Calendar preview

[exeric]

I used to buy AMCA calendars every year, until they looked more Euro/Asian than American-centric. Considering the expense, and crap shoot of ordering one, would it be too much to see a preview of what is going to be featured?

[Rubone]

I personally enjoy the calendars no matter what is featured. And the purchase of them helps the club, so I'm all in. But then I find a round case Ducati or a Honda Black Bomber as interesting as I do a Cleveland single...

[exeric]

I have a Black Bomber and I love it and that is why I joined the VJMC. No Euro or American bikes in their club magazines.

[chuckthebeatertruck]

So, the antique motorcycle club of America is actually the antique American motorcycle club?

[tfburke3]

So, the antique motorcycle club of America is actually the antique American motorcycle club?

With the rolling 35year rule,maybe just the"Old Motorcycle Club"
Tom

[DEEBS47Chief1991]

I heard they are talking about rounding up foreign motorcycles and deporting them.

[T. Cotten]

I heard they are talking about rounding up foreign motorcycles and deporting them.

Only the undocumented, Deebs...

(Untitled harleys get no grace either.)

Not a calender collector, myself; Every day I turn around and its out dated.

....Cotten

[pisten-bully]

Hey, if the motorcycle belongs to an AMCA member then I'm all for it!

[exeric]

I merely asked if it was possible to see a preview of the calendar before shelling out Kopecks for a hard copy. I'll be blunt; I prefer American motorcycles and consider foreign motorcycles to be 2nd tier. You can take my opinion any way you want and call me any name you want but it won't change my mind or alter my interest. I do love some foreign bikes and would be delighted to have the thrill of riding/owning them but have obviously not made a concerted effort to pursue that detour. I do 95% of my own work and that has involved a lot of expense in tools, parts, literature, and social contacts which has been tremendously rewarding; however, my foray into my mid-60s Honda required new tools, Japanese technology knowledge, literature, and new Honda friends. A wonderful and rewarding journey but quite a detour. I don't relate to people who just buy a "modern" bike that needs NO work and call themselves a "restorer" or a marque expert. Our most recent 'Antique Motorcycle' magazine did a feature on a Big Base racing Indian Scout, and a 1917 Thor. Those 2 motorcycle are the essence of our hobby (in my opinion) and documented the true devotion of the people who climbed a mountain to bring those historical bikes back to a viable and appreciable state for future enthusiasts to enjoy on a visual/visceral level. I always get my ass in a wringer with this apoplectic topic of new vs. old motorcycles in the AMCA, so let your invectives fly.

[ChiefTwoKicks]

Well said, Eric !!

... Leads me to ponder a rant I've been saving up for along time about all the changes we've bee through for a number of years now. I think most of us have valid opinions about how our ship has changed course. But, we're still sailing along... the winds change with the passage of time.

Many of us will hang around until the bitter end, when the forces of history will fade into the abyss.

"A I" is real, and so are electric bikes. brace (embrace) yourself, doesn't really matter what you ride...

I'm thankful that I've been blessed to be a part of it. short-lived as it may be.

C2K

[DEEBS47Chief1991]

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[FNG1]

Maybe the calendar could be previewed in small, low resolution format? Watermarked clearly as a sample. Maybe incomplete pics.