In early December 2025, we sent a survey to our subscribers and newsletter recipients. The goal was to hear your preferences for magazine content.
What mix of motorcycle features from Britain, Japan, America, and other countries of origin do you favor? Are machines from the 1920s-1930s still OK, or should we stay post-War and begin including more 1980s, 1990s, even early 21st century bikes? Some are already classics.
And what do you want to see as motorcycle tech stories? Do you enjoy stepping into shops, taking you behind the scenes as we did with Buchanan Spoke & Wheel, and showing you up close How-To pieces, such as adjusting valves or rebuilding drum brakes?
Thanks for your confirming responses!
In addition to checking boxes on the survey, many of you also gave us comments in favor of leaving the magazine as it is with regard to content. The positive messages you took the time to write to us were gratifying and confirming. The results very strongly confirmed you’re happy with the current content. But since the survey goes out annually, we’ll keep an eye on how these responses and your opinions shift. In short, we have our marching orders.
Which brings me back to the large topic of feedback, beginning on Page 4, is Readers and Riders. We fill these pages with your letters. But henceforth, we invite you to send us photos and short stories about your classic motorcycles. How you decided on a specific bike after a search; how you got through a difficult situation in restoration; how you go about any of the many processes involved in restoration, such as degreasing, paint removal, transfer, and decal application… all are invited. And maybe among submissions, we’ll see a great story — something to share with readers, and work with you to get the bike photographed and written up as a feature. That in mind, please refer to my last column in which I detailed what magazine suitable photography involves, ensuring your bike looks good on the pages of Readers and Riders.
I trust you’ll enjoy the story mix in this issue, but feel free to send us feedback any time at Editor@MotorcycleClassics.com or 1503 SW 42nd Street, Topeka, KS 66609.
