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Post by 8trackmind on Dec 21, 2008 12:25:45 GMT -5
(Mod, I don't know if this is the right place to post this, so feel free to move it)
It looks like the brand new magazine Motorcyclist Retro might me going away. Apparently there is a letter writing campaign to save it. Send an email here customerdesk@sourceinterlink.com and tell them what you think.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Dec 21, 2008 12:44:49 GMT -5
This was the news release when Motorcyclist Retro was started: www.sourceinterlink.com/media/press/Boehm%20release%20rev3.pdfTo be very honest with you, I know about the magazine, but I'm not very familiar with it. Every since Brian Catterson was named Editor in Chief of Motorcyclist Magazine, the Magazine has had it's nose so far up Ducati's butt, the mag may as well be an infomercial for Ducati. They are also big into the sport bike scene. I do agree if there is a chance to save Motorcyclist Retro, the effort should be made. We have too few good motorcycle mags on the market.
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Post by marvinsc on Dec 21, 2008 15:32:56 GMT -5
I already sent am Email. Retro is the only Bike Mag out there I would subscribe too. It will be a shame if they pull the plug on it.
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Post by 8trackmind on Dec 21, 2008 23:55:02 GMT -5
To be very honest with you, I know about the magazine, but I'm not very familiar with it. Every since Brian Catterson was named Editor in Chief of Motorcyclist Magazine, the Magazine has had it's nose so far up Ducati's butt, the mag may as well be an infomercial for Ducati. They are also big into the sport bike scene. I couldn't care less about Motorcyclist either. I thumb through one every once in a while and in less than three pages I'm reminded why I don't care to read it. However, Mitch Bohem the editor of Motorcyclist Retro really seems to be much like the rest of us. Even though he's a moto journalist, I think he truly has a passion for the old stuff and actually "gets it". Before the rag started, he was hitting a few of the old bike sites getting our opinions about what we wanted to see. I really think the guy took note and listened to us. For the most part, it's exactly what we wanted; Real people on real bikes.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Dec 22, 2008 9:34:24 GMT -5
Yeh, I think Mitch Bohem has a bit "old school" in him, he has been around Motorcyclist for a long time.
Brian Catterson...not so much. Brian is in love with "Track time" and leans toward that end in a lot of his articles.
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Post by marvinsc on Jan 18, 2009 13:07:28 GMT -5
The latest update on MC Retro Here’s an update: We’ve just contracted with a high-end printer. We’re working on a website, which will hopefully go live in early to mid February. In the meantime we’re planning to put a temporary page on www.motorcycleretro.com the week of January 18 (next week), which will begin taking subscriptions (checks and money orders for now) until the main site goes live and we can add secure credit-card purchases to the system. Issue one is scheduled for delivery in mid-May. For trusting souls who simply can’t wait, we’re actually taking subscription orders now via checks and money orders at the address below: Please be sure to include your name, address, email address, bikes owned, stories you’d like to see in the magazine and anything else you want to include. And please make it very legible! Make checks and money orders payable to: Motorcycle Retro Mail to: Motorcyclist Retro Subscriptions 2617 Via Pacheco Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 Frequency will be quarterly (4x/year), and yearly subs will cost $39.99. Single copies (also available on the site or via mail) are $9.99. Each edition will be delivered via first-class mail in a plastic polybag so your issue arrives clean and rip-free. Again, Motorcycle Retro will take off right where Motorcyclist Retro stopped. We’ll cover the same bikes (dirt, street and mini), the same eras and culture (mid-’60s to mid-’80s), and we’ll do so in the same high-quality way, with great photography and superb, in-depth writing and perspective. Again, thanks for the support you’ve shown, and please tell friends and other enthusiasts about us. I’m betting a good portion of my retirement on this venture, and I have to say it’s quite scary. But I know the market for this magazine is strong, and from the thousands of notes I’ve gotten over the last year or so I know the enthusiast base is solid, excited and loyal. Again, please get back to me on mcretro@cox.net if you have questions. And please pass the email address on to others who want to be notified when the website goes live and issue one is out. Best regards, Mitch Boehm Editor, Motorcycle Retro www.motorcycleretro.commcretro@cox.net
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