I picked up a mag not that long ago and I think it was Outlaw Biker. Mammary heaven! Oh and bikes too!
Good Magazine?
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From: East Tn Foot of The Dragon
My taste in a mag is toward the touring, ride tests and mechanical and skill articals with a bit of the travel articles. I am not in to leather, lace or "*****" either man or women in a bike mag. I subscribe to 3 mags; Rider, Bagger, and Roadbike. 2 of these are sister mags and have some duplication, but not enough to canc. All 3 cover Harleys and V twins.
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To me, Iron Horse with David Snow was the all-time best (R.I.P.) Its bastard step-child, The Horse, is not even close.
I agree with the poster who said Hot Bike, after awhile, seems like the same issue over and over again. Kind of a paint-by-numbers approach to publishing.
As far as American Iron, each issue is about the same formula every month, about 20 percent of which is interesting to me. The customs are ugly, the Editor's column is nothing but bragging about what's in his garage followed by a sub sales pitch and the other columnists (especially Genevieve) are newbie pablum. The antique bikes are cool, but the guy who writes the stories must get paid by the word. He somehow feels compelled to give a worthless history lesson : "The Year was 1936. The Depression was in full swing and the WPA was putting men to work. Mickey Rooney was #1 at the box office as Andy Hardy.....blah blah blah." Just tell us about the knucklehead featured. And while you're at, why not tell us what a barn find sold for? It's always "a deal was struck..."
Some of the technical stuff is real good. The Widgets section is a complete waste; just unedited press releases from companies about their products with no evaluation and usually no prices listed. Free ads for favored advertisers ("added value" in advertising parlance).
I agree with the poster who said Hot Bike, after awhile, seems like the same issue over and over again. Kind of a paint-by-numbers approach to publishing.
As far as American Iron, each issue is about the same formula every month, about 20 percent of which is interesting to me. The customs are ugly, the Editor's column is nothing but bragging about what's in his garage followed by a sub sales pitch and the other columnists (especially Genevieve) are newbie pablum. The antique bikes are cool, but the guy who writes the stories must get paid by the word. He somehow feels compelled to give a worthless history lesson : "The Year was 1936. The Depression was in full swing and the WPA was putting men to work. Mickey Rooney was #1 at the box office as Andy Hardy.....blah blah blah." Just tell us about the knucklehead featured. And while you're at, why not tell us what a barn find sold for? It's always "a deal was struck..."
Some of the technical stuff is real good. The Widgets section is a complete waste; just unedited press releases from companies about their products with no evaluation and usually no prices listed. Free ads for favored advertisers ("added value" in advertising parlance).
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From: Texas! Ya mean there's someplace else?
Cycle Source, The Horse Backstreet Choppers, Iron Works, American Iron
Cycle Source for the lean/mean chops & bobs.
The Horse for the lean/mean chops/bobs, backyard engineering, and attitude.
Iron Works for the clean machines.
American Iron for Donny Petersen, and helps me keep up with the Twinkie stuff.
Cycle Source for the lean/mean chops & bobs.
The Horse for the lean/mean chops/bobs, backyard engineering, and attitude.
Iron Works for the clean machines.
American Iron for Donny Petersen, and helps me keep up with the Twinkie stuff.
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From: Southeast WI
I like touring info and the best I have found is RoadRunner...this is not a harley or even a V-Twin mag though, just great touring articles. I also get Baggers: "the custom touring magazine." It is a good mix of custom baggers and touring articles.
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American Iron sounds like a popular choice so far. I'll have to hit a bigger newsstand and see on that and some of these other titles. Wife and I ride sportsters, friends on sporties, dynas, streetglide, and one hard used suzi. I like the sportster in all forms, and the WW2 and early era bikes. Dunno where I would land buying a new ride, fat boy, road king, or glide, but do know now i'm into Harley it will be another one, even tho i love bikes in general and we will ride with anyone who comes along. Thanks for you posts, go ahead and keep em coming.
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+1 Good review. Hot Bike and American Iron in particular sure could use a shake up. They've become pretty lifeless.
To me, Iron Horse with David Snow was the all-time best (R.I.P.) Its bastard step-child, The Horse, is not even close.
I agree with the poster who said Hot Bike, after awhile, seems like the same issue over and over again. Kind of a paint-by-numbers approach to publishing.
As far as American Iron, each issue is about the same formula every month, about 20 percent of which is interesting to me. The customs are ugly, the Editor's column is nothing but bragging about what's in his garage followed by a sub sales pitch and the other columnists (especially Genevieve) are newbie pablum. The antique bikes are cool, but the guy who writes the stories must get paid by the word. He somehow feels compelled to give a worthless history lesson : "The Year was 1936. The Depression was in full swing and the WPA was putting men to work. Mickey Rooney was #1 at the box office as Andy Hardy.....blah blah blah." Just tell us about the knucklehead featured. And while you're at, why not tell us what a barn find sold for? It's always "a deal was struck..."
Some of the technical stuff is real good. The Widgets section is a complete waste; just unedited press releases from companies about their products with no evaluation and usually no prices listed. Free ads for favored advertisers ("added value" in advertising parlance).
I agree with the poster who said Hot Bike, after awhile, seems like the same issue over and over again. Kind of a paint-by-numbers approach to publishing.
As far as American Iron, each issue is about the same formula every month, about 20 percent of which is interesting to me. The customs are ugly, the Editor's column is nothing but bragging about what's in his garage followed by a sub sales pitch and the other columnists (especially Genevieve) are newbie pablum. The antique bikes are cool, but the guy who writes the stories must get paid by the word. He somehow feels compelled to give a worthless history lesson : "The Year was 1936. The Depression was in full swing and the WPA was putting men to work. Mickey Rooney was #1 at the box office as Andy Hardy.....blah blah blah." Just tell us about the knucklehead featured. And while you're at, why not tell us what a barn find sold for? It's always "a deal was struck..."
Some of the technical stuff is real good. The Widgets section is a complete waste; just unedited press releases from companies about their products with no evaluation and usually no prices listed. Free ads for favored advertisers ("added value" in advertising parlance).