Couldn't wait to get those "Ten Best", and "Motorcycle of the Year" issues. Aways enjoyed reader comments section. Like others, I subscribed to all of them.
The times, they are a'changin'...
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I began with Cycle in the very early 70s.
It was published by Petersens, and was sometimes called Petersens Cycle magazine... but the cover logo only said Cycle, if I'm remembering correctly.
They first had the columns by Peter Egan and Kevin Cameron, although the editors came and went.
Published from 1950 - 1991.
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Daily rider since May 1965
I have never listened to a podcast. Don't even know where you would hear one.... and have never read a digital magazine. The extent of my computer and ipad interaction is visiting 3 motorcycle forums I belong to (this being the forum I have belonged to the longest), and reading google news lol. I also don't seek out and watch Youtube videos, at least not very often. I will watch one then and again, but it's maybe 4 a year?
I'm amazed when I go to a restaurant and a group of people will all be sitting there reading their phones while eating and never talking to each other.
Heck, I mostly watch local channel 12 WKRC on my "smart tv", or reruns of Gunsmoke or Daniel Boone lol
I subscribed to Cycle World when I was about 13 or 14 because I knew I was going to get a motorcycle eventually. I finally bought one when I was 16, but couldn't ride it legally until I was 17.
It was the first subscription I ever bought and I don't remember how I paid for it since I didn't have a checkbook yet. I remember eagerly awaiting every issue and devouring it as soon as it came. The first thing I checked out was "slipstream" which I think was on the last page. I have fond memories of those days. I even remember twisting the handgrip on my bicycle to create the mental delusion that it made me faster.
It was the first subscription I ever bought and I don't remember how I paid for it since I didn't have a checkbook yet. I remember eagerly awaiting every issue and devouring it as soon as it came. The first thing I checked out was "slipstream" which I think was on the last page. I have fond memories of those days. I even remember twisting the handgrip on my bicycle to create the mental delusion that it made me faster.
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Lots of boomers subscribe to "Motorcycle Classics" on line and print. It's kinda fun to read about the restorations and Alan Cathcart riding some "unobtainium" and rare model.
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Alan... another good writer, that has been around a good while.
Wasn't he also a racer for a spell?
Wasn't he also a racer for a spell?
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I'm irritated when I go to a restaurant and learn there are no paper menus... go to their website online after you're seated, to find out what you can order.
Pfffttt!
And Double Pfffttt!!!
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I will grab an issue at my grocery store.
I enjoy Motorcycle Classics, and all the old bikes I will probably never ride. Lots of good history.
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I used to have all those subscriptions and just got tired of 600cc shootouts every month. Did enjoy Peter Eagen, Kevin Cameron, Clement Salvadori articles.
Favorite writer of the moment is Uncle Phil. Never saw an article in Cycle World on renting a U Haul truck to get your bike back home. That is real life adventure you could be faced with. Not how much lean angle I can get on a 600cc sportbike.
Favorite writer of the moment is Uncle Phil. Never saw an article in Cycle World on renting a U Haul truck to get your bike back home. That is real life adventure you could be faced with. Not how much lean angle I can get on a 600cc sportbike.