MC Poll: Motorcycle magazines.

LegalAlien · 01-07-2010, 11:03 AM

Over the last couple of years my girlfriend has given me two subscriptions on Canadian motorcycle magazines: Inside Motorcycles and Canadian Biker. Before that I just bought the magazine with the most interesting cover, on the stand in the supermarket.
What about you?
You can choose more than one option!

jafkaf81 · 01-07-2010, 06:47 PM

The problem with mag's today is that everything you want to know about a particular bike or riding gear is a google click away . If I want to know what upgrades the Kawi Concourse 1400 gets for 2010 , I don't want to wait a month or 2 before they decide to "test' it ......... 3 seconds on the web and I get every thing I need , and so many pictures , plus you save trees and all that other earth friendly crap . I haven't bought a magazine in years ................not even porn ....................( also free online by the way )

LegalAlien · 01-07-2010, 07:07 PM

I hear ya, but I also find that I come across things in the magazines that I wasn't looking for on-line..............and I don't mean porn....

chek · 01-22-2010, 08:13 PM

Doesn't matter whether you're reading the latest V-strom review, or studying the chapter on how to remove the right fork strut on your G.W. in the factory service manual, you just can't beat reading it in book form. The internet is good for finding info quickly, but books and magazines are here to stay forever. Just so much easier to peruse and absorb.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

LegalAlien · 01-22-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chek

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

We don't need those young kids to tell us what is best.

jafkaf81 · 01-22-2010, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LegalAlien

We don't need those young kids to tell us what is best.

No matter how hard you try .........you just can't beat the clock . The young bucks these days don't want to read books or even service manuals ........ In a few years you will be able to sync your headset to the bike and the web at the same time and it will talk you through how to change a fork seal or adjust a valve etc.... with 3-d display from any angle ..............books are dying wether us old timers like it or not ......sorry......

LegalAlien · 01-29-2010, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jafkaf81

I haven't bought a magazine in years

I only believe it when you vote.

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Originally Posted by jafkaf81

In a few years you will be able to sync your headset to the bike and the web at the same time and it will talk you through how to change a fork seal or adjust a valve etc.... with 3-d display from any angle

That's what I need, right now I can fuel-up without assistance....

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Originally Posted by jafkaf81

books are dying wether us old timers like it or not

I'm surprised that you count yourself as an old timer.

jafkaf81 · 01-29-2010, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LegalAlien

I'm surprised that you count yourself as an old timer.

I am very mature for my age .............

View Poll Results: Motorcycle magazines.
I don't read motorcycle magazines	0	0%
Canadian motorcycle magazines	4	100.00%
American motorcycle magazines	1	25.00%
British motorcycle magazines	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 4. You may not vote on this poll

01-07-2010, 11:03 AM	#1
LegalAlien Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater...... Bike: 2000 Blue R1........ Track Day bike: same one Posts: 1,098 Thanks: 26 Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts	MC Poll: Motorcycle magazines. Over the last couple of years my girlfriend has given me two subscriptions on Canadian motorcycle magazines: Inside Motorcycles and Canadian Biker. Before that I just bought the magazine with the most interesting cover, on the stand in the supermarket. What about you? You can choose more than one option! __________________ "Teach me to do it myself" Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) BC Riders Member # 20 Last edited by LegalAlien; 01-07-2010 at 11:13 AM.

01-07-2010, 06:47 PM	#2
jafkaf81 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canadian Murder Capital Posts: 236 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	The problem with mag's today is that everything you want to know about a particular bike or riding gear is a google click away . If I want to know what upgrades the Kawi Concourse 1400 gets for 2010 , I don't want to wait a month or 2 before they decide to "test' it ......... 3 seconds on the web and I get every thing I need , and so many pictures , plus you save trees and all that other earth friendly crap . I haven't bought a magazine in years ................not even porn ....................( also free online by the way ) __________________ You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married (say) 'It's the same sex all the time. CLICK FOR IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h..._said_dont.jpg

01-07-2010, 07:07 PM	#3
LegalAlien Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater...... Bike: 2000 Blue R1........ Track Day bike: same one Posts: 1,098 Thanks: 26 Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts	I hear ya, but I also find that I come across things in the magazines that I wasn't looking for on-line..............and I don't mean porn.... __________________ "Teach me to do it myself" Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) BC Riders Member # 20

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01-22-2010, 08:13 PM	#4
chek Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: kimberley Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Doesn't matter whether you're reading the latest V-strom review, or studying the chapter on how to remove the right fork strut on your G.W. in the factory service manual, you just can't beat reading it in book form. The internet is good for finding info quickly, but books and magazines are here to stay forever. Just so much easier to peruse and absorb. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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