MOTORREADS: 1 May 2009

[mika]

bonhams.com: Bonhams The Torque Of The Town With ?ú1.4M Motorcycle Sale

businesswire.com: New MSF ÔÇ£Quick TipsÔÇØ sheet urges potential motorcyclists to asses their capabilities before deciding to ride

clutchndchrome.com: Custom motorcycles, Paul Senior and Palin

cmgonline.com: Magazines at risk?

dealernews.com: JapanÔÇÖs big four decrease production, exports

Honda.com: Consolidated Financial Results For The Fiscal Fourth Quarter and The Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009

thekneeslider.com: Motorcycle builders continue to evolve

thekneeslider.com: Book Review ÔÇô The Grand Prix Motorcycle: The official Technical History by Kevin Cameron

BENCHRACING:

BMW Motorrad Motorsport??s off road team enjoyed three wins during the past weekend.

Jeff Goblet won round four of the Belgian Enduro Championship at Flavion, earning him the E2 series lead by four points. Goblet also leads the combined ranking of all classes. The Belgian took victory ahead of his closest rival, Thierry Klutz.

Simo Kirssi meanwhile owned the Finnish Junior Championship Class A-Open at Hyvink?ñ?ñ. On partly frozen ground, the cross country
expert classified overall runner-up behind fellow countryman Eero Remes. Kirssi used the event to prepare for his upcoming WEC home
round in June.

Another win went to Extreme Enduro specialist Gerhard Forster during the DirtDays at Penzberg. Forster competed in the "Oldie" class and literally ran circles around the competition. The second placed rider finished two laps behind Forster. The BMW pilot then dominated the superfinal, handing him the prestigious "Master of Dirt" title 2009.

Master of Dirt 2009 Penzberg
1. Gerhard Forster, BMW Motorrad Motorsport
2. Robert Singer
3. Hannes Berwein
4. Thomas G??nther
5. Peter Gambs


fim-live.com: Simpson suffers injury setback


Isle of Man TT

iomtt.com: MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi to ride Isle of Mann TT course

iomtt.com: Sidecar aces aiming for victory at Isle of Man TT

WEC
Can-Am GNCC Racing

gnccracing.com: FMF Steele Creek GNCC ATVs on Versus this Saturday

Canadian Motorcycle Association
AMA Pro Racing
MotoGP

bbc.co.uk: Steve ParrishÔÇÖs MotoGP column
bbc.co.uk: Matt RobertsÔÇÖ MotoGP column

motogpmatters.com: Jerez preview the part at the end of the world

rizl-suzuki-motogp.co.uk: Rizla Suzuki aiming high as it heads to Spain

yamaha-motor-europe.com: Fit Yamaha Team target more glory as MotoGP lands in Europe

Cage Racing News

indycar.com: Another first at Indy

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WOOT.com

Turboflat.blogspot.com

Knjmoto.com:

Motobastards.com

xkcd.com:

Bike Candy

Comments:

 

[PAULBACH]

Why airheads will endure

My two favorite mags right now are Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and MotorCycle Classics. Not everyone is into the latest bling and latest new plastic covered bike from manufactures who vie for bike of the year with the most ad space bought.

Source

Airheads take heart!

 

[108625]

If you've read Motorcyclist lately, you'll see that Catterson has taken it the direction of Bike and some of the better British magazines, and away from the typical American mold for similar publications; it's getting to be interesting reading.
Cycle World too, is in trouble. I read both (subscriptions can be had cheaply); enjoy Cameron and Egan's columns & articles, and the infrequent contributions by John Burns. However, the overall pattern-built blandness, collage-covers and canned enthusiasm for the latest new bikes, is really getting old.
Classic Bike and Motorcyclist Retro are really much more interesting reading, even for those of you who only ride new bikes. The people and machines that brought us to where we are now have good stories to tell.

Thanks for the word on Cameron's new book, too. I'll keep an eye out for it!

 

[PAULBACH]

Best Mags out there: IMHO of fourse

BMW Owners News: Not because I have a column but it is full of good motorcycle stories and pointers to rallies and activities. Nice clean, sharp look.

Motorcycle Consumer News

RoadRUNNER Magazine Greg Frazier is a great addition

Rider: It is evolving. Seems to have a lot more solid motorcycle content.

 

[mika]

In the current shake out of print media of all kind it is more about the business model than content. Magazines and newspapers of all sorts are just not able to get the advertising dollars they need to literally feed content (pay writers) and keep the presses rolling.

I wonder about the next cycle. In this round niche magazines seem to be doing well. Yet will the remaining magazines and the internet develop the readers and riders to support them?

 

[mika]

Update

BENCHRACING:


Isle of Man TT

iomtt.com: Arai mark 25 years at the Isle of Man TT

WEC
Can-Am GNCC Racing
Canadian Motorcycle Association
AMA Pro Racing
MotoGP

bridgestonemotorsport.com: Spain ÔÇô Friday practice report

fim-live.com: Rossi sets the early pacer

motocyclenews.com: James Toseland promises plenty more

teamtech3.fr: Top six for Edwards,
Toseland 11th in sunny Spain

rizla-suzuki-mtogp.co.uk: Capirossi second quickest at a sunny Jerez

yamaha-motor-europe.com: Spanish fiesta gets underway with Rossi fastest in Jerez

autosport.com: Q and A with Colin Edwards

autosport.com: Q and A with Casey Storner