SOS – We NEED you!

It’s fair to say that things have been very different since coronavirus hit way back at the end of Feb/start of March.

As I’ve mentioned before, you’ll have seen some changes here in your magazine. We’ve not been pumping out the size of magazines we’d normally like to in the summer months and we – as a company – haven’t been able to cover quite as wide a variety of machines and motorcycles as a result. But (we hope) to return to normality soon.

Of course, this means our events arm, too… As you may know, Mortons also organises many classic events during the course of a ‘normal’ year (see www.classicbikeshows.com for more) and we are trying to get SOME shows on before the end of the year – subject to health and safety concerns (see our news pages for more, too).

The big thing I want to say, however, is this: I want to play fair by you – our loyal readers – as you do with us. We’ve seen a surge in subscriptions where you want to get your fix of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and (understandably as people have not wanted to venture to the shops) we’ve also seen a slight drop in sales in stores and newsagents during the peak Covid-19 lockdown months.

So how about this… Tell us what YOU want and then subscribe. Not just what you want to see IN the magazine, but what DEALS you want to subscribe to it. I’ve taken the plunge twice recently thanks to gifts and deals, so tell us what would make you take the plunge. C’mon… we need each other.

Oh! And happy 65th to the Yamaha Motor Company… you’ll see a fair few of their best products are in this month’s mag!

Editor Bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk