What is this?? We're paying for these stupid stunts by the new staff of MO squids?!?!?! I am now 100% not going to pay. Thanks for showing us how our money's being spent. For those who didn't see these clips, the GSXR1000's tail section was apparently damaged during this stupidity... as evidenced by someone saying MO would be charged for something and then the rear seat cowling being pounded on with a fist. Also, Mr. Avis reports the burnouts being $50 a piece. Which according to the just below $12 figure for subscription, means for every 4 or so people who donate or subscribe, MO does a burnout with your money. Of course, that doesn't include the fee to get these cheap tires(gas, etc.), or shop costs to have them mounted, balanced and all those fun things. Now, figure all this idiocy goes on everytime they get a sportbike and probably cruisers with enough juice(I seem to recall even the bikes compared to the Blast were mentioned as having been wheelied and burned-out). All that cash and still no 600 shoutout conclusion.
The videos are great and all but they do not show anything about the testing procedures or the thoughts of those testing at the time(like ride a decent set of laps, then tape your thoughts). They show that MO has to room to call anyone else a squid. Video is also not exclusive to MO as they would have us believe. Motorcyclist gives it away for free on their show on Speedvision, which admittedly is a network with a fee. However, MO doesn't offer race coverage(the moving pictures kind) and other things found on Speedvision. I've already noted the content thing elsewhere... it's usually identical to SportRider's and MotorCyclists because it's probably correct and accurate. Cycle World(while far less objective) also has free content here on the web and it's word for word what's in the print issue, only it's spread out over the month and minus the letters and some columns. It's a lot to think about before you open your wallets.