SuperCycle Mag

[ironpan65]

Anyone have a Copy of a 1980 SuperCyle Magazine available ? 

[fj1200]

On Ebay....feb,mar,may,july,sept,dec.

[ironpan65]

Ok.....I will check it out....

[Rusty Bucket]

  I have a couple issues of that mag;  way older, though, more like the early '70's.  I remember the ripples through the industry when Cycle packed it in, but there were lots of mags that disappeared without much of a eulogy;  Popular Cycling (not as popular as they thought, I guess)  Modern Cycle (failed to keep up with the times?) Motor Cycle World, Street Bike, Custom Rider (offshoot from Cycle Guide) and Supercycle to name a few...a lot never made it out of the '70's.
  What does the issue you are interested in have in it?

[fj1200]

Russel, do you happen to know how long Custom Rider ran for? I have Nov. 79 to Sept 81. It seems that they were put out bi-monthly.  It was a little different from the other pubs of the time.

[Rusty Bucket]

No, you sound like you know more about it than me;  I have three or four issues, all of which lie between the ones you have; my earliest is the November '79 'paint your helmet' issue, same as yours.
It was a little different;  it was interesting to see a Kawasaki 650 with every conceivable handlebar configuration bolted on it and the resulting riding position, for example.

[fj1200]

Unusual??? How about this from Mar 80. ( Hans listen up)  Yamaha RD350/400....Unleashing Ungawa power.... on the sole-surviving giant-killer.     Or Nov 80. An article on Craig Vetters Mystery Ship, few were made (200) and probably fewer of us have actually seen one. It was based on a Kz1000 and only sold for 12,000.  You could buy a new Kz for about 3800. U.S.

[ironpan65]

It is the Sept issue from 1980....Suppose to be A good article on Rebuilding a 74 HD Trans.......
Lots of how to pics..Good info in addition to using the Manual ...( I like pics )
Found one in California with PDF files on Disc....

If anyone has interest....I can Burn a Copy  

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[fast1]

   First mag with boobies I could buy myself--started collecting them and easyriders when I was 13. Still have a few-will look for ya--now where did I put those....

[fj1200]

Bathroom?

[Dennis]

I bought Supercycle in the 80's.  The bikes were cool and the chicks were actually hot.  I think their demise was they got into bed with Nostalgia Cycle which was a mail order bike parts company selling parts cheap.  By the end, most of the ads in Supercycle were for Nostalgia Cycle and their products. 

Nostalgia Cycle produced the SuperVee which was a big V-twin based around Chevy parts.  Remember, back in the early 80's the Japanese had not got on board with making v-twin cruisers, and Harleys sucked.  Nostalgia Cycle and the SuperVee was an attempt to offer a big V-Twin alternative to Harley.  Unfortunately, they sucked worse that Harleys, the Japs invaded, Harley improved, and the SuperVee is barely a footnote in motorcycle history.   The chicks remained hot until the end.