Dear Riding Enthusiasts:
I became acquainted with ROADGEAR's co-founder, Mansoor Shafi in the mid 90's while working at Motorcycle Cruiser—somehow, my boss and I got into the habit of having dinner with him on an annual basis during the Honda Hoot.
Our personal friendship was cemented, when in the summer of 1999, Mansoor and I had the good fortune to travel all the way up to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. What a trip that was. Together we traveled over 800 miles of gravel and dirt roads—he on a home assembled Ninja 600 and I on a Harley Electra Glide Ultra! We ended each day's ride dusty, tired, and happy. Life doesn't get much better.
Friendship is what brings me now to my point, well actually a request from me to all of you, our readers. Our Newsletter will be completing two years of publication with the next issue. To date, we have met all our readership targets, but now I have been asked to double the readership post haste. This is where you come in and help me retain this assignment, namely editing what I consider to be a great Newsletter concept.
The only way I can deliver is to have each and every reader e-mail a link to our newsletter to your riding buddies. Ask them to read a sample newsletter and if they like what they see, then all they have to do is to sign up on our home page. Click on Signup for Newsletter and forward the link enabling your friends to sign up. And please put in a plug for us, if you Blog or when you visit motorcycling related forums.
Over time, editors and readers develop a sort of friendship. It is based on this trust that I am asking you to please help. I know I can count on your support.
As always, we try to make our newsletters, informative, entertaining and an all-around useful tool for our motorcycling friends. Let us know what you think and feel free to share your own motorcycling experiences. You can e-mail us at eNews@roadgear.com.
Till next time, take care,
Evans Brasfield
Managing Editor
 | ROADGEAR has retained the services of moto-journalist, Evans Brasfield. Prior to setting out on his freelance career, Mr. Brasfield was Feature Editor at both Motorcycle Cruiser and Sport Rider magazines. In pursuit of his passion for two wheels, he has ridden everywhere he can (including all the way up to the Arctic Ocean) and finds pleasure out of riding in the rain. He club-raced for five years and has participated in two WERA 24 hour endurance events. Track riding is at the top of his list of favorite activities. His books, 101 Sportbike Performance Projects and How to Modify your Metric Cruiser (coming soon) are available on our website under BOOKS.
If you would like to find out more about Evans, check out his website www.evansbrasfield.com.
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