Letter Of The Month
I'm writing to you from the Atwater Federal Penitentiary. I am a bike freak. I sent my wife a subscription card, but she hates the fact that I have a GSX-R1000. To make a long story short, I bugged her about the subscription because she's really slow on doing things. She got sick of me asking, blew up on me and brought up an old story about when I did a wheelie with her on the back and she pissed her pants-literally.
She told me I was getting rid of my bike as soon as I got home. I told her I never was, and she hung up the phone. She beat my bike with a pickaxe and set it on fire. I filed for divorce. I can't live without a bike, but I can live without her.
Douglas Hughes
Atwater, CA
Whether this is some late-night fantasy of the shackled or reality, it was amusing. It's one thing to beat a bike with a pickaxe, but setting it on fire seems completely unreasonable.
Meow Kitty
Yo, the chick on the ZX-10 was the hottest I've seen in SSB. You got more coming like that? I sent in pics of my ZX-10 for the Eye Candy section, and all it needs is Miss Kitty on it to make me die a happy man. That, and put it in the mag.
Andy Johnson
Tampa, FL
We'll let her know, and thanks for the submission.
Tire Trauma
I want to put on a 240mm or 300mm rear tire with a 6-inch swingarm because I love the way it looks, but I'm concerned it's going to ruin the ride of my bike. I don't plan on racing but don't want to get left in the dust when we hit the twisty roads. I understand it's going to affect the ride, but by how much? Everybody I speak to doesn't seem to know. I have a 2006 GSX-R750, by the way.
Chris Ryan
Long Beach, NJ
We have a 6-inch-over 240mm downstairs, and it handles like a champ. Just be sure to put an adjustable ride-height linkage on it, raise it up and stiffen the rear shock with a heavier spring. Any larger than a 240mm will be offset, require a jackshaft sprocket and won't be very good on curvy roads.
Stunted Growth
What is it with these wannabe stunters I see on the street? Just 'cuz you've got Renthals and a spray-painted upper fairing on your not-paid-for-yet 600 doesn't mean you can ride. Stunting is not a fashion statement-it's a way of life. The next dude I see with a 12-bar that hasn't been scraped is getting kicked.
And I can't say I'm happy with SSB's new direction. High-dollar (useless) sportbikes are for the few who can afford them. What about the rest of us? What about the guys rockin' standups down the 405?
Kai Carson
Los Angeles, CA
Maybe those unscraped bars are simply brand-new and the owners haven't had a chance to use them yet. How about the canyon boys with knee sliders that'll only get scratched with a screwdriver? Consider it as flattery to those of us who know what's up.
Only In L.A.
Many employers give birthday celebrations for their employees, but Vista del Sol, a long-term and assisted- living health-care center in Culver City, California, has a canine employee who throws a birthday bash for her dog buddies. Precious, a half-poodle, half-Lhasa apso, is inviting other canine friends to a birthday celebration for her buddies Kimo and Charlie Brown. Precious will be throwing a surprise birthday party (so keep this on the QT), and with some treats and coaxing, Precious, Kimo and Charlie Brown will be available for photos and interviews.
Alison Leonardi
Los Angeles, CA
Marmaduke and Garfield are also rumored to be making a guest appearance and do an autopaw signing session.
Chickens Little
What happened with all the chicks who used to be in the magazine? You have kept up on the bikes, and as a longtime subscribing reader, I thank you. But what happened to the chickies? You used to have the women all through the mag, but since the "Beauty and the Beast" cover, the women have vanished. Now all I see is a skinny mag that's just like Cycle World. Boo! I'm not asking for anything like Playboy or even Easyriders-just back like the original SSB.
Nick
Florida
I think we've already answered your question, but if not, check out the last three covers and main-feature bike stories. Hotties 'o plenty.
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The Roadrash Chic Determines...
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