''Cycle World'' is a motorcycling magazine in the United States. It was founded in 1962 by Joe Parkhurst, who was inducted to the

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as "the person responsible for bringing a new era of objective journalism" to the US. ''Cycle World'' was the largest motorcycling magazine in the world. The magazine is headquartered in

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. Regular contributors include

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and Nick Ienatsch. Previous or occasional contributors have included gonzo journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, journalist and correspondent

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, and professional riding coach Ken Hill. Parkhurst sold ''Cycle World'' to

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in 1971. CBS executive Peter G. Diamandis and his associates bought CBS Magazines from CBS in 1987, forming Diamandis Communications, which was acquired by Hachette Magazines the following year, 1988. In 2011, Hachette sold the magazine to Hearst Corporation, which in turn sold ''Cycle World'' to

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the same year. Bonnier also owned ''Sport Rider'', a magazine that had "cover dthe sport bike market in the United States"; Bonnier shut it down in 2017 as part of a larger restructuring.

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