Magazines

[rob w]

Sometimes when you're looking for a mag on ebay, you can type the magazines name in search, then go down the list to look for the year and month of the issue. They don't always list "Penton" in the title or discription, so now you know which issues to look for.

Steel Tankers
Modern Cycle..........Dec 68...................68 125
Motorcyclist...........Sept. 69..................iron cyl.
Popular Cycling......."Trail Bike Annual"........irom cyl.
Cycle....................March 70..................70/71 mx & enduro
Modern Cycle..........July 71...................70/71 enduro
Dirt Cycle...............Oct. 71...................71 mx

100's
Popular Cycling......Aug 73......................73 mx
Mini Cycle Action.....Nov 74....................74 mx

125's
Modern Cycle.........Feb 72....................72 mx
Dirt Bike................Aug 72....................72 enduro
Trail Bike Quarterly....Fall 72...................72 enduro
Motorcyclist..........March 73..................73 enduro
Cycle Guide...........May 73....................72 enduro
Dirt Rider...............Dec 73....................73 mx
Popular Cycling..........Dec 73..................73 mx
Motorcyclist..........Aug 74.....................74 enduro
Dirt Rider...............Dec 75....................75 enduro
Dirt Bike................July 76.....................MC5 125

Trials
Dirt Bike................Jan 73

175's
Popular Cycling.......Dec 72...................72 mx
Cycle Illustrated.......Feb 73.................72 mx
Dirt Bike................Oct 73...................72 mx
Motorcyclist...........Nov. 73.................72 enduro
Cycle....................Jan 76...................75 enduro

250's
Popular Cycling.......Feb 73...................proto-type
Cycle World...........Jan 74...................73 mx
Dirt Bike................Feb 74..................73 mx
Popular Cycling........March 74................73 mx
MXA.....................April 74.................73 mx
Cycle...................April 74..................73 enduro
Dirt Cycle..............May 74..................73 mx
Dirt Rider..............June 74..................74 enduro
Cycle World..........Aug 74...................74 enduro
Dirt Bike...............July 75...................74 1/2 enduro
Cycle...................June 76..................MC5
Dirt Bike...............Nov 76...................MC5

400's
Dirt Rider.............Nov 74.....................74 1/2 mx
Cycle World...........Dec 74...................74 1/2 mx
Cycle...................May 75...................74 1/2 enduro
Dirt Rider..............June 75..................74 1/2 enduro
Motorcyclist...........June 75.................(?)
Cycle Illustrated.....Jan 76...................75 enduro
Dirt Bike................Oct 76...................76 MC5 (white)
MXA.....................Oct 76...................76 MC5 (white)

Interviews/Personalities
John Penton...................Dirt Bike...Oct. 73
Bill Uhl...........................Cycle World..Nov. 74
Ed Youngblood...............Cycle World..Oct. 75

Technical
Adjusting Sachs Trans.....Dirt Rider..Nov. 73

ISDT's/ Competition Events
I will fill this in later, but these articles capture some of the best Penton photographs and imformation on how the bikes were set-up, the latest changes (sometimes these guys got it first) and you can pin-point the exact date because the event dates are documented.
 The articles and photos in these mags also capture a more personal story because of the riders involved.




Your help in adding to our list is appreciated. Thanks

[OUCWBOY]

Rob,
Here are a couple that I have not on your list.

Modern Cycle                 Dec 1968            68' Six Day 125

Motor Cyclist                Mar 1973            73' Enduro 125(Comparison)

Dirt Bike                    Jul 1976            76' 125 MC5 (Shootout vs Honda CR125M)

Hope this helps

Donny Smith

[firstturn]

Thanks friends.  Now I can stay up all night and see what I have or what I NEED(want).  It is fun to read these old articles and see some of the errors that are made in these articles.  I KNOW that might surprise some out there that even the people that wrote the articles were biased and human(well some of them)[:0].

Ron Carbaugh

[OUCWBOY]

Ron,
Even the people that write the artilces today are biased too. There was a shootout test done in 2002 about the new 125's and if you read the comments by the riders it looked like the SX125 KTM was the best, but the summary by the writer states it was poor. I guess it depents on how deep your pockets are. Same thing with the 76'shootout between the Penton and Honda.


Donny Smith

[Admin]

We are in the midst of finalizing a web page on Penton related magazine articles such as you see above or like the one Kip Kern posted earlier today.  

If anyone has any other magazines with Penton related articles, please email [email protected] with necessary information (magazine name, year and month, size and type of Penton).

Thanks,
Bill

[tomale]

Thanks guys, At some point I would like a couple copies of some of the articles/Magazines that cover my bike. I have one article and that is great but would like even more. now I know were to look!
Thanks,

Thom Green,I own and ride a 76 250 MC5 MX which I bought new.

[imported_n/a]

Guys, I found one more to add to the list.

Mini Cycle Action, 11-74 (Vol. 1, No. 1) had an excellent test on a
'74+ 100 Berkshire MX, tested from a mini MX perspective.

Glenn

[rdrnr]

Rob,
  Motorcyclist June 1975  has the 400 mint in it.  Great read,  tests against the Maico, Husky, Bultaco, Rokon.  
   James

[imported_n/a]

I went down in my basement and found some more to add to the list.

Popular Cycling   Aug '73  Early '73 Berkshire MX
Trail Bike Quarterly Fall '72  '72 Six Day Enduro
Popular Cycling      Dec '73   '73 Six Day MX
Cycle Illustrated    Feb '73   '72 Jackpiner MX
Dirt Rider           Nov '74   '74 1/2 Mint MX

I'll keep looking.

Glenn

[imported_n/a]

I went down in my basement and found some more to add to the list.

Popular Cycling   Aug '73  Early '73 Berkshire MX
Trail Bike Quarterly Fall '72  '72 Six Day Enduro
Popular Cycling      Dec '73   '73 Six Day MX
Cycle Illustrated    Feb '73   '72 Jackpiner MX
Dirt Rider           Nov '74   '74 1/2 Mint MX

I'll keep looking.

Glenn

[imported_n/a]

This is the last I've found.

Popular Cycling Mar '74 - '73 250 MX
Dirt Bike Mar '73 - '72 175 MX

Glenn