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Flexxx · 11-17-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by whitehendrix

thanks man. i do that shit for a living ( as well as being a machinist) i semi-retired from the bike stuff, but still do alot of consultation and builds anyway. i cant get away from it! haha its all good tho. i hate working on street bikes any more so i am focusing more on race shit than anything. race and show stuff is where its at anyway. and some of those tig pics are old. man i got a shit ton better after doing it for work.. same with mig. my mig was usually on point and decent. i just welded up 100 valve guards for GE Nuclear and each one had 6 bigass welds on them. man i tell ya, my shit about halfway thru was lookin almost robotic. i was on point once i figured out a few finer points on mig welding i never applied before. but i think to be a bike builder you HAVE to be great at everything. theres no room for error anyway regardless and no matter how ya slice it. someones life is on the line, as well as much of their money. and if you fuck up the wrong person's shit, your life is on the line, too... and i've seen that personally with another local shop i sadly used to work for.

I might need your assistance... Can you PM me your number and a good time to get up with you?

TimmaethBoy · 11-17-2012, 11:32 PM

If each issue included n00dz of your avatar chick, then I'm game for them.

Sounds like an interesting idea. I probably would subscribe if everything was well thought out. May want to do a few "test" issues to see what people like/don't like about them, and how to improve them.

But seriously, I must see n00dz of this chick. It is relevant to my interests.

whitehendrix · 11-18-2012, 04:26 PM

i got your first interview lined up with this guy.. lol an old friend, and located in the EXACT same shop i used to build bikes in. lol

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dude is insane. and.. pm sent.

weebel · 11-18-2012, 04:46 PM

If they where garage builds and stuff like that. None of this yuppie crap, and there where articles showing you how to do things ect.. I might read it.

Right now the only 2 motorcycle magazines I will read is The Horse (back street choppers) and Sport Rider.

Everything else seems to be a look at me circle jerk. Cycle world is boring to me, like a giant commercial for people with too much money.

If this is a magazine that caters to people that like to ride and work on there own stuff but dont have a lot of cash and dont care about chrome, then I would probably be interested.

Flexxx · 11-18-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by weebel

If they were garage builds and stuff like that. None of this yuppie crap, and if there were articles showing you how to do things ect.. I might read it.

Right now the only 2 motorcycle magazines I will read is The Horse (back street choppers) and Sport Rider.

Everything else seems to be a "look at me" circle jerk. Cycle World is boring to me, like a giant commercial for people with too much money.

If this is a magazine that caters to people that like to ride and work on their own stuff but don't have a lot of cash and don't care about chrome, then I would probably be interested.

Fixed.

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Originally Posted by Flexxx

Very much agreed. The few big wig bike magazines out there focus on the bike wig bikers and builders. There's too much talent in the community garages to let it go unseen. And I think it'll keep the audience intrigued. I mean, who doesn't love a sweet bike build...? Gives you ideas, eye candy, and just a smile to see such creations. Just my .02

I would say my target audience is going to be the "garage builds" and not the "yuppie crap".

whitehendrix · 11-18-2012, 07:38 PM

you should hire me as your technical editor and director at a badass salary so i can basically fund the magazine in a roundabout way by being able to complete my turbo/efi build thus giving the mag something to cover. lol

Flexxx · 11-18-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by whitehendrix

you should hire me as your technical editor and director at a badass salary so i can basically fund the magazine in a roundabout way by being able to complete my turbo/efi build thus giving the mag something to cover. lol

Unfortunately all the time I spent busting my chops to be able to design and layout a magazine can't go without recognition. So those spots are already filled. But hey, when I win the lottery, I'll be happy to throw you some bills to finish your build and put it in the magazine.

whitehendrix · 11-18-2012, 07:52 PM

word! lol
you see that other post of randy's bagger build? fuckin guy is insane.. very small operation and i got plenty where that came from. asked him if he was down for an interview and all that and he's game whenever you're ready.

Flexxx · 11-18-2012, 07:57 PM

Those are some sick builds. But I am going to keep the magazine focused on sport bikes.

whitehendrix · 11-19-2012, 12:41 AM

gotta cater to em all i think. for overall success. i know as a sportbike guy, i can damn sure appreciate a badass cruiser build.. thats just my 2 cents..