While stunt riders in Spain are few and far between, those who stunt, do it right. Style, speed and insanity marks a true Spanish stunt rider and Javi Almazan Lopez is someone setting the bar for riding in both his own country and the global scene. Check out what goes down in Javi's stuntlife.

Name: Javi Almazan Lopez
Location: Born in Torello - Spain
Years riding: I’ve been stunting for eight years.
Bikes: Kawasaki ZX6r, Honda F4i, Sherco Trials Bike
Favorite stunt: My favorite stunts are for sure straight line combos.
Favorite food: I love cake.
Favorite place in the world: My favorite place is La Vall d'Aran (in Northwestern Spain).
What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you while riding: The strangest situation was at the “MotoGP Streets”. During this event bikes are everywhere at night doing illegal things. I was messing around on my bike until the police came by and stopped me. Then some people who had been watching hit one of the cops and knocked his hat off, when he bent over to pick it up they kicked him in the ass! Everyone else was screaming BS at the other policemen. I was scared naturally, since my bike was there and had plates on it in clear sight. I’m telling the people to please stop, but they just continued. Finally I drop to my knees screaming and telling these people to stop. Finally the people stop and the police tell me to go away with them, they said to get out of the streets and if there were any more stunts, people were going to prison.

StuntBums: How did you start stunting?

Javi Almazan Lopez: I really have been riding since I was a child, I was wheelie-ing mountain bikes, doing circles on the bike, working up from a quarter circle to a full circle without putting the bike down. Year after year I kept training on the mountain bike then the motorbikes finally came. After the MotoGP Streets, riding illegally on the streets just for fun, everyone liked what I was doing and my skills so much, I thought I could really do this seriously, as a sport.

StuntBums: Which riders are your inspirations?

Javi Almazan Lopez: I like so many riders, but my top favorite is Nick Apex

StuntBums: What is your favorite event or experience you have had from stunting?

Javi Almazan Lopez: My best experience is “Stunt Jump” in Russia.

StuntBums: What is your favorite stunt part on your motorcycle and why?

Javi Almazan Lopez: My favorite part on the bikes is the gas, because when i turn the throttle I’m gonna be stoked.

StuntBums: What trick are you working on right now?

Javi Almazan Lopez: I haven’t perfected my next trick, but when I do, StuntBums will be the first to know.

StuntBums: How is stunting in Spain?

Javi Almazan Lopez: In Spain we have the normal shows, big sessions with lots of bikes and motorshows. There really are not a lot of riders here, but we have a ton of skill and talent in Spain. We all get along well and try to meet up for sessions together, depending on how far we are from each other. Undoubtedly the WORST part of stunting in Spain is the police, we don’t have legal spots and we really have issues with the police. Also our sponsor situation is a not the best, they try to help, but can’t provide much for us.

StuntBums: What advice do you have for new riders trying to learn stunts in Spain?

Javi Almazan Lopez: Don’t get obsessed with training if you’re not learning.

StuntBums: Tell us about your ultimate “stunt dream.”

Javi Almazan Lopez: My stuntdream is to do a mega session in New York with all the USA gangster riders. I know they are not all in NY, but it seems like a great spot to film. Maybe do a trip visiting American riders and then hit NY for a street sesh.

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Location: Torello, Spain
Bike/s: Kawasaki 636, f4i, Sherco Trial
Years stunting: 8 años 
Favorite stunt: de hacerse agresivo y si fuera en inverts wellies... pues combos
Favorite food: No los pasteles
Favorite place on the earth: Vall d`Aran, Spain
Weirdest thing that has ever happen to you while riding: en españa es tipico en las carreras de moto gp, hacer locuras con las motos por la noche ilegalmente: yo estaba liandola, hasta que llego la policia, me pararon y el publico que mirarba comenzo a empujar a la policia, le dieron un golpe en la cabeza a uno y le tiraron la gorra al suelo cuando se agacho para cojerla de dieron una patada en el culo ya a los otros los iban empujando de lado a lado, yo sinceramente estaba un poco asustado ya que tenia la matricula puesta y me la habian cojido, pedi a la gente que los dejaran y no me hacian caso y al final me puse de rodillas y la gente los dejaron, la policia me dijo que me fuera con ellos y yo les fuy haciendo de escolta hasta alejarnos, me dijeron que me perdonaban pero que si volbia me iba a arrepentir!! y hay quedo todo hasta el siguiente año lool!!!
 
StuntBums: How did you start stunting?
 
Javi Almazan Lopez:  En realidad de muy pequeño hacia caballitos en bici y giraba por las calles a derecha izquierd, luego pense que lo mismo que giraba 90º podia girar 360º , fuy creciendo y siguiendo con las bicis y luego llegaron las motos pequeñas,hasta que comenze a ir a las noches de moto gp y alli veia gente que le gustaba lo que yo habia estado haciendo de pequeño y hay decidi comenzar a hacer mas enserio lo que siempre me habia gustado.
 
StuntBums: Which riders are your inspirations?
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Muchos pero el que mas Nick Apex increible rider y persona.
 
StuntBums: What is your favorite event or experience you have had from stunting?
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Stunt jump russia mejor expèriencia de stunt y de las mejores de mi vida.
 
StuntBums: What is your favorite stunt part on your motorcycle and why?
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Es gas, porque me excita jajajajja.
 
StuntBums: What trick are you working on right now?
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Aun no lo e comenzado a practicar, pero si lo consigo stuntbums sera el primero en saberlo .
 
StuntBums: How is stunting in Spain? 
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: En españa es tipico en las concentraciones de motos hacer shows de stunt y en otros tipos de eventos, en el tema de los riders hay pocos pero buenos, en la mayoria hay buen filing entre nosotros y nos reunimos de vez en cuando depende lo lejos que estemos unos de los otros. Lo que si es muy complicado es para entrenar la policia es muy estricta en españa y el tema de sponsors es bastante complicado varias ayudas pero poco mas!!
 
StuntBums: What advice do you have for new riders trying to learn stunts in Spain? 
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Que no se obsesionen con entrenar si no que por aprender
 
StuntBums: Tell us about your ultimate “stunt dream.”
 
Javi Almazan Lopez: Mi ilusion seria una mega sesion en new york con todos los gangsers de usa: aunque se que por la stuacion no es un lugar muy centrico de usa, pero conseguir esto en algun lugar de usa y finalmente viajar a new york para unas streets sesh.