FROM A YOUNG AGE I WAS CAPTIVATED BY MOTORCYCLES AND RACING. THE CULTURE BECAME PART OF MY LIFE GROWING UP, FROM RIDING TRAILS AND RACING DIRT BIKES AS A KID TO BUILDING CUSTOM HARLEY-DAVIDSON CHOPPERS IN MY SPARE TIME AS AN ADULT.
ALONG THE WAY I WAS ALSO PERSUING A DREAM IN THE 4-WHEEL SIDE OF DRAG RACING. OVER THE YEARS I BECAME A MULTI-FACETED TRADESMAN HONING MY SKILLS AS A RACE CAR FABRICATOR, WELDER AND COMPLETING COURSES AS AN ENGINE MACHINIST. I WENT ON TO WORK AS A MACHINIST AND ENGINE BUILDER FOR SOME VERY REPUTABLE NAMES IN THE DRAG RACING INDUSTRY AND EVEN RAN MY OWN RACE CAR SHOP.
IN THE FALL OF 2012 I WAS FACING A DIFFICULT DECISION, DUE TO MY HEALTH AND FINANCIAL REASONS I HAD TO CLOSE MY SHOP. IT WAS PAINFUL TO WALK AWAY FROM SOMETHING I WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE BUT IT ALSO OPENED UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HUMBLED MYSELF AND CHANGED MY CAREER PATH, I WAS HIRED BY A LARGE ELECTRICAL UTILITY WHERE I WAS OFFERED AN ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP AND FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW I'VE BEEN A MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN AT A COAL FIRED POWER PLANT IN THE SAME TOWN I WAS BORN AND RAISED.
I’M IN MY LATE 40’S NOW, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I ENJOY SEEING THEIR INTEREST IN MOTORCYCLES AS I DID AT THEIR AGE. ONE DAY I WAS LOOKING AT MINI BIKES ONLINE AND THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD BUILD ONE FOR MY KIDS INSTEAD OF BUYING ONE. I WENT TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND SOON AFTER I BUILT A PROTOTYPE. I DESIGNED A FRAME AND FORