does - the problem is lead times. If the race is just after the mag goes to bed, (which it invariably seems to fall that way) then it's old news by the time the next issue hits the stands - probably at least one meeting 'stale'.

We do run Andy Macs reports on the site and your releases from Joss too.

[cc rider]

Kiwi Rider is still the best bike magazine on the planet. Particularly well written. The big bike specialist is VERY good. Witty, insightful, knows where apostrophes go. A very high 'level of writing'. In fact I'd say a genius.

But can he dance!!!!

[Big Dave]

But can he dance!!!!

And I can juggle at the same time.

[cc rider]

And I can juggle at the same time.

I jiggle when I dance

[cc rider]

You coming to Bike Bonanza Dave?

[Big Dave]

You coming to Bike Bonanza Dave?

I'm a bit out of the loop over here in Brizzy sorry - what 'tis?

[cc rider]

You may have to venture over a border or two for this one. It's a multi (bike) sport complex. So there is race track, speedway, long track, motocross, enduro, trials etc over the wknd.
Tribute to Indian 111 years old.

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