A fine, but apparently little-known mag I've started reading is Friction Zone. It's distributed free at dealerships, or you can subscribe for $30 a year. I'm thinking of subscribing just to give them my support. I stumbled into it when I had to kill time at a dealership last month. They had an interview with Harry Hurt (Hurt Report) with a 25-years-later perspective. It's not a thinly-disguised infomercial for the manufacturers like so many bike mags are.
Link: Friction Zone website
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Join the AMA... I think that American Motorcyclist fits the bill for you. We actually get about 5 magazines, including BMWON and Motorcycle Consumer News, plus CycleWorld, RoadBike and American Motorcyclist.Jbien wrote:Well i know for sure i dont want a mag that just consist of watermellons and show bikes, i want more of an intellectual mag, however, bikini girls and show bikes would be a nice side dish lol. Ill just have to stop by hastings and skim through a couple and see what i like.
Of course MCN leans toward the geeky side of riding, and BMWON is well, BMW-ish, the others cover everything else with slightly different 'flavor' to each. All are street riding focused with some eye-candy tossed in for fun.
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Re: Motorcycle Magazine
I read Motorcycle Cruiser frequently, also Cycle World. They're both good.Jbien wrote:What is a good motorcycle magazine to read. What are some of your favorites, what is a good one that teaches you about hands on bikes, and information like that.
Sometimes I'll read Motorcyclist. Ocassionally I'll read RoadBike.
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