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I recently purchased two pieces of outdated, forgotten technology.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
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
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
I keep wanting to write this article, but it needs to be a thorough and well-researched piece. I never can get to it. But I need to tell people the gist of what I've noticed for awhile: people are still buying motorcycles... they just aren't buying new ones. People keep saying millennials aren't buying motorcycles … Continue reading Motorcycling is NOT In An Impending Crisis
Well it's official: I am done with road-racing sidecars. I first started out as a passenger on "The Woody," a very dilapidated but fun Formula 2 outfit, in 2008. I moved into the driver's seat in late 2009 and was campaigning my own bike by 2010. During those years I've had many highs and lows, … Continue reading End of an Era: Closing the Sidecar Door Opens a Window to Adventure
I know I haven't posted here on my own news page in awhile, and it's due to a combination of things. Bluntly, I've been trying like hell to earn a living while still running this sidecar race team. I've been earning a paltry amount here and there moving furniture, organizing wine collections, wrenching on bikes, … Continue reading Recent Writings
Hello all, Just a quick note that my piece for the Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys website has gone live. I was back at Weathertech Laguna Seca Raceway to see MotoAmerica and WorldSBK in action, and check out the event. Crowds were slightly up in numbers and way up in enthusiasm, staying to catch the last … Continue reading Superbikes at Laguna Seca
Just a quick note. A piece I did about the American Flat Track event two weeks ago has gone live at the Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys blog. The Calistoga half-mile was the first time I'd been to a half-mile event and I really enjoyed the difference. I'm looking forward to going back to the Sacramento … Continue reading American Flat Track at Calistoga
Johnny Killmore 