MRW Issue 1
The first issue of Moto Rider World
The first issue of Moto Rider World
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EDITOR’S<br />
NOTE<br />
Hello all, and welcome to my new motorcycle<br />
experience. I could say it’s been<br />
a long time coming starting my own<br />
website/magazine, but I would be lying.<br />
The idea of going out on my own<br />
and starting my own motorcycle media<br />
company has always been something<br />
I’ve wanted to do for a long time,<br />
but never really had the balls to do it.<br />
Whilst sitting at home one day, just over<br />
a month ago, and not having my family<br />
here to keep me entertained and my<br />
mind fully occupied, I got to thinking<br />
about the idea of starting my own thing.<br />
I’ve built up such great resources and<br />
connections and have such great support<br />
from within the industry and from<br />
reader’s and fans all over so why not do<br />
it? Often when I had these thoughts my<br />
mind would go into ‘play safe’ mode,<br />
and I would convince myself to carry on<br />
just doing what I was, basically doing<br />
the majority of the work and using all<br />
my resources to benefit another party.<br />
For years many have told me to go<br />
out on my own and for year’s I just<br />
doubted myself and didn’t trust in my<br />
own ability to do so. But, after chatting<br />
to my beautiful wife, my family, and<br />
some big players in the SA motorcycle<br />
industry I decided to take the leap and<br />
go out on my own – Moto Rider World<br />
was born!<br />
It’s been a month of hard work and<br />
long hours, but finally the website and<br />
first digital issue is out for you all to<br />
enjoy. Moto Rider World is everything<br />
I have done over the past 15 years just<br />
amplified. I’ve taken a winning formula<br />
and made it better, I hope. But Moto<br />
Rider World is not just about me, it’s<br />
for everyone, by everyone, and that is<br />
something I really want to get across<br />
with this new venture. I will be leaning<br />
on you all for support and guidance,<br />
more so than ever before, and so far, I<br />
have had it in abundance, which makes<br />
me very emotional. It’s a good thing I<br />
can type this out, if it was a video you<br />
would all be seeing tears right now.<br />
It’s been an emotional roller-coaster<br />
so far, but like most, it’s been loads of<br />
fun and it will carry on being fun, exciting,<br />
stressful, painful, rewarding, and<br />
every other emotion for years to come<br />
I’m sure, and I hope you all stick with me<br />
and come along too!<br />
Thank you all for everything, because<br />
without your support this would not<br />
be possible. To all my advertisers, from<br />
the bottom of my heart I thank you for<br />
believing in me and Moto Rider World<br />
and promise to give you the coverage<br />
you deserve.<br />
Rob Portman<br />
rob@motoriderworld.com<br />
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