flying_hun
Adverse Selection
AKA: Rantings of a Geezer, AKA: Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!!!111 :afm199
The last few weeks I've been thinking about the early copies of CW I read when I first started riding motos, and one article in particular on touring Europe. I was wondering if I could find an online article index, and figure out from that how to get a reprint of the piece in question. The results of the search showed that (for a fee) you can get digital access to every issue of CW EVAR!! Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle!!
arty
I found the article. It was from a few years later, and it was just as great as I remembered. In fact the whole issue was great, in part due to my being an old geezer with happy memories of the bikes featured. But the other part was that it was just plain good. I've attached the contents page from the issue in question. Note the breadth of coverage - street and dirt, tests and touring, racing coverage from around the globe, and industry coverage of the same span. O the masthead was an editor who'd raced the Isle of Man TT when it was a world championship event, and another who'd won AMA nationals. These editors could both ride and write.
This isn't a plea to go back to the good old days (bikes, gear, training, and more is all far better now than it was then), but it is a reminder of how far moto journalism has fallen (with notable exceptions). There is so much more to riding and motorcycles than the narrow stuff being promoted lately, which has far more to do with lifestyle accessories than it does with motorcycles, IMHO.
While enjoying my "good old days" reverie, it reminded me that the two new bikes coming out in 2019 that most float my boat are homages to bikes of the good old days, the new Triumph Scrambler 1200xe, and the Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor. Now I finally get those Harley guys. I never cared for Harleys, even as a kid, so I could never figure out the appeal. Now I'm looking at the two bikes mentioned above, and I'm like, "Oh, I get it."
It does cost to access to the archive, but it's rich and searchable, which is pretty damn cool.arty
The last few weeks I've been thinking about the early copies of CW I read when I first started riding motos, and one article in particular on touring Europe. I was wondering if I could find an online article index, and figure out from that how to get a reprint of the piece in question. The results of the search showed that (for a fee) you can get digital access to every issue of CW EVAR!! Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle!!
artyI found the article. It was from a few years later, and it was just as great as I remembered. In fact the whole issue was great, in part due to my being an old geezer with happy memories of the bikes featured. But the other part was that it was just plain good. I've attached the contents page from the issue in question. Note the breadth of coverage - street and dirt, tests and touring, racing coverage from around the globe, and industry coverage of the same span. O the masthead was an editor who'd raced the Isle of Man TT when it was a world championship event, and another who'd won AMA nationals. These editors could both ride and write.
This isn't a plea to go back to the good old days (bikes, gear, training, and more is all far better now than it was then), but it is a reminder of how far moto journalism has fallen (with notable exceptions). There is so much more to riding and motorcycles than the narrow stuff being promoted lately, which has far more to do with lifestyle accessories than it does with motorcycles, IMHO.
While enjoying my "good old days" reverie, it reminded me that the two new bikes coming out in 2019 that most float my boat are homages to bikes of the good old days, the new Triumph Scrambler 1200xe, and the Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor. Now I finally get those Harley guys. I never cared for Harleys, even as a kid, so I could never figure out the appeal. Now I'm looking at the two bikes mentioned above, and I'm like, "Oh, I get it."
It does cost to access to the archive, but it's rich and searchable, which is pretty damn cool.
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