Disclaimer: The following is not meant as critisism - But is only intended as a voice of reasoning.
I understand what y'all have been grumbling about, but in fairness to RAT, understand that when they changed the enrollment requirements last year, there was an expiration date, it was no secret. I believe the reason for the change was that they could save a substantial amount of time, money, and unneeded hassle by limiting the effort to those that truly expressed an interest in receiving the magazine – i.e., those that renew.
Also of some possible interest, my Torque just arrived two days ago. I had not yet renewed my subscription (The initial, timed subscription was slated to expire in January of '07, and I suspect they are still honoring the initial expiration date until it expires or I would not have received the magazine. That may indicate that those of you who had unexpired dates may still have a magazine in the pipeline.
If you do not receive one, and have had some displeasure in not receiving one, I can only suggest you may take the time now to renew and find some way (Outlook Calendar, nail through your ear lobe, ribbon on your finger) to remember when to renew in the future.
To continually rag on the magazine and then gripe when we don't get it doesn't make much sense – especially when all we need do is renew each year. Although the magazine may be lacking in what some seem to believe it should be, it does represent a small common thread that connects each of us that passionately own and ride Triumphs. If we continue on this path, I envision that it will only be a matter of time when the hassle outweighs the benefit of publishing and mailing to even those that chose to subscribe.
