Hello all, I just wanted to let people know I had an article go live today. It's an op-ed about the "King of the Baggers" racing being scheduled to happen with MotoAmerica at their Laguna Seca event in July. As a long-time sidecar racer I'm used to people questioning why I would race an awkward … Continue reading Come As You Are: Bagger Racing Deserves Some Respect
I like to write a post every year so that I can look back on it and see if I'm on-target with my goals. By declaring goals aloud and to other people, it makes things more real: you're on the hook because you said you'd do it. It's a simple trick to making reality, umm... … Continue reading Looking at 2020
Just a quick note to aim people at this article I did for the Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys' blog about my first foray into flat track racing. It was actually more about having fun on the cheap than getting to know the Roland Sands Super Hooligans series, which I've already attended many times as a … Continue reading Run What Ya Brung Flat Track
Hello all, Usually my daily typing exercise is just a chance to blather about what is on my mind and I toss it in the shredder afterwards, but this time it turned into a useful update. This Saturday I'm entering my Craigslist Buell Blast into the Run What Ya Brung class at the Moto Beach … Continue reading Hooligan Racing Is Just Around The Corner
I recently purchased two pieces of outdated, forgotten technology. The first thing was an old Remington portable typewriter. The second was a Buell Blast, one of the most laughed at motorcycles ever put into mass production. I also couldn't be happier with either purchase. The typewriter doesn't have other browser tabs to distract me... … Continue reading Chronicles of the Forgotten
Well that's not 100% true. This decision comes on the heels of several decisions, in series and all based on shaky logic. First is the decision to scan Craigslist for cheap motorcycles almost daily. When you have limited free time and even more limited garage space, you should never be looking actively for another project. … Continue reading Hooligan Racing: The Liquor Made Me Do It
It's that time again y'all. I'll be back on the road to Sturgis, piloting the camera bike for Sara Liberte and acting as a veteran mentor and knower-of-sidecar-things for the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. For those of you who are unaware, the VCR takes wounded and amputee veterans on an epic ride to the … Continue reading Veterans Charity Ride: Follow the Ride
Hey everyone. I just published a story on the Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys blog about TROG's west coast event. The Race of Gentlemen is usually done on the beaches of New Jersey, but they came out west to have some vintage drag racing in Santa Barbara. The story is here: https://www.russbrown.com/blog/santa-barbara-drags-trog-hits-the-west-coast I got a fair … Continue reading Santa Barbara Drags
With sidecar racing now officially over I've been looking for new things to get involved in. While I'm focusing more on my writing and am putting time into downsizing my life, I also need to replace that overarching mission that sidecar racing has been for the last decade. The result is several interesting things, the … Continue reading My Next Crazy Projects
For better or worse, motorcycles have been tied to images of rebellion in this country for over 100 years. Rock music has lived in largely the same space for over half a century. So it seems a no-brainer to combine motorcycles and music into as many things as you can. The Surf City Blitz … Continue reading Hooligans Invade The Surf City Blitz
Johnny Killmore 