I started reading Rider back in the middle '70's. Back then it was just about the only magazine I could find that recognized the long distance and touring rider as a viable group.

I let my sub die about '85...give or take. Due to professional obligations, I never had time to read it and they were beginning to pile up. Hadn't even looked at an issue for a long time after that.

Picked up a copy here about two or three years ago. It would appear that Rider is not the magazine it once was.


....And that is a pity.





....sT