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...was just reading my latest issue of mxa and it got me thinking. Over the years I have seen mxa and jody take some flack on this site and I was woundering why, (I am from uk). For me one of the best bits is reading body's box stories.., the guy seems legit and seems to have a vast knowledge of all things moto! I only hope I will be riding at his age. As for the magazine I believe it's the best American mag av came across.. Most of the others I read have loads of advertising with very little decent content, I know mxa can be a bit the same when it comes to bike tests... Up a tooth on the rear etc but they do seem to be pretty thorough and provide good info.
So am I missing something???
So am I missing something???
Most on here know a lot and dont have much to get bent about.
A few here know nothing and are bent all the time.
The Shop
However all the mags suck nowadays. Transworld is the Bro-dork-poser-cross crowd. and Racer X is just a promotional flyer for all the "amateur national" series that mxsports runs (Carmichael at Daytona, McGrath at Mammoth, Stewart and Freestone, Mini O's and Lorettas) with no media coverage for anything else. You want to know what killed RC Car racing, too many nationals and everyone stopped local racing, guess what path MX is headed And I swear they are trying to get rid of pro MX. They are still talking SX this and SX that next year and we haven't even started the MX series yet.
I don't read RacerX, or Transworld. I may read Dirt Rider every now and then.
Local racing was doomed from 06, as soon as 4-strokes took over completely. The Outdoors may last another 4-5 years. All the rest will be a slow death.
Where they get on my nerves from time to time is with their derogatory remarks toward the GP riders; the latest (posted just this last week) being that Tony and Jeffrey are "big fish in small ponds". After the last MXDN they even had a brief mini meltdown proclaiming that the last two tracks had been purposely chosen to thwart the AMA riders, and basically that they were too rough (they then thought better of it and changed that part of the article). Fair enough... the authorities that run the GPs deserve a bit of heat here and there for some of their crazy rule changes. But really at this point the GP riders themselves deserve more respect for their speed..
I held on for as long as I could, and I still get Racer X and Dirt Rider, but I don't even read them anymore.
I cancelled my subscription to PC World when they went ALL digital.
Too busy exploring Colorado...
1) the Internet really hurt magazine stories about the races because you can get that information as it happens live
2) bike tests aren't as relevant as they used to be because frankly all the bikes out there are pretty darn awesome
Secondly, I believe that they report what they feel about a bike with no bias, unlike some others. Some say they recommend an extra tooth on every sprocket and an offset set of clamps on every bike...but at least they're honest and don't recommend the average guy spend $5000 on a hot-rod motor and suspension work just to please their pet sponsors!
Thirdly, they are a "family friendly" publication, and don't allow any of the sexed up ads from aftermarket companies that other magazines are filled with. Roland Hinz is the publisher, and is a Christian man who is very careful to keep anything that might be offensive to parents of the kids that are the DNA of our sport out of MXA, and others that he publishes. Whether you share his belief system or not, you have to admire him for doing what he feels is right and keep publishing a quality moto-magazine that has stood the test of time.
Pit Row
Jody hails from the old-school. He is an opinionated rough-neck, like most old schoolers. I think his wit, and opinions are lost on the current generation of thin-skinned, self-entitled, "ears-in" crowd. I would be willing to bet if you took a survey you'd find that everyone responding to this thread positively about MXA is over 30.
I like MXA myself and the only thing that turns me off is how "pro-fourstroke" they were in 2001 when the YZ250F dropped, and how they are now anti-fooper and pro two-stroke. Other than that, I enjoy their approach, versus the "every product we get to test for free is great" approach of the other comic books.
I was never interested in a 400 or 450 but the thought of a 250F for a 125 lover like myself who was getting old and fat seemed like the perfect bike. And it was, until it scattered in grand fashion. But I also realized the first time I rode it sitting next to my 99 KX125 that if these bikes were allowed to compete side by side with a double displacement advantage that the 125 class would soon be extinct. Damn shame.
Awesome mag.
Since JT and Matthes and DV are here, we are all in good company.
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