Now a professional motorcycle journalist

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Anybody still buy Classic Motorcycle Mechanics here? If so, the April 2024 issue has an article written by yours truly about my KR1S!

It's a long story as to how it happened, but basically I was ranting a bit on facebook about how the mag had gone down hill, and the editor contacted me for feedback. When I mentioned I had a KR1S he suggested I fix it and write about it... so I did, and I wasn't really expecting him to put the article in the magazine... and yet here it is!! He's even going to pay me a few quid for it (literally a few quid).

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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

So they called your bluff then.

I got an article in UMG years ago. Can't even remember what it was about now, probably a Jawa 350. You got paid a T-shirt.
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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

At least you got it running. Looks good Thumbs Up

When I was selling my house a few years back I had a few bikes to sell off from the collection (RG125, LTD250 and a few ZZR1100 spares), I was keeping the ZZR11, the GPz750 and my ex had a KR1-S in the garage as well, alongside my project LTD1000. Without exception everyone who came to collect a bike offered cash on the KR1-S before leaving.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

thx1138 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Karma :

I once got an article in Chainlink the CMA members magazine, that has a circulation of about 400, and some of the members can read too. Laughing

tatters · Exxon Valdez Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Karma :

The other brit l was traveling with in Canada back in 2013 got an article of our trip published in Adventure bike rider magazine.

https://www.adventurebikerider.com/article/the-trans-canada-adventure-trail/
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

You finally fixed it up. I'm pretty sure you've that bike for about 15 years.

The buell was better.

virus · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Karma :

That's a bit like calling yourself a professional author because you got a 'viz top tips' into the mag. Laughing

At least it motivated you to get it up and running again rather than leaving it to gather dust.
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owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

DJP · Crazy Courier Joined: 11 Dec 2011 Karma :

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

It's very good but you could have used chatgpt to make it even better.

"rewrite the following as a rhyming rap from the point of view of the KR1-S"

Wink

thx1138 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Karma :

TravisBickle · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2019 Karma :

If they're getting their reader(s) (do they have more than one?) to write their arse tickles for them, that's probably why they're going downhill as you say.

Seriously though, congratulations.

Another Neevesy in the making.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

can i have your autograph mister
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Thread resurrection!

I have had a second article published and will have a third due soon. I'm hoping that the third will have a nice in motion riding picture of my KR1S!

I now need to do some invoicing!! Very Happy

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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

to v or not to v · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Nov 2020 Karma :

i fucking hate journalists Razz

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Moto Guzzi V7.

Easy-X · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Karma :

Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

I am not a journalist but I do edit the Ariel Owners Club Magazine.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

If anyone is interested, part 3 of my series of articles is now out in CMM February 2025, it has a red 2005 FireBlade on the cover.

Last month's had a curvy SV650 on the cover. I bought one brand new in 2002... same colour and everything. On the cover of Classic motorcycle mechanics. 2005 FireBlade on this months...

God I'm old.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.