Mag question

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Jim Brown, Sep 23, 2005.

  1. Jim Brown

    Jim Brown Guest

    OK, have been offered a monthly motorbike mag subscription for
    my upcoming birthday.

    Bike or Ride (I buy MCN on the way to work already)?
     
    Jim Brown, Sep 23, 2005
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  2. Jim Brown

    Veggie Dave Guest

    A little birdy tells me all is not well at RiDE...

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    Veggie Dave, Sep 23, 2005
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  3. Jim Brown

    Beelzebub Guest

    Shame really - I thought Ride was ok in the beginning.
     
    Beelzebub, Sep 24, 2005
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  4. Jim Brown

    Beelzebub Guest

    Yeah, then again there's only so many Fireblade/GSXR1000/R1 head to heads
    one can handle - that's something that most of the bike mags are or have
    been very guilty of.
    Ah well, it was IIRC John(?) Westlake who was editor when I used to read
    it - stopped not long after Tim Thompson took over.
     
    Beelzebub, Sep 24, 2005
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  5. Jim Brown

    Veggie Dave Guest

    Veggie Dave, Sep 24, 2005
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  6. Jim Brown

    sweller Guest

    I stopped my Bike subscription after nearly 15 years after I thought "WTF
    am I reading this tosh". Dan Walsh and the eyewitness pieces couldn't
    save it.

    BSH seems to be surviving. Although, whenever I look at a copy it
    appears to be precisely the same as the last time I looked even though
    the cover dates and "Top of the Pops" type girl are different.

    AWOL was amusing but only because it was written by people who seemed to
    be tinfoil hat wearing wankers.
     
    sweller, Sep 24, 2005
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  7. Jim Brown

    YTC#1 Guest

    You only go to work once a week ?
    :)


    Ride *was* good, but lost its way a few years ago.

    Not sure I like Bike at the moment, maybe it is to "race" and "sporty"
    orientated for me at the moment.

    I may go back to UBG again.
     
    YTC#1, Sep 24, 2005
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  8. Jim Brown

    Salad Dodger Guest

    Especially if you can't find your way home.
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    | ___ Salad Dodger
    |/ \
    _/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
    |_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19731.../..31242.
    (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
    |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
    \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
    \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
    '^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.
     
    Salad Dodger, Sep 24, 2005
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  9. Jim Brown

    sweller Guest

    I disliked UBG (for no real reason) and used to get UMG but both suffer
    from the same malaise of the patchy quality of the articles.

    I don't mind the poorly written but straightforward reporting of a bike
    but the poorly written fantasy rufty tufty biker stories grate.

    That and shitty cartoons.
     
    sweller, Sep 24, 2005
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  10. Jim Brown

    sweller Guest

    I say Dodger we've got pockets to be a pickin an' no mistake. Gor blimey,
    Mary Poppins 'es a jew. Uncle. wibble.
     
    sweller, Sep 24, 2005
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  11. Do you randomly chuck comments like this into your negotiations to see
    if the other side are still awake?
     
    Paul Corfield, Sep 24, 2005
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  12. Jim Brown

    YTC#1 Guest

    Yes, some authors are pants :)
    I think the argument is, well, have ago yourself.
     
    YTC#1, Sep 24, 2005
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  13. See my earlier thread. They're making three staff, including the editor,
    redundant.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Sep 24, 2005
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  14. Lots of people have tried, and I understand at least one regular here
    tried for a job on a bike mag, some time back. Unsuccessfully.

    Lots of people do the most amazing trips, ride the most amazing rides,
    and can't write for toffee. Somebody else can do a day trip to Brighton
    and have you riveted with every word.

    There are a few people here who could probably hack it, but then there's
    also the question of reliability. You may be able to write 2,000
    impeccably-turned words, given a week to do it, but could you produce
    those 2,000 words at the drop of a hat, within a three-hour deadline?
     
    The Older Gentleman, Sep 24, 2005
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  15. [writing for a bike mag]
    Come on - name those names.

    I can think of three - Pip, SD, oh and you ;-)
     
    Paul Corfield, Sep 24, 2005
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  16. Jim Brown

    YTC#1 Guest

    <waves> :)
     
    YTC#1, Sep 24, 2005
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  17. Jim Brown

    Veggie Dave Guest

    Ah, so it is public knowledge then...

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    Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
     
    Veggie Dave, Sep 24, 2005
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  18. Jim Brown

    Veggie Dave Guest

    Cheeky bugger. Ten years and still no one cares...

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    Veggie Dave
    UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08
    IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com
    Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
    Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
     
    Veggie Dave, Sep 24, 2005
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  19. I didn't know that you wrote for a magazine. I was only compiling my
    list on the basis of posts on here. You are not renowned for your
    lengthy "story telling" posts to the group.
     
    Paul Corfield, Sep 24, 2005
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  20. Jim Brown

    Veggie Dave Guest

    I'm a media whore - I only write for money, and these days it takes more
    than ever to get me to do it...

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    Veggie Dave
    UKRMHRC#2 BOTAFOF#08
    IQ 18 FILMS http://www.iq18films.com
    Extreme Racing http://www.veggie-dave.co.uk
    Toxic Shock Syndrome Gets More Girls Than Me
     
    Veggie Dave, Sep 24, 2005
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