Over a decade of reporting on the motorcycle and motorsports cultures and subcultures from the inside. Interviews, on camera work, technical writing, and copy-editing experience.
Downshifting: Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis
[First Person/Advertorial]
My work piloting a camera-bike sidecar during the 2017 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis© led me to adding a story to a photo essay in Inked Magazine. I chose 1st-person present-tense to capture the emotion and roller coaster ride of thoughts and moments shared on the journey.
Remembering Why - My Life at Speed
[viral video/inspiration piece]
The little girl in this video reminded me to stop taking myself so seriously, quit worrying about results, and to let myself enjoy the world in general. It also reminded me how child-like I still am, never really worrying about the next day and just living in the moment. I can’t stop watching it.
American Flat Track Champion Bryan Smith Interview
[Interview]
While change may be the only constant, Bryan Smith is having more than his fair share of it, and that's a good thing. Coming so close to winning the AMA Pro Flat Track (now American Flat Track) championship for years, the 33-year-old Michigan rider claimed his first title in dramatic fashion last year, taking victory in the final yards of the final race of the season, narrowly beating out multi-time champion Jared Mees.
2017 ARIZONA MILE RACE RESULTS AND PHOTO GALLERY
Not only does Smith come...
Pre-Race Grid Face | JohnnyKillmore.com
[Photo Essay | Explorative]
"If you have raced competitively at any level you know the feeling. It could have been running track in high school. It could have been mountain bikes in a local club."
When We Were Knights
[reflection | review]
When We Were Knights
Editor’s Note: 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the legendary Pikes Peak Hill Climb. It will be a year to remember and Team Johnny Killmore will be racing for the record! The sidecar team is piloted by My Life at SPEED contributor, Johnny Kilmore, and he has a new co-pilot this year with stunt coordinator and basejumper, Matt Blank. Here is Johnny’s introduction to Matt. WOW!
If you are interested in helping the team this year at Pikes Peak, here is their Go Fund Me page ...
The 2018 Kernville Kampout
[Event Report, Travel Story]
Event report on a small motorcycle rally along with some industry musings and original photography.
Hiking And Motorcycling Boots – Johnny Killmore
[Product/Industry Analysis]
"Riding and hiking have different considerations for obvious reasons, and the design of footwear is where it is most noticeable. Hiking usually asks for..."
Run What Ya Brung: Flat Track Racing on Your Daily Rider
With the continuing rise of flat track racing, it should be no surprise that Roland Sands Super Hooligans National Championship (SHNC) is on the rise with it. With only two pages of rules and a low barrier to entry, riders take 2-cylinder street bikes– 750cc or larger– and have at it on a variety of small racetracks, both paved and dirt.
To make things even more inclusive, SHNC has support classes for pit bikes, scooters, air-cooled machines, supermoto, and the like. And just in case none of ...
Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis 2021
[Event report]
The crack of motorcycle engines coming to life breaks the silence and puts every veteran present on notice: it’s time to roll out. Helmets and gloves go on as everyone lines up in position. While it may be turning into a hot day in Moab, Utah, it’s nothing like the... The world of motorcycling owes a lot to Hessian Spike, yet few people know who he is. Holding positions with the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM), the Confederation of Clubs (CoC), and ABATE of California (among others...
News & Info About The Hoody Hoo Throwdown
Show Season For a lot of the United States, riding season is coming to an end. Some people will be dusting off their ice racing bikes or snowmobiles, some will be using the downtime to tear their bike apart for a big rebuild. And despite the west coast being famous...
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What’s New With The Hoody Hoo
Hello friends, fans, and fiends. Johnny here with a few updates on not just our current projects, but a look at the motorcycle world in general. A lot of interesting stuff is floating arou...
Just Add Power: Aviation Gets A Lift Today - My Life at Speed
[History | Anniversary | Science]
"December 17, 1903. With names like Wilbur and Orville, they knew they’d have to do something big to impress the ladies. Out in Kill Devil Hills, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, they waddled their powered glider into the air for that briefest of moments."
Come as You Are: Bagger Racing Deserves Some Respect
When the motorcycle press announced that MotoAmerica was going to have an exhibition race for performance baggers, most race fans had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fool’s Day. Surprisingly, it not only turned out to be true, but it had been in the works for over a year. People wasted no time jumping on the hater bandwagon, crying about the heavy touring bikes sharing the 11 turns at Weathertech Raceway (aka Laguna Seca) with the latest in carbon-fiber-wrapped Superbikes.
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Thoughts On Risk And Death: Shades Of Primer Grey - My Life at ...
[Musing/Candor/Life Experience]
"I used to pride myself on how fast I was in the canyons. I was a member of the illustrious “Primer Grey Crew.” To be in the PGC you had to be damn fast and also own a bike that was not considered top-notch machinery. The bike needed..."
Hooligans in the Bay
Bringing motorcycle racing to a new audience has been a goal of varying importance since the dawn of motorsport. Some of the biggest hurdles organizers and promoters run into is making the rules easy to understand, finding a nearby venue, and having more to do than just watch motorcycles go round and round.
Roland Sands has solved that and more with the ever-growing Super Hooligans series. Based loosely on “Harley Night,” a run-what-ya-brung class at Costa Mesa Speedway where fans from the cr...
Indian Sweeps the Calistoga Half-Mile with American Flat Track
American Flat Track has been delivering excitement this season, with the factory Indian Motorcycle team continuing to assert dominance, but independent teams are bringing the pressure with Indian’s of their own. The Calistoga Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle continued the trend.
Although the Harley vs. Indian wars have not resumed as so many predicted, the Vance & Hines factory Harley-Davidson team has done their homework in the off-season and have been making gains. Results are mixed...