Someone bought me a copy of Adventure Motorcycling for Christmas. Lovely book, even if it is, as some have already pointed out, a bit like a BMW/Touratech catalogue, with everyone looking neat and tidy in their pristine BMW/KTM outfits on their(?) pristine BMW/KTMs. A bit sanitised then, but nice nevertheless.
I have to say, I am finding on the HUBB something that I don't find on ADVrider: A lot of people getting rather snide about the increasing popularity of our passion. Frankly, their utterings are reminiscent of the spotty sixteen-year-old who always claimed to have liked the band before they became famous. He invariably followed this remark with "They're not as good as they used to be".
The publishing of the all-colour Adventure Motorcycling is a natural reflection of the growing awareness of and interest in our shared passion. Some of that will be down to the much-derided (why?) Ewen & Charlie. So what?
What's wrong boys? Don't you feel special any more?
Last edited by SpitfireTriple; 17 Apr 2009 at 16:53.
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