Steven Myatt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back Street Heroes
Scootering
Hog
Classic Bike Guide

 

 

 

 

 

Streetfighters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harley-Davidson

1977-1979

Features Writer then Features Editor, Custom Car magazine. Link House Publications, Croydon

1979

Freelance work on the launch of Practical Classics magazine

1979-1983

Freelance writing for many car and motorcycle magazines. Wrote seven books; of which the best selling was The Complete Customiser (Sphere) with total sales exceeding 30,000 copies. Worked part-time for Autos International which provided cars and bikes for film and TV (included stunt driving/riding).

1983

Founded Custom Bike Publications Limited – which became Myatt McFarlane plc in 1987

1983

Launched BACK STREET HEROES magazine

1985

Launched SCOOTERING magazine

1986

Launched ROAD RACER magazine

1986

Launched Trident Print & Design plc, was Chairman from the company’s inception until the company was sold in 1991

1987

Launched HOG magazine

1988

Launched SIX FIFTY books and records

1989

Launched MODS & ROCKERS 25th anniversary anniversary one-shot

1989

Purchased and re-launched MOTORCYCLE INTERNATIONAL, SILVER MACHINE, and USED AND CLASSIC BIKE GUIDE magazines. Split the latter into two free-standing titles, USED BIKE GUIDE and CLASSIC BIKE GUIDE

1989

Launched HOG INTERNATIONAL magazine in Germany and France in translation

1989

Bought and re-launched CLASSIC AMERICAN magazine

1991

Launched STREETFIGHTERS magazine

1993

Launched STREETFIGHTERS into Germany

1996

Launched COUNTRY CAR magazine

1996

Launched TECHNICS magazine

1997

Bought and re-launched PET DOGS magazine

1997

Bought and re-launched THE ROYAL YEAR magazine

1997

Launched PRINCESS DIANA tribute one-shot

1997

Bought MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS magazine

1997

Bought license to LIVE TO RIDE magazine and re-launched it

1998

Bought and re-launched CLIMBER magazine

1998

Launched SPECIALS one-shot

1998

Bought and re-launched INSIDE RUGBY magazine

1998

Bought AWOL magazine to merge into Back Street Heroes, and GREY BIKE magazine

1998

Sold the motorcycling magazine division to The Daily Mirror’s Inside Communications Group

1999

Sold Classic American to Autotrader

1999

Retired from Myatt McFarlane plc

2005

Edited bookazine THE MOD YEARS

Edited bookazine THE ROCKER YEARS

2006

Edited second edition of THE MOD YEARS

2007

Edited bookazine THE SIXTIES

Edited and published bookazine ROCKER

2009

2009 Edited The Legend of Harley-Davidson bookazine