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Christopher Waddell President & Owner of Cycle Solutions Inc.
Hello my name is Chris Waddell and I am the original member of the Cycle Solutions crew. I was born in 1970 in the state of Massachusetts. As a child I moved to Indiana where I attended and graduated Carmel High School. After high school I attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana were I studied Industrial Technology, Education and Business. I was hired out of college by the State of Indiana and was sent to the Indiana State Police Academy where I graduated. After graduation I was an Indiana State Trooper until I took an early retirement in 2003 to pursue my dream, Cycle Solutions Inc. During my years as a Trooper I was also the Sales Manager for Lewis Suzuki of Anderson Indiana. Working days in sales and nights in crime I learned some very important life skills. During the same time I was also making quite a name for myself building big horsepower Japanese sport bike engines. In 2001, I officially started Cycle Solutions Inc. a small shop with one lift and a lot of dreams. By the end of 2002, I had to move the business into a much larger facility in Albany, Indiana. The new shop had 3 full time mechanics and a shop manager. That winter I ordered a new dyno for the shop but when it arrived I literally had no room for it. Through cooperative efforts with my bank. the original dyno trailer was built. It attended AMA Prostar, AHDRA and AMA Superbike events in 2003. In October of 2003, I took the dyno rig to the Myrtle Beach fall motorcycle rally. The rest is history. We now attend 30+ rallies a year over a nine-month period.
Since the age of 10 I have been wrenching on motorcycles. My first experience wrenching came from broken down dirt bikes I hid at my buddy’s house. I was fortunate enough to attend a junior and senior high school that had extensive shop and engine classes. I took every class offered and was awarded a certificate of achievement as the first student to ever complete the entire curriculum offered with a 4.0 GPA. My first experience on a chassis dyno was in 1993 in Indianapolis Indiana. Using the dyno I was able to graph the improvement my work made to my customers motorcycle. I was hooked knowing that some day I would do this full time.
I am educated in both Metric and Harley Davidson motorcycles. I am Dynojet certified and a graduate of the school of busted knuckles. I tune every motorcycle that comes through our door with pride and passion and I look forward to tuning yours.
  
Kim Waddell Owner & Brains of Cycle Solutions Inc.
Kim Waddell is married to Chris Waddell and they live in Hartford City, Indiana with Chris' two sons Taylor (15) and Logan (13). Kim manages the day to day operations at Cycle Solutions when Chris is on the road and deals with him when he is home. Neither of which are simple tasks. The many facets of her job include accounting, shipping inventory, website management, and scheduling. In addition to those jobs, Kim is a full-time cost estimator for a large marketing company. Needless to say, Kim is very busy and works her butt off for Cycle Solutions!
In her spare time, Kim is a master gardener and runs a full-size greenhouse from their home in Hartford City. Kim also rescues dogs and volunteers at the Blackford County Humane Society. Currently, Kim has 4 great dane rescues, 2 black lab rescues, and a one-eyed boxer rescue (Bubba) at their home.
 
Seth Haines Service Manager
Seth was born in 1978 and has been an avid biker for over 10 years. He lives in Muncie, Indiana and has a new baby boy named Michael that was born in March 2011. Seth enjoys football, baseball, dirt bikes, 4x4 offroading, and motorcycles. Seth has a degree in construstion managment from IUPUI which makes him a jack of all trades for Cycle Solutions Inc. Not only does he manage the service department on the road, he is helping build on to the new Cycle Solutions warehouse when he is home.
Jake Nemyer Graphic Design/Web Development
Jake was in born in Muncie, Indiana in 1985 and joined the Cycle Solutions team in early 2011. Jake lives in Selma, Indiana with his girlfriend and their 1 year old son Kade. Jake is a graduate of Wapahani High School and attended Ball State University majoring in Visual Communications. He has been in the field of graphics design and image editing for over 8 years designing websites, advertisements, & logos for many businesses. He currently updates & maintains the Cycle Solutions website, designs all flyers, e-mails, site graphics, print media, etc.
Jake has interests in music, family, Notre Dame football, college basketball, playing guitar & banjo, concerts, and is developing a great interest in motorcycles. He has avidly played guitar since the age of 12 and banjo since 2008.
Jasmine Penny
Jasmine was born March 15, 1990 in St. Louis Missouri. She was raised in the sticks of Sparta, Illinois. She is the oldest of 6 children. Jasmine was first introduced to motorcycles/power-sports by her father Clint Penny Sr. She got her first dirtbike at the age of 10 and has been riding and wrenchin' on stuff ever since. Recently graduated form Motorcycle Mechanics Institute June 24, 2011 as a certified Kawasaki Technician. Jasmine wishes to one day own her own shop with her family building custom bikes and cars and well...pretty much anything that she can get to go fast.
In her spare time she enjoys body art (tattoos), playing sports, fishin', swimming, pretty much anything outdoors, hanging out with friends and family, and showin that a "chick" can hang with the "big boys" on a motorcycle.
   
 
Bubba, Full-Blooded Boxer Official Cycle Solutions Inc. Watchdog
Meet Bubba. Bubba is an energetic Boxer that was found dumped on the side of a mountain in North Carolina while we were taking some time to ride motorcycles with our friends in 2009. We do not know much about Bubba. What we do know is that he is a very loving and loyal dog. He is cautious with strangers and it takes a few minutes for him to warm up to you. His right eye was injured prior to us rescuing him and unfortunately the damage is unrepairable. He is very well behaved and enjoys traveling with the guys on the road and taking charge in the passenger seat. Did we mention what a great listener he is? When he is not traveling he is at home romping around the yard with our other dogs which are Great Danes. He does a very good job of running with the big dogs!
If you see Bubba out on the road at one of our events and you would like to meet our wonderful companion, please let him check you out first and let him be the one to initiate play before you stick your face in his! Again, he is a rescue and is not too sure of people just yet. We are continuing to socialize him to make him more comfortable with everyone.
At a recent visit to our veterinary clinic for a thorough wellness checkup we have discovered that Bubba had been shot! He has a small bullet or BB in his lung and may be causing a cough that he has been having. Get well Bubba!
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