Evans Brasfield RIP

[hacksaw]

Ed in chief motorcyclist.com
From the what I assume was a moto accident .
I can’t say I followed his writing really. I only get their news letter. But many of the younger “scribes” , imho, really aren’t that good. So w/o Brasfield it’s going to be tuff going for Motorcyclist.com
RIP

[Mad4TheCrest]

It's a shock, indeed, but ... fantastically skilled riders on amazing modern bikes get in accidents and die too.  He was very much aware of the risk and chose to accept it - like all of us.

As for MO, it will be tough without Evans. Kevin Duke, former editor, left (or was eased out), and John Burns was flat out let go. I guess the lead will go to Troy Siahann, but I guess we'll see.

[hacksaw]

Was never a fan of Burns. As “cruiser editor”
For CW he was out of his element .
Duke was fine. But I preferred print.
I subbed on and off to print motorcyclist depending on if the editor at any given time was anti Harley or over the top Ducatista .
But Rest In Peace Brasfield.
Sure, we accept risks especially in a professional capacity .
Death in a case like this still sucks.

[Mad4TheCrest]

hacksaw wrote

Was never a fan of Burns. As “cruiser editor”
For CW he was out of his element ...

I don't  think Burns was ever officially a "cruiser Editor", but if he was it was only because nobody else  wanted the job on a non cruiser-focused pub like Cycle World.

I liked Burns because he was funny with his commentary, no matter what the subject. That's rare and getting rarer.

[hacksaw]

yes he was official cruiser editor.
and he wasnt funny if his snide comments were based on ignorance.
if he stuck to what he knew maybe he was fine.  idk. i am not a sport bike guy.
he was a biased idiot when it came to harleys and related customs.  
total poser.  

[Mad4TheCrest]

hacksaw wrote

yes he was official cruiser editor.
and he wasnt funny if his snide comments were based on ignorance.
if he stuck to what he knew maybe he was fine.  idk. i am not a sport bike guy.
he was a biased idiot when it came to harleys and related customs.  
total poser.

Would you send me a link or reference to an example of Burn's work on cruisers/customs you didn't like? I don't recall his cruiser commentary except for his infamous Confederate Hellcat piece.

[hacksaw]

And where exactly would I find this? I give away all my magazines. Is there a CW archive somewhere?
I have no reason to lie about my own opinion.

[Fatfatboy]

I always thought Burns was comical and I liked his reads. Egan's was my all time favorite. When he left CW it left a big empty spot that they never tried to fill.

[Mad4TheCrest]

hacksaw wrote

And where exactly would I find this? I give away all my magazines. Is there a CW archive somewhere?
I have no reason to lie about my own opinion.

Didn't mean to imply I thought you were lying - I don't believe that. Just wanted to read the stuff he wrote that set you off on him.

[Mad4TheCrest]

Fatfatboy wrote

I always thought Burns was comical and I liked his reads. Egan's was my all time favorite. When he left CW it left a big empty spot that they never tried to fill.

I think Egan basically retired in 2017 - he published another compilation of his columns in 2019, but I think that was it for active writing. I imagine him keeping up with his Slimy Crud rides and hang, and electric blues band activities. Certainly he must be riding and playing guitar, possibly still contemplating new acquisitions for each.

CW tried to patch his absence with Peter Jones and Paul d' Orleans, but I don't see them listed there anymore (unless I just can't properly navigate their website).  Before we know it most of what we see in these websites will be AI-generated, with a couple (if the budget slows) English major college interns proofreading.

[hacksaw]

I can’t stand D’orleans!
Talk about a klown! At least Burns is honest in his bias.
D’orleans is an ignoramus. He should have stuck to the Vintagent . His writing on the origins of the captain America bike was tragically lame.
Left coast liberal drivel promoting a guy whom was fired from the project like he was the Jackie robinson of choppers. The bike was build by Benny Hardy.
Who himself got screwed out the credit.
Nobody else. What gets me the most is so many people believe Paul. People read his BS and they in turn think they are experts . It sickens me.

[hacksaw]

As to Eagan. He was great. Unfortunately many of his later columns were basically rehashed stories from years earlier.
. I read Eagan for decades . I would read Edwards and Eagan and not really care about the rest of the rag .

As to Burns , yeah he was comical if you were on the right side of his prejudice. His snide comments were not limited to cruiser reviews as he would put little digs in on Harley type stuff in his sport bike write ups as well

[hacksaw]

M4C- I can’t tell you what particular thing it was. It is more a build up of several things that annoyed me.