Magazine Feature Query

[midden]

Oh dear yes... I mis-read the knobber ref (which perhaps makes me one?!), and one of the threads within a thread I checked out. But I haven't approached any other forum and OF COURSE I'd big-up yours if I can find a willing owner via it! 


Cheers – Mark W

And you seemed quite chuffed at being called one
So please allow me . You knobber

[midden]

Classic Motorcycle Maniacs? Not heard of that one before. Is it a UK publication?

Used to get  classic motorcycle mechanics every month......great mag

[noggythenog]

Motorcycle Maniacs is actually quite fitting to this club.


Foc-u is the asylum :b

[ChristoT]

Motorcycle Maniacs is actually quite fitting to this club.


Foc-u is the asylum :b

And I wanna be let back in! :'(

[Deefer666]

If you need a mechanics point of view I own and run Motorcycle Republic and have specialised in Fazers for years. Having worked on loads of forum members bikes right from the old days of the 98 bikes through to the newer FZ6 and FZ1s.

Although I dont specialise solely in Fazers anymore, I have owned dozens of them and rebuilt, repaired, Scraped off of the road, and pieced back together many many more. I still carry a huge amount of 2nd handy fazer stock and am always here or here abouts for advice. 

[markysimon]

Just a mo Paul, is that "Maniacs" bit just a typo then? Not to be overly suspicious, but anyone offering to help needs to make sure that this is indeed that Mark Williams and not a scammer - after all, anyone can type a few words on a forum. And apologies if you're genuine markysimon, but I'm sure you can understand, and sure if you're genuine, you'll be able to prove yourself.

Well to Nick and any other doubting Thomases (or Nicks), I dunno what I have to do to prove I am the M. Williams who started Bike (and Which Bike? and MotorCycle International and Used & Classic Bike Guide for what it's worth)  , but M/cycle Maniacs was not a misspelling but a longstanding, slightly affectionate and now not very funny bowdlerism of Mechanics used by all and sundry over the years. Berk, and M/cycle Spite were other, similar exaggerations also beloved of boring old hacks such as moi, and why anyone would want to try and scam your excellent forum I can't imagine.  :\


I have however now had a couple of genuine offers of help for which many thanks. Credit to the forum will, as I mentioned yesterday, appear in the resulting piece. 


Onwards and sideways, then – MW

[Skippernick]

[quote author=nick crisp link=topic=11356.msg121875#msg121875 date=1390126005]
Just a mo Paul, is that "Maniacs" bit just a typo then? Not to be overly suspicious, but anyone offering to help needs to make sure that this is indeed that Mark Williams and not a scammer - after all, anyone can type a few words on a forum. And apologies if you're genuine markysimon, but I'm sure you can understand, and sure if you're genuine, you'll be able to prove yourself.

Well to Nick and any other doubting Thomases (or Nicks), I dunno what I have to do to prove I am the M. Williams who started Bike (and Which Bike? and MotorCycle International and Used & Classic Bike Guide for what it's worth)  , but M/cycle Maniacs was not a misspelling but a longstanding, slightly affectionate and now not very funny bowdlerism of Mechanics used by all and sundry over the years. Berk, and M/cycle Spite were other, similar exaggerations also beloved of boring old hacks such as moi, and why anyone would want to try and scam your excellent forum I can't imagine.  :\


I have however now had a couple of genuine offers of help for which many thanks. Credit to the forum will, as I mentioned yesterday, appear in the resulting piece. 


Onwards and sideways, then – MW
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oh don't start on all the Nicks  :lol

[nick crisp]

Well, respect to you then sir. Personally I only use the Berk one for Performance Berks and Fast Berks - Bike was always one of the better magazines in my view, and still remember my first copy with affection. Hadn't heard the use of Maniacs  myself, so if I'm not counted among "all and sundry", I guess that must leave me in some kind of limbo  :lol

Quite right about lack of youngsters coming into motorcycling too, very sad times 

Look forward to continuing to read your columns, and will especially keep an eye out for the hopefully upcoming Fazer article  :thumbup

[ChristoT]

Quite right about lack of youngsters coming into motorcycling too, very sad times 

What the foc does that make me then?!? :O

[codgie]

[quote author=nick crisp link=topic=11356.msg121947#msg121947 date=1390152209]

Quite right about lack of youngsters coming into motorcycling too, very sad times 

What the foc does that make me then?!? :O
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we are all still wondering

[nick crisp]

[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=11356.msg121952#msg121952 date=1390152916]
[quote author=nick crisp link=topic=11356.msg121947#msg121947 date=1390152209]

Quite right about lack of youngsters coming into motorcycling too, very sad times 

What the foc does that make me then?!? :O
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we are all still wondering
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Hmmm, yes, damned if I know...


