Kiyomi Waller is an American professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

 racer whose prime competitive years were from 1989-1998.

His most popular nickname was "Yo-Yo" which was derived from his the third and fourth letters of his first name: Ki-YO-mi. HIs second moniker was "The Hauler", possible a rhyming play on his last name "Waller".

Racing career milestones

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Milestone	Event Details
Started racing:	1979 at age 11. Retired for two years after the 1985 season and returned for the 1988 race year.
Sanctioning body:
First race bike:
First race result:
First win (local):
Home sanctioning body district(s):	National Bicycle Association National Bicycle Association The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...  (NBA) San Diego District "S" (1979–1981); American Bicycle Association American Bicycle Association The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...  (ABA) California 2 (CA-2) (1983–1988)
First sponsor:
First national win:	Possibly in 12 Novice at the ABA Gnarler Nationals in Anaheim, California Anaheim, California Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...  in September 1980.
Turned Professional:	January 1992 at age 19.
First Professional race result:	Eighth place (last) in "A" pro at the American Bicycle Association American Bicycle Association The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...  (ABA) Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...  on February 15, 1992. He won USD$50, the equivalent to USD$76.12 in 2008 (Cost of Living Calculator). He also took second place in Pro Cruiser that day (Saturday, Day 1).
First Professional win:	In "A" Pro at the ABA Summer Nationals in Sunol, California Sunol, California Sunol is an unincorporated census-designated place in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 913 at the 2010 census....  on May 23, 1992.
First Junior Men/Pro* race result:	See "First professional race result"
First Junior Men/Pro win:	See "First professional win:
First Senior Pro** race result:
First Senior Pro win:
Height and weight at height of his career (1989-1998):	Ht:5'10" Wt:~178 lbs.
Retired:	July 1999. After some forays into mountain biking and downhill BMX, he returned to racing in 2005. He currently races in the ABA Veteran Pro class.

Amateur

• Torker: (Co sponsorship) 1980-1986
• Returned to racing after a two year hiatus (1986-October 1988)
• Wind and Sea Cyclery: Late 1988-?
• PeddlePower: Mid May 1989-Mid January 1990 Was unsponsored for five months until May 1989.
• Hustler/Capri Parts: Mid January 1990-Late March 1990

• Redline Engineering: Late March 1990-April 22, 1990.

• Haro Designs: April 23, 1990-December 1991.

Professional

• Haro/Capri: 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.

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Professional

National Bicycle Association

National Bicycle Association

The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...

 (NBA)

• None

National Bicycle League

National Bicycle League

The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...

 (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

American Bicycle Association

The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...

 (ABA)

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

United States Bicycle Motocross Association

United States Bicycle Motocross Association

The United States Bicycle Association was a short lived Bicycle Motocross national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in March 1984 by five former members of the American Bicycle Association : Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling, who became the...

 (USBA)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

• None

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

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

Significant injuries

• He had an injured back during the weekend of August 19, 1990 and sat out the ABA Great Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Washington
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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
  Randy Stumpfhauser
  Randall Richard Stumpfhauser is an American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1998 to the present...
  
   (200) leading race of pros including Brian Foster (3) on the inside in second; Charles Townsend
  Charles Townsend (BMX racer)
  Charles Heath Townsend is an "Old School/Mid School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1985 to 1996....
  
   (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
  Danny Nelson
  Daniel Lee Nelson was an American professional "Mid & Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1993 to 2003. His nickname is "Thunder".-Racing career milestones:...
  
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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):

External links

• The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
• The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.