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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: AjayVMX on March 09, 2012, 09:31:48 am
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Yes, that's right, the new issue is at the printers and will be out in a short while. Here's the customary sneak preview for OzVMXers...
(http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af11/AjayTele/General/VMX/VMX49FrontCover.jpg)
And to those of you out there that haven't renewed your subsription: Now is the time to do it! ;D
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As much as I dig Bultaco's in my humble opinion the Monty 360 was the best looking bike ever and to think I passed up a chance to grab one a few years ago for $350 ahhhhhhrgh........... J
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A heads up - VMX Issue #49 was mailed out to Subscribers and eBay pre-purchasers yesterday. ;D
Should be in the Newsagents soon as well. ::)
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Cant wait! J
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I hope it gets here tomorrow so I can read it over the weekend whilst stuck inside with this shitty rainy foggy Qld weather ;)
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Excellent,we can read passages a loud around the bar on the Johnny Old weekend.
I hear Davey Crocket does a mean pig squeal........(this is an in joke, no offence meant to the librarians and christians in our vmx community).......
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Got mine yesterday.
even managed a cameo ;D
Noel
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Got mine today . and before any one outs me, Im one of the riders that Ken is in front of in his (sweep rider ) article . Yellow helmet ,grey, black and red go the Rat gear on a DT1 . Iain
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Joan and Harry, nice father son resto well done.
Who washed the bike..... you missed a spot ;)
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Got mine today . and before any one outs me, Im one of the riders that Ken is in front of in his (sweep rider ) article . Yellow helmet ,grey, black and red go the Rat gear on a DT1 . Iain
Don't worry we know you were lapping him.... :D
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Got mine yesterday.
even managed a cameo ;D
Noel
A pity they didn't include your effort in the main ( last ) race of the day ( Magoo cup )
Riding a 125 in the worst conditions imaginable , this bloke just lucked out of a podium finish to probably the best mud runner this country has ever produced ( Geoff Ballard ) What a top effort
You are a LEGEND
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Looks like I`ll have to wait till Monday :( , Was a Great Race Noel.
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Way to go Noel.
It's always cleaner up near the front.
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Got mine yesterday.
even managed a cameo ;D
Noel
A pity they didn't include your effort in the main ( last ) race of the day ( Magoo cup )
Riding a 125 in the worst conditions imaginable , this bloke just lucked out of a podium finish to probably the best mud runner this country has ever produced ( Geoff Ballard ) What a top effort
You are a LEGEND
Totally agree there with the Legend tag... 8)
This guy rode at the June Crystal Brook SA Nats and was a consistant rider all weekend trying to nail the younger riders..
A great VMXer is Noel 8)
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is this a thread Hijack :-[ :-[ :-[
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Nice issue. Is that NSR's SWM getting a guernsey next issue?
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is this a thread Hijack :-[ :-[ :-[
Nah....Just wash my bike and we'll call it even ;D
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VMX Issue #49 was mailed out to Subscribers
My best friend is now William Martin :P ;D
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the bike is a 78 have the sales reciept with engine no from lyle obrien not a 77 they have few differences exhaust is one and the tank decals r correct for 78 model cheers
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The Monty featured is indeed a '78 model it has the correct chamber but the incorrect silencer (it has a '79 414 silencer which is longer than the 100mm '78 VB silencer). The tank stripe is also incorrect as it is a '78 VB250 stripe the '78 VB360 had the same stripe as the '77 VB250 / 360. But I would have it in a heartbeat without question.
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I didn't even bother reading my copy for a week. For some reason, the Monty on the cover put me off.
Anyway, today I opened it up and I was bloody impressed.
Heaps of British soil, some fascinating 100cc machines, HEAPS of great info from enduro in Germany (where they know how to do the ISDT), a gorgeous RM125T, some good looking Hondas and a rather yummy little Maico.
So yeah, I went from yeah, yeah, to OH! YEAH! in about 20 minutes.
Great work fellas! Another cracker effort.
Luke
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I think the Spring issue has a JR50C on the cover ::) ;D can not wait probably break sales records. ;D Sorry could not help myself ;)
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I think the Spring issue has a JR50C on the cover ::) ;D can not wait probably break sales records. ;D Sorry could not help myself ;)
you speak of sales records - 1200 sold in 2 years? back in '77 Suzuki sold circa 50,000 RM's per year, plus Honda and Yamaha? Perhaps I'm not the only one who wasn't captivated by the thing. <shrug> And as I said, the rest of the magazine was excellent.
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Who spoke of bike sales records I just mentioned a JR50C's no doubt a very fine tiny minibike for very small children ::). I did mention sales record of the mag ::)
I had several Suzukis back in the day all great bikes and raced them all with moderate success RM370A, RM400T, RM125B, RM125N, PE250C and Katana GSX1100SZ. Also had several Honda a few Kawsaki and probably a partridge in a pear tree.
Mate your problems seems to be that you can not appreciate someone elses hard work in restoring a very much under estimated bike that regardless of your own particular favourite brand is a great looking thing.
As far as production numbers go there are several million cases of AIDS distributed each year still don't want one ::)
There were like a few hundred true HLs Yamahas built, about 20 type 'D' Jaguars built on your logic they are three times as big a heap of shit as the Monty. Obviously you are not fond of Montesa bikes and I can live with that but truely "I didn't even bother reading my copy for a week. For some reason, the Monty on the cover put me off." has got to be the lamest statement I have ever read on this forum.
I love reading VMX for exactly the reason that you chose to leave it in the wrapper. To broaden my appreciation of all sorts of bikes, why I'd even read a story about a JR50C. Why? Because I am sure it has some interesting points. Yes even if it was on the cover ;D.
I also enjoyed the RM125T story but did not enjoy the 100cc article much and the German Enduro scene was not my particular interest but bloody hell I am grad they were in there otherwise I would never have read about them at all.
Please get a life if you felt that strongly about the cover of VMX ::) Enough said
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'Round at my local paper shop I grabbed the new mag and asked 'the man' to put it under the counter for me. I'll be back.
I have one copy of every issue since and including No 1 plus a few extras from when ive doubled up when I saw a good looking machine on the cover only to find I had it already!
Only thing is I'm dissapointed to see very little dirt track stuff in there compared to the earlier issues.
Maybe this issue might have some when I finally get hold of it!
Scraping around presently for the 'readies' to pay my way for my ride on the 15th!
cheers pancho.
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Having just re-read that I'm not complaining , I enjoyed getting my bike ready today and Ill be there and into it!