Around the Bend (again)
by Max Burns

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Around the Bend (again) presents a wide-ranging collection of Around the Bend columns liberated from the past pages of Cycle Canada magazine. Around the Bend first appeared in 1985, a private page burdened by few restrictions, a place where Max Burns was encouraged to revel in various absurdities and obsessions as long as he maintained some connection to motorcycles and the people who ride them. The open road, risk, politicians, speed limits, life, it all became fodder for his soapbox oratories. This collection of nearly 60 columns shows him to be at his unpredictable best—or worst, your choice. So whether he's extolling the virtues of a chip stand hangout in northern Ontario or denouncing a South American airline en route to a sidecar tour of Brazil arranged by the Amazonas factory, please do join him for the ride—and the read.

“Max is located on the place where fun riding intersects with everyday living. Around the Bend is mostly like a good hour spent at a bar with an old friend just after you’ve both come in from a long ride through some interesting new place.”
—Andy Goldfine, Aerostich/RiderWarehouse, father of hi-tech fabric motorcycle riding gear, and organizer of the worldwide annual Ride To Work Day

“I always turn to Around the Bend in Cycle Canada because of Max’s ability to take a personal event in his life and make a story that is thoughtful, engaging and reflects his unique outlook on life.”
—Peter Hoogeveen, perennial Iron Butt contender and long-distance rider

“Max is a consummate pro as a writer, with a sheaf of national magazine awards to his credit, but he’s never lost the boyish impulse to write something nasty on the wall. I’ve wondered, at times, if Max isn’t in some sort of witness protection program—from some other solar system...”
—Bruce Reeve, editor of Cycle Canada magazine

“Max Burns is pleasantly and entertainingly nuts.”
—Larry Tate, motorcycle journalist and raconteur

“I challenge anyone not to laugh out loud at some point—several points, for that matter—while scrolling through this book. Highly recommended.”
—International Motor Cycle

"It's a humourous look at real life riding and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to laugh."
—Motorcycle Mojo Magazine

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Weight:	0.27 kg
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ISBN-10:	0973026316
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780973026313
Author:	Max Burns
Publisher:	Word Dust Press Astorville, ON
Pages:	192 pp
Size/Dimensions:	6x9
Binding:	Paperback