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It depends heavily

on the content you're looking for.

 A year-round road-rider on a budget might not be all that interested in the latest lap times on the latest umpteen-thousand-££, whizz-bang machine on sticky rubber hammering round a spacious track with no traffic.

On the other hand, a performance - orientated rider might not be interested in how to buy and run an ER6 on a budget.

I personally buy Ride and Bike, the content in them is more realistic for the type of riding I do.

prefer

bike magazine to any of em, but even thats getting a bit on the expensive side these days.

Which mag?

I like Ride. It's helping to wean me off Back Street Heroes, which I love, but is (apparently) not of much interest to most bikers.

Beelady

I read BSH and American V primarily. MCS&L is my rag of choice to look beyond the custom world.

Bike is a decent read, but everything is so sportsbike sportsbike sportsbike. If you're only interested in the latest whizzbang and how everything in the known universe is inadaquate by comparison then its the read for you. For me, it gets a little wearing.

Ride is good for product and practical advise, especially for those starting out on two wheels and need to get all those kit and equipment purchases made.

Practical Sportsbikes is good for tech and nostalgia, especially if Classic bike is a step back in time too far.

Superbike suprised me with a very fair review of the Sportster 72; PB seems ok for extreme performance fantasies; FB seems a bit juvanile to me.