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Full name
  
Kiyomi Waller

1979-1984
  
Torker (support)

Height
  
1.78 m

Nickname
  
"Yo-Yo", "The Coyote"

1988-?
  
Redline (Factory)

Weight
  
81 kg

Current team
  
Avent/Bombshell

Name
  
Kiyomi Waller

Disciplines
  
BMX

Rider type
  
Off Road

Role
  
Bicycler


Born
  
December 21, 1967 (age 56) Oceanside, California, United States (
1967-12-21
)

Zack roebuck kiyomi waller aba vegas 1997


Kiyomi Waller (b. December 21, 1967 from Oceanside, California U.S.) is an American professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1989-1998.

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His most popular nickname was "Yo-Yo" which was derived from his the third and fourth letters of his first name: Ki-YO-mi. Nickname given by Old School racer 'Shawn Texas' His second moniker was "The Coyote", possible a rhyming play on his last name "Waller".

Zack roebuck kiyomi waller crash 1995


Amateur

  • Torker: (Co sponsorship) 1980-1982
  • Returned to racing after a four year hiatus (1985-January 1988)
  • Hidden Valley Bike SHop: Late 1988-?
  • PeddlePower: Mid May 1989-Mid January 1990 Was unsponsored for five months until May 1989.
  • Hustler/Crupi Parts: Mid January 1990-Late March 1990
  • Redline Bicycles: Late March 1990-April 22, 1990.
  • Haro Designs: April 23, 1990-December 1991.

    • Professional

  • Haro/Crupi: January 1992 – 1993
  • Parkpre Bicycles: 1994-July 1996. At this time he was also Parkpre's bike designer and engineer.
  • Trek: July 1996-October 1997.
  • Haro Bicycles: October 1997-Early 1999. After Haro dropped him and a few months of paying his own way to races Kiyomi retires for the second time in his career.
  • Retired for six years (July 1999 – 2005).
  • GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles: Mid 2005-Early 2006. Waller returns to racing competing in the Veteran's Pro and Master's Classes of the ABA and NBL respectively.
  • Avent/Bombshell: March 28, 2006–Present

    • Amateur

    National Bicycle Association (NBA)

  • None

    • National Bicycle League (NBL)

  • 18 & Over Expert and 21-27 Cruiser Grandnational Champion

    • American Bicycle Association (ABA)

  • 1989 17 & Over Boys Southern California State Champion
  • 1989 17 & Over Expert National No.3
  • 1990 21-25 Crusier Gold Cup West Champion
  • 1990 17 & Over Expert Race of Champions (ROC) Champion
  • 1990 21-25 Cruiser Grandnational Champion.
  • 1990 21-25 Cruiser No.l (NAG)*
  • 1990 National Cruiser No.3
  • 1991 21-25 Cruiser Grandnational Champion.
  • 1991 National Ameture No.8
  • 1991 National Cruiser No.3

    • International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

  • None

    • Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

    Professional

    National Bicycle Association (NBA)

  • None

    • National Bicycle League (NBL)

  • 1997, 1998 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Champion.
  • 1997 Pro Cruiser National No.1
  • 2005 Elite Masters National No.3
  • 2006 Masters Elite National No.1

    • American Bicycle Association (ABA)

  • 1995 & 1997, 1998 Pro Cruiser National No.1

    • United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

  • None

    • International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

  • None

    • Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

    Pro Series Championships

    Amateur

  • 2006 NBL 30 & Over Open Wheels Grand National Champion

    • Notable accolades

  • Named one of the ten hottest and fastest rookie pros of 1992 by BMX Plus! magazine.

    • Significant injuries

  • He had an injured shoulder during the weekend of August 19, 1990 and sat out the ABA Great Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Washington.

    • BMX press magazine interviews and articles

  • "Bio: Kiyomi Waller" Go October 1990 Vol.1 Iss.12 pg.50
  • "Young Guns II"BMX Plus! June 1992 Vol.17 No.6 pg.27 One of ten rookie pro racers given a short listing profile article.

    • BMX magazine covers

    Bicycle Motocross News:

  • None

    • Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

  • None

    • Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

  • None

    • BMX Plus!:

  • March 1992 Vol.15 No.3
  • February 1997 Vol.20 No.2 (403) in bottom right insert. In middle insert Randy Stumpfhauser (200) leading race of pros including Brian Foster (3) on the inside in second; Charles Townsend (10) in fourth; unidentified (16) in third. In top right insert dirt jumper Matt Beringer. In bottom left insert various helmets.
  • September 1997 Vol.20 No.9 (18) in bottom insert racing Mike Hajek (25) Top image Redline racing frame. Main image: Dave Voelker
  • June 1998 Vol.21 No.6 (18) with Danny Nelson (6).

    • Total BMX:

  • None

    • Bicycles and Dirt:

  • None

    • Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

  • None

    • NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):

    Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication through one name change):

    ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official ABA publication through two name changes):

  • American BMXer March 1990 Vol.12 No.2 in the center panel with Todd Corbitt ay left and Eric Abbadessa at right inseparate panels.

    • USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):

    References

    Kiyomi Waller Wikipedia
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