issue 77 rocks!!!!

[slob]

Nik,

Well done mate, loving this issue. Haven't finished reading yet but I am well chuffed. Exactly what I buy the mag for. Good mix of bikes across all catogories, good rally review and plenty of odds and sods.!

Liked the Anglesesa chops story THEN saw the WARTHOG... given me something to aspire to!!! :D :D

[Dogz]

Gotta agree! The best issue by far in a couple ov months !!!!

[baldyshinehead]

just read the poo of doom review, spot on mate, wish i had caught up with you over the weekend, would have given you a nice onion breath welcome ;)

[manky monkey]

Got home from the NABD yesterday to find the new issue on the doormat. Just got round to opening it. 'Tis good. Jokes made me giggle, (always a good reaction for a joke I think), & no doubt I'll be claiming them as my own soon; Trike Torque has wisely not copied Alik's style & is informative but still accessible to the average biker -looking forward to that one coming together; in the same way Odgie's "Peep Show" imparts lots of info but on a level even I can understand, (I really want a big ol' Brit single chop!); Blackjack's "Shed Head" will come in handy when I rewire my trike too!
I know you got some stick when you took over from Pat, Nik, (personally I reckon whoever did would've got the same), but it's looking good so far. A glossier version of the fabled AWOL maybe? The grass roots bikes & idiot-proof techy articles are what sells it to me, (yes, I subscribe).
Oh, & "Goldfish" is good, though maybe too much like BSH's "RamRod". PLEASE shoot Pussbag -& bring back Blim the Pixie! :)

[Dougie]

HEY!Leave Pussbag alone!Although a visit from Blim would be most welcome. :D :D

[manky monkey]

Bring back Blim, Bring back Blim, bring back Blim!!! And Gruf.

[Dougie]

I think Mistress Blue would have something to say about Gruf......... :eek: :eek:

[manky monkey]

With a little luck I may see her today at the Basingstoke Transport Festival. I'll ask! I think toons should be free to roam from one mag to another -maybe Gruf could make a cameo appearance to run over Pussbag?

[Dougie]

But remember,Rich King likes cats too........ :rolleyes:

[manky monkey]

Ogri & Kickstart would happily do the deed. Sorry but pussbag doesn't even make me smirk. Waste of half a page. Can I have my mags 2 pence cheaper & with that bit missing?

[Rabid1]

I hate pussbag as well and could quite happily see him run over what i do like however are the nipples on the young lady who is draped over the bike on the subscription page :p they are like chapel hat pegs. :D

[Bosun]

must say enjoying this issue

[manky monkey]

Ahh, quality conversation, that's why I come here! Wasn't she featured on the recent pull-out rally calendar thingy?
It's an old subject, but I've got to admit, I prefer to see the bikes. Maybe I'm just getting old, but plenty of other mags & even newspapers showing young ladies in states of undress. I buy bike mags to see bikes. :)

[Bosun]

i dont mind young folk in the magazines
but always like to see some unadorned pics of bike

[manky monkey]

Yeah, I'm not that straight-laced! Just annoys me when they're always covering the interesting little engineering ideas you want to pinch! Especially if the write up mentions something & you can't see it in the piccies.

[manky monkey]

I miss Rich King's artwork. Beautifully done with some clever little sight gags going on in the background. Paul Sample's Ogri in Bike magazine works in the same kind of way. Both have drawn bikes that have inspired me to rework my own real life machines.

[Mitch]

I miss Rich King's artwork. Beautifully done with some clever little sight gags going on in the background. Paul Sample's Ogri in Bike magazine works in the same kind of way. Both have drawn bikes that have inspired me to rework my own real life machines.
The thing with Rich King tho' apart from his stuff in American V (which the Righteous Brothers appear in now and again) is that most of his work was at the start of his career...

I've not seen this Goldfish character yet, so can't cast an opinion either way!

[manky monkey]

Ahh, the Righteous Bros! I'd forgotten them! :)

[baldyshinehead]

the trike torque was good, looking forward to seeing how that goes.
and blackjacks shed head was very very good, put in plain english that even made sense to me :D
the more i read the better it gets.

[manky monkey]

I met Mr Blackjack very briefly down at Bike Show SouthWest the other week. A jolly nice -& knowledgable chap.

[Doro]

agreed - a worthy read this month :D

[Mrs Reject]

Ahh, the Righteous Bros! I'd forgotten them! :)

I loved the righteous brothers - brilliant, I like Pussbag too - makes me chuckle. I can't wait to read the new issue everyone has said good things about it.

[Yoda]

yes it is a job well done indeed
and i like the matt finish to the pages too

Yoda

[STEViE]

I'm enjoyin' it too :D

[minxy]

We've got one each. Thanks Nik :rolleyes: ;)

[Simon B]

Yep tis a good Un, I dont like pussbag either.

[Sheltie]

Mine better arrive at lunchtime or I might have to throw the teddies out of the pram

[Nik]

THEN saw the WARTHOG... given me something to aspire to!!! :D :D

Just got two more crackin' rats/survivalists too - an insane Gixer with a female mannequin as the bodywork and the winner of the R&S which is just ab-so-lute-ly teapot!

Trying to work it so that there's a matt blacker (or similar) in each issue 'cos they're my favourites by far.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. :)

[Sheltie]

Mine still hasn't arrived grrrrrr. Not a happy bunny:mad:

[fazerdaze]

Mine still hasn't arrived grrrrrr. Not a happy bunny:mad:
Your Location says .. 'Middle of the north sea' ... Have you any idea how hard it is to find reliable Seagulls these days? :rolleyes: .. have you tried putting some bread out? :D

[Sheltie]

Damn Ravens steal it all then the Bonxies have their wicked way with them.


It'll be the damn post office, If I send mail on a friday it can be in the south of England first thing on saturday, If they post me mail it can take in excess of a week.......explain.

[floris]

Just got two more crackin' rats/survivalists too - an insane Gixer with a female mannequin as the bodywork and the winner of the R&S which is just ab-so-lute-ly teapot!

Trying to work it so that there's a matt blacker (or similar) in each issue 'cos they're my favourites by far.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. :)

:D fuck the rest, rats are the best :cool:

[Bassman]

Damn Ravens steal it all then the Bonxies have their wicked way with them.


It'll be the damn post office, If I send mail on a friday it can be in the south of England first thing on saturday, If they post me mail it can take in excess of a week.......explain.

Its because the posties are in a hurry to get to England mate... and on the way back to Scotland they take their time... :cool: :D

[baldyshinehead]

oi Nik
spot the difference
baldyshinehead
baldyheadshine

thanks for pointing that out Freak, i missed it :D :p

[Nik]

:D fuck the rest, rats are the best :cool:

The ones you keep photographing are! :)

[Dougie]

Turned up today,looks good. :D

[Sheltie]

Finally arrived and is looking good, keep it up

[floris]

still not arrived, I'm waiting at the mailbox, as a dog for a newspaper :rolleyes:

[Shep]

Issue 77, page 45.
Full page ad for Autumn M'nabd'ness at Cornbury Park.
Photo of;-
Lord Rotherwick, member of House of Lords, biker, patron of NABD, owner of Cornbury Park.
Lord R's son and heir.
Mick Scarlett, TV personality, DJ, patron of NABD.


and W@nkel.



You do move in high society, mate. ;)

[floris]

aahh got the zine! Really like it because it's a good mix of top customs and low-budget(ish) homemade stuff. Although I'm a fan of the lowbudget stuff myself :D