Fight Club
In light of Michael Vick's gruesome indictment on dogfighting charges, I hope SSB will no longer glorify animal fighters like Roy Jones Jr. (April 2007 issue). Stunt riders willingly put their own lives on the line, but people who force animals to fight and die for their amusement are cowards.
Cockfighters pump birds full of stimulants, hormones, and blood-clotting drugs and attach sharp spurs to their feet. They throw them into a pit where they tear each other to shreds. Dogfighters keep dogs in heavy chains, taunt them into aggression, and starve and beat them. If they lose a fight, they are often shot or burned alive.
Besides, cockfighting is illegal in every state and dogfighting is a felony in 48 states-do we really want to be associated with the kind of low-lives who get their thrills from abusing animals? There are plenty of other people more worthy of SSB's ink.
Lindsay Post
Holland, MI
Umm, we know of a popular stunt rider who breeds and fights pit bulls, for the record. Nobody is glorifying these losers, though. Read a little deeper and you'll notice the sarcasm and see what a fool Jones is.
Fat-Tire Follys
Did I really see this? Sick custom bikes at the track? That's tight. Finally somebody has done something with these bikes to show that they aren't just "trailer queens." I have a 240 on my 'Busa and I'm really tired of hearing people talk shit about how I "must not be a real rider." I'll take any of these fools out on the streets any day. Seeing the stunt guys doing their thing was crazy-now I didn't think that was possible on a 240!
Stanley White
Orlando, FL
Yo, why didn't you show more of the stunt riders rockin' the 240 tires? I seen corners before, but I wanted to see some more of them boys doing their thing. Got any more pics?
Jezza-B
NYC
We ran the wheelie shot on the cover!
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North Carolina
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