‘RiDE’ Magazine
“Tells it Like it Is”
‘The UK’s Biggest Selling Sportsbike Magazine’
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June 1997
Publication Issue No.21
‘It’s unusual to find one of these popular and quite sought after, early publications and for it to still be in a condition this good’
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The bikes, the features and the articles in this issue include:
‘Peoples Champion’ a Buyers Guide and everything you need to know (and things you didn’t) about this desirable multi-cylinder bike when looking to buy one, or even if you are a current owner of one – Suzuki GSX600F (7 rare pages)
‘Ultimate Products Test’ This Month, The best on the market gets tested to destruction – Summer Boots (8 comprehensive pages)
‘The Ultimate Test’ an eagerly awaited Direct Comparison Showdown between these £4K Sports Bikes – taking them through a full thorough road test, & giving all the technical specifications, and opinions about comfort, image, performance, economy, handling, practicality & usability. Includes a Performance ‘Fact File’ for each bike – Honda VFR400R (NC30) vs Kawasaki ZXR750J1 vs Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP vs Honda CBR600FM (17 really interesting pages)
‘Last Rites’ a brief write-up ‘mourning the passing’ of some of our favourite models & looking back with affection at them – Kawasaki GT750 (1 page)
‘New, Improved, Dazzle’ an exciting new Middleweight Cruisers test, with all the technical specifications, and opinions about their Performance, and with lots of High Quality action shots & providing all the technical specifications with extra opinions about comfort, handling and Practicality – Yamaha XV650S Drag star vs Kawasaki VN800 Classic vs Suzuki VZ800 Marauder (11 exciting pages)
Plus:-
The very latest news from the world of Motorcycling from that year
Motorcycling features of general Interest
Up ’n’ Coming Shows, Rally’s, Events and Exhibitions etc
Latest new Bikes appearing in our showrooms
Topless or Underwear Model Posters (Occasionally)
The very latest products in clothing and gadgets (Well, from that period in time anyway!)
Any Grand Prix, MotoGP, WSB & National Level Race round up’s
Recent world Interest articles
Race Reports & interviews with Racers, past & present
Reader’s contributions via the letters pages, with topical matters, relevant at the time
Celebrities and racer’s writing contributions for the Magazine
Stunning Action Photography
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The ‘Free’ Gifts that are sometimes given away with the magazine (i.e. cloth patches, key-rings, sticker sheets, nude girl & lingerie model calendars, supplements, info booklets, supplementary posters or giveaway ‘freebies’ gifts), are not always still attached anymore, or even with the magazine – if they are, consider it as an added bonus, but please don’t expect them to be included within your purchase of the magazine.
If you wish to purchase more than one magazine - I will happily offer you a discounted postal rate to help out – Not a problem, just ask!
I have literally thousands more Motorcycle magazines, from many, MANY more different publications covering all decades from the 50’s to present day – Please, have look in my eBay shop, you just might find another issue with your bike in
Please Note: the Magazine that you buy will NOT have the words ‘pygmalion-effect’ across the front cover, like it is in the photo above - that is just my shops ‘watermark’
J
These magazines are impossible to buy as back-issues anymore
So when they’re all gone, sadly they’re probably all going to be ‘GONE FOR GOOD’!
a good ol' nostalgic read . . . . for just a few quid