Johnny Killmore

There has been a lot going on, but not a lot that’s newsworthy. By the time this post goes live I will be leaving Texas and making tracks northeast. It was supposed to happen in early June but whatever…life often has its own plans. I’ve made good use of my time in Texas though, on many levels. The main mission was to sell stuff for Motorcycle Missions, who need both less stuff (to move into a…

This news is highly deserving of being told, but it has also already been told in detail, just yesterday. While normally I would just share the article on social media, the topic as a whole deserves a moment on the soap box. Specifically, the lid has been blown off a paid campaign to get MAGA influencers to call Harley-Davidson woke, gay, and fundamentally anti-American, while promoting Indian…

The same is true for returning home. You can’t come back home, because it will have changed, just like the flowing waters of a river change with every moment. Born and raised in California, I have a lot I dislike about the general direction the people and government want to take the state, but I’ll forever be in love with the land itself. It is home to world famous cities, deserts, mountain…

Viewing the human experience through the foods we share. I’ve been grappling with things for a long time now. Johnny Killmore as a “brand” isn’t really a brand. It’s job is to say “this is who I am and what I do, collaborate with me.” It does that job, but the identity isn’t the same as a brand. I’ve been a sidecar racer, mechanic, musician, writer/blogger, photographer, marksmanship instructor,…

This is a big deal. If you own a motorcycle that has current registration, you are now able to donate (someone else’s) money to one of several organizations just by riding. Last year over 29,000 riders signed up for for the Harley-Davidson Let’s Ride Challenge and logged over 84-million miles. This hit Harley-Davidson’s goal and unlocked a million dollar donation. 2025 was only open to Harley’s…

I just wanted to add some information about my chance to see the Jackpine Gypsies Super TT, put on by American Flat Track (AFT) at the Jackpine Gypsies race track in Sturgis. My last post was just too long to add another section, but I was extremely pleased at a chance to see this history-in-the-making type of event, and, in my own way, participate. Despite bikers, beers, and boobs being the…

Well it was exhausting, enthralling, wide-ranging, and memorable. That’s actually great news, since the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally isn’t really “my thing.” I don’t like overblown events or large crowds, and I’m not really a “biker” type, despite how avid a motorcyclist I am. But I have bee to Sturgis six or seven times now, always in support of a veteran’s charity that uses motorcycle therapy as a…

Well Sturgis Rally 2025 is in the books. I am beginning my journey toward Kentucky in the morning. I’ll back up though and give a recap. As usual, the only reason I would go to this event is supporting a charity. This time it was Motorcycle Missions (MM). It was my second event with them but was quite different than the Milwaukee event, the Harley Homecoming. Sturgis is the largest motorcycle…