Those early issues (69-late 70), were the best and there's probably no better place to start than with issue number 1.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlNowWk9svGLS-z7mAobAF6XLQcIh5fpzlWm5WihBeTX2mTsAi6GdUMwOSYnuEgvf4R8dxV2AhAmeKbUf_Aa9VOe3k6e3ZSZOOewBgeiekUfWa5oYk48vCNijamMhh7XqANWGyXgeb_fB/s400/Big-Bike-Magazine-1-MCart.jpg)
I can't tell you how excited I was when I found this magazine on the newsstand of a drugstore in July of 1969. (magazines come out a month early).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWgsewHBUNcuoU19l85PSRUvGGuyhR8ctWudmjwg3Yvsa2OgHwoYnXzUIOfE9weKkygC325MbRVRh6I1WeYycrm70n4gmDbPA54lq3BKJQCTYelvMoQoQdRZgGFpO2sE2OEMFNup2Ggdm/s400/Big+Bike+Magazine-Index.jpg)
Note: Joe Teresi (later of Easyriders) was the Technical Editor.
Before I post the first bike feature, keep in mind a few things:
1. I didn't want to damage the spine on a precious 40 year old magazine by smashing it flat on the scanner so, I took pictures with a camera.
2. These old magazines didn't always have the best photo or print quality.
3. I Photoshop each page adjusting for distortion, exposure, flaws, etc.
4. If you hate my watermark on the images (I'll try not to make them too distracting), remember, I spend a lot of time on each image only to find that they sometimes get posted on other bogs without credit.
No comments:
Post a Comment