Which is the most read NZ bike Mag?

[cave weta]

In fact BRM has tried to emulate Superbike with pictures of the Hacks taken with them pulling stupid faces.

If you want to see how far that has progressed.... look at their sister magazine- DRD. I swear that the editor spends more time in front of a mirror than on a bike...

[fliplid]

I miss MCN

Ah, much more absorbent than than glossy magazines.

KR, online sub, cos I'm lazy!

[NiggleC]

I bought the 1st issue of BRM, must of been in 2001 as i bought a bike a week later and it came with a years subscription. Continued to subscribe until 2009 as it seemed to be going the way of Performance Bike. Really just got sick of the seeing the latest CBR/GSX/R... - 600/750/1000 whatever, with its front or rear wheel pointed to the sky.
I am sure that given the tiny market we must be on the world stage that all the NZ based magazines do what they can with the limited choice of bikes they are given by the distributors. It cant be easy to assemble a group of bikes in this country for comparison testing hence the gate crashing of the Aussie based launches.
For what its worth the only magazine I buy these days is Australian Road Rider. Articles written by enthusiasts telling you what they feel about a bike, not if it weighs 10grams less than last years or what its (usually unobtainable) top speed is.

[Gizzit]

I subscribe to BRM & KR. I often buy Motorcycle trader ....

KR is my favourite read though. It covers most of what I want.

Sometimes I buy Road Rider..... and it's not bad either .... for an Aussie mag.

I am a bit of a bike mag slut really ..... and enjoy checking them all out while I'm at my local BP station, waiting for my daily wild bean coffee .... well mon to friday anyway.

I like to read pretty much anything about bikes. I always have ....

[slowpoke]

For what its worth the only magazine I buy these days is Australian Road Rider. Articles written by enthusiasts telling you what they feel about a bike, not if it weighs 10grams less than last years or what its (usually unobtainable) top speed is.

Sometimes I buy Road Rider..... and it's not bad either .... for an Aussie mag.

Haha, each to their own but that thing is the most frustrating mag I've ever read. I read better reports on here and for some reason it prompts images of pipes and cardigan's.......

[shrub]

I've largely lost interest in Kiwi bike mags because the road tests are all the same - filled with praise. Maybe it's because all modern bikes are good or maybe it's because nobody wants to say bad things about an advertisers product, but I can't remember the last time I actually read anything that helped me decide what I thought of a bike. And articles about gear and accessories are just press releases from the suppliers and tell me nothing.

[cave weta]

I've largely lost interest in Kiwi bike mags because the road tests are all the same - filled with praise. Maybe it's because all modern bikes are good or maybe it's because nobody wants to say bad things about an advertisers product, but I can't remember the last time I actually read anything that helped me decide what I thought of a bike. And articles about gear and accessories are just press releases from the suppliers and tell me nothing.

In a nutshell matey!- I havent seen anything objective in any of them when it comes to a provided product.

[Big Dave]

There aren't any bad bikes any more. As I have said on 'ere repeatedly - they are fit for purpose.

Yeah - a Wide Glide is a crap track bike and a Gixxer don't go over well at the clubhouse. You wanna spend $10 to hear that?

My attitude is 'this bike suits this purpose' and write it for those who would be interested in the vehicle.

Objective that.

[shrub]

There aren't any bad bikes any more. As I have said on 'ere repeatedly - they are fit for purpose.
moon:

That's pretty much the deal, the only bad bike is one that isn't being ridden the way it was designed. A lot of people complained about the Rocket 3 Touring because it didn't have the kahunas of the classic, but it wasn't designed as an all out stupidly powerful muscle bike - it is an awesome, lazy long distance cruiser for people who like to relax on the road. People bang on about what crap bikes Harleys are but Harley Davidson make the best Harleys on the road, and in my opinion Harley is more than a make, it's a type of bike.

[Big Dave]

Yea - I personally prefer the R3T for its 180 section rear end. It could do with a bigger tank though.

I've also just lived with an Electra Glide Ultra Limited and an XR1200X for the summer. Damn fine motorcycles.fftopic:

[shrub]

The Classic is a barrel of fun - tapping open that engine is a guaranteed grin, but you're right about the rear tyre. The touring handles much better and that extra whallop of torque makes for very lazy touring. I rode one to the coast and back, and loved every km - even riding over Arthurs in the rain.

I confess to having never ridden a new Harley - must do something about that. fftopic:

[peasea]

NZ bike mags are all much the same; full of wannabe Rossi riders with their knee down going forty k's around 25k corners. Nobody actually GOES anywhere, fuck all rallies are featured, bugger all touring stories and most features are about bikes being pushed by retail outlets who advertise in the said mags. Boring, boring, boring.

Sure, these clowns reckon they do a zillion k's per year testing this model and that but they all run to their motels when it rains and very few get more than 100k's from home in any given year. Corporate suckups, most of 'em. Damn shame really, so many bikers out there are screaming for a real bike mag.

[Big Dave]

screaming for a real bike mag.

These would be the 'real' bikers I suppose.

A real 'Biker' mag I can cop. My rag can't do it - we have a kid's section and shoot for a PG rating.

I contributed art to Twin Eagle. Was sorry to see it close. There ain't enough here.

[Muppet]

I've largely lost interest in Kiwi bike mags because the road tests are all the same - filled with praise. Maybe it's because all modern bikes are good or maybe it's because nobody wants to say bad things about an advertisers product, but I can't remember the last time I actually read anything that helped me decide what I thought of a bike. And articles about gear and accessories are just press releases from the suppliers and tell me nothing.

Totally agree with you. I think bike NZ mags are rubbish. Go and get a copy of 'Bike', a UK magazine. Have been buying it for 10 years, when you have a read, you'll see why.

[Big Dave]

when you have a read, you'll see why.

Naturally, as I produce a fair slab of content in four publications, I entirely disagree about the rubbish bit.

Bike is a nice production - but most local readers prefer local content. Some of their production/gimmick budgets would be nice too.