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The Horse….time for the glue factory?

I read  every motorcycle magazine I can get my hands on (Hot Bike, Cycle Source, American Iron, American Cycle, Ironworks, Barnetts, Koptieri, Hardcore Choppers, etc). I don’t read Easyriders as it is crap, a bad blend of Playboy and a played out biker mag. I’ve been reading like this since I was in my 20’s. My first subscription was to Cycle Magazine in 1974 when i was a kid. I lived for the day it arrived in the mailbox and would memorize and devour it.  

For the past few years most of the moto mags have been OK, not particularly inspiring or informative…most of them regurgitate the same crap over and over…templated, boring, blah blah, same photo angles, same writing, same lack of story line….they lack edge, grit and any of the great stuff that I associate with being a biker. Dog food for dogs, I’ve heard it described. Personally, I am not big on Dog Food .The only exception to this pathetic state of affairs is Cycle Source, and they skew a bit young for my tastes…I kinda outgrew the skating influence .. about 25 years ago..but can still in most instances..relate to the culture. I get it, even if I don’t play in that sandbox anymore.

So I get this months Horse, ya know I’ve been reading the Horse since the days of Snow, Genghis and Chopperman..actually I read it before that, when it was an Easyriders publication. I used to dig the Horse..it was the only Moto mag with humor, sarcasm and balls. The fact that the editorial team came from NYC made it even sweeter. I was and still am pretty sick of the Cali publications.. they dont write for me, their influences aren’t mine and the bikes aren’t my cup of tea. I am an East Coaster, I don’t live in the land of fruits and nuts..and ever deepening government debt
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So I open the plastic bag for this months Horse and see…. a Charles Manson interview? What the hell is this doing in a biker mag? I am all for grit and edge – but an in depth multi-page interview with Charles Manson?  Screw that, he ain’t my hero, I don’t give a rats ass about ‘ol crazy Charlie and at this point I dont care for the Horse either…into the bit bucket they go *ploink*…
 
From now on , the Horse goes into the trash without being read…and you can bet I wont re-up when my subscription is up. Hammer and Englishman and the rest of the numbnuts that contribute to this crap can solider on without my yearly donation.
 
The “Horse” is ready for the glue factory.  From now on – I am going to let all the subs lapse and will do what makes the most sense…get my moto content fix online: Church of Choppers, Knucklebuster, Born Loser, Psycho Wheels, Good Luck Photo – these are just SOME of the free blogs that are out there – that RULE as far as heart, content, attitude, spirit and imagery.  

Go get ’em kids…screw the Dog Food mfg’ers, we deserve better for our money. To boot, the blogs are free, at the very least worth a shot, no?

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