Implemented out of necessity, Speed is not always against the law; in the motorcycle community it can be a double edge sword it’s up to you to choose which side to use.

At age fifteen I took an interest in motorcycles when my dad rode up the driveway on his cruiser; however that wasn’t to be my calling. At that time the coolest kids in the neighborhood had all the toys including a dirt bike, I wanted to ride that! And that’s what I did, on my back being drug down a gravel road, well after the skin graphs at the hospital and the butt woopen from my mom I decided yeah I wanted to get right back on, but the next time I would be in control. Some twenty years and several scars later here I am, who would have thought, trouble was my middle name you name it I did it including the stunts, running from the police, the racing on the highway, I was in the “in crowd” until I met a trainer who embedded in me “A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME” save the speed for the track, remember that double edge sword. Sean took me under his wing back in 2002 and has shaped and molded me into a more intelligent, and technical rider, he taught me to be a smart rider which is what a lot of riders today lack. Over the years I’ve seen a lot of friends lose their race, permanently and I’ve also seen those not so smart riders get into deep trouble and all the while thinking gosh they’re just look for trouble.

Well here is the thing that’s not always the case which I found out first hand while riding with two fellow officers, being hunted and stalked by an officer from another county, being pulled over and ordered to dismount our bikes and held at gun point for no apparent reason, only to find out later that the officer thought that because we wore black leather, which by the way most riders do and because we were on sport bikes that we robbed a bank, we sat on the side of the road while this officer called for back up and consulted with other officers, during this whole ordeal I’m thinking to myself this cant be happening, we didn’t do anything wrong. That single incident has ignited a fire in me that is so intense I can feel the sweat beading from my head. That case took over a year to settle, and during the trial I decided to become an advocate for motorcycle riders and promote safe and responsible riding, with the creation of SPE(E)D speed stands for Self Policing End Discrimination, we as riders attract attention especially from law enforcement as soon as we get on our bike and ride out, even though you know your doing everything right and your following all the traffic laws you can still be targeted just as I was on that day in July. Beside Law enforcement having a preconceived idea that we are up to no good, they also have a little bit of experience with those not so smart riders again who choose to do the wheelie down the highway, or drag race in the roadway putting other drivers at risk as well as themselves, no matter what you are always responsible for you and when you do just that; you cant go wrong. So when you are profiled and stopped you will be able to fight that injustice unlike those who know they have no valid tag or license or they are on a stolen bike WHAT DO U EXPECT TO HAPPEN TO YOU, that is what SPE(E)D is about. SPE(E)D will never be an organization or a business nor will there ever be an office, the sole intention of SPE(E)D is to be a foundation which to build on in order to make a change in the minds of riders and non-riders its intended to help change the thinking of those law enforcement agencies that assume the rider is out to do or cause harm, by letting them see that every time they stop a rider they better have a damn good reason for it. Now the Director of Motorcycle Safety and Education for the National Association Of Black Bikers, I am dedicated to building the foundation for SPE(E)D with education and awarness. You can find out more information about SPE(E)D and the National Association Of Black Bikers by visiting us on the web at www.nabbweb.org or by calling 1866-nabb-org ext 84