Anyone?

[noggythenog]

Us young uns cant seem to stay upright..


The laws of physics seem to be more certain...



We grew up with computer games....

& [/size][size=78%]dont understand how our bikes dont handle like they do in Grand Theft Auto.....[/size]
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[/size][size=78%]We are the future....[/size]
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[/size]Lord Foc help you all!!![size=78%] :b

[ChristoT]

Us young uns cant seem to stay upright..


The laws of physics seem to be more certain...



We grew up with computer games....

& [/size][size=78%]dont understand how our bikes dont handle like they do in Grand Theft Auto.....[/size]
[/size]
[/size][size=78%]We are the future....[/size]
[/size]
[/size]Lord Foc help you all!!![size=78%] :b

Yeah, funny how you could have high speed head on collisions with trucks in GTA San Andreas, and ride off, bike unscathed?

[midden]

Onwards and sideways, then – MW



Ah now that would be Christo's speciality :rollin

[Farjo]

you knobber

:rollin
...and I hope nobody thinks they can't insult me just because I help with the forum. That's the least important part of the club.

Still at least Mark has hung around a bit and answered questions and concerns. Many journalists post a "Give me info" thread and are never heard of again. Some members have spent time and effort writing to them only to receive no reply or acknowledgement. So fair play to Mark in that respect.

However the info. he wanted was in the FZS600 board on the first page, so I suggest that not much research was performed, and that perhaps a school magazine reporter would have done more.

And anyway, in time the Foxeye will be more of a classic than the Boxeye (oh yes it will!).

[red98]

oh no it wont........collectors are always more interested in the very early models....have a look at fizzy`s on the bay...early ones go mad but the later ones which they updated and just dont have "the look" struggle to get any bids................i am surprised theres not many of you that hav`nt heard of mark....hes be writing for many years ( sorry mark ) think hes a similar age to me so have the same memories of bikes gone by........i know i`ve plugged this before but get yourself a copy of "classic motorcyle mechanics" its a good read,not only for marks column but it has some great "how to features" for anyone who likes to do their own maintence.........




box eyes are best.....best in red.....and made in 98.....an early one....standard....not bias at all  :lol :lol :lol

[pitternator]

Hi mark
If you are still reading this, please accept apologies from myself at least for the way this forum has treated what was at the outset a genuine request for help. I read Bike mag right from owning  my first bike in 1976, and well remember the contribution you guys made to ignite my passion for motorbikes which I still have today. I never rode FZS600s, have owned and ridden FZS1000s since 2001. Along the way I have met various journos, contributed to info gathering etc, and always did whatever I could to help.
IF you ever do a piece on the FZS1000, I can assure you of much better attention !
Best wishes for your article.

regards
Jon Pitt

[midden]

oh no it wont........collectors are always more interested in the very early models....have a look at fizzy`s on the bay...early ones go mad but the later ones which they updated and just dont have "the look" struggle to get any bids................i am surprised theres not many of you that hav`nt heard of mark....hes be writing for many years ( sorry mark ) think hes a similar age to me so have the same memories of bikes gone by........i know i`ve plugged this before but get yourself a copy of "classic motorcyle mechanics" its a good read,not only for marks column but it has some great "how to features" for anyone who likes to do their own maintence.........




box eyes are best.....best in red.....and made in 98.....an early one....standard....not bias at all  :lol :lol :lol

You can't make the same comparison with the fz1es. The new one was a nostalgic relaunch of the original  and like the Raleigh chopper was a cock up.  The foxeye on  the otherhand is a natural progression, improving from original which is this case paid off. Unlike the raleigh grifter 2  imo

[red98]

yeh...ok...good point...i also have a very early 1975 honda 400/4 supersport f1,registered in the same month as they were launched,its details like this that attracts collectors and pushes up the price 

[CRH]

yeh...ok...good point...i also have a very early 1975 honda 400/4 supersport f1,registered in the same month as they were launched,its details like this that attracts collectors and pushes up the price    ...and DUST!!! ...shame its not ...a BRITISH CLASSIC"..hey paul?? :b :b :b :b