Tim wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Anyone who has ever read any of the "industry" mags know that the
magazines and mfg'ers have a symbiotic relationship.



You know, you could be right about that Reggie.

That;s one reason I quit subscribing to Cycle World mag. Not only was
the rag 3/4 advertisments that I was being forst to buy, and the
sadvertisers were being forsed to pay for, But it seemed to me that
every other edition was some review for Ducatti motorcycles. My
Lands! How many reviews could they do????

I got tired of it. BTW, Ducatti? (italian) CW mag is also owned by
Filapacchi (italian) Publishing....


makes you wonder.


There are a couple of boating mags that aren't complete whores, and do
criticize some of the products they "review."

I'd like a Duc. I'd keep it in my garage, keep it shiny and sit on it.
Too dangerous to ride a cycle around here; every week, at least once a
week, a cyclist is killed or seriously injured in my part of Maryland,
usually by a car driver who claimed he didn't "see" the motorcyclist.