John Francis "Jack" Stites (born 13 October 1953 in Wayland, Massachusetts, United States; died August 13, 2018), was a former American International motorcycle trials rider.

During his earlier riding years Stites won the Southeastern Trials Riders Association regional title (STRA) four times from 1978 through 1981.

[2] Between 1984 and 1990 Stites was co-host of the popular BBC Trials show "Kick Start" alongside presenter Peter Purves.

He won the opening two rounds in Florida and went on to finish runner-up in the series to defending champion Ron Schmelzle.

[5] In 2017 Stites was inducted into the North American Trials Council (NATC) hall of fame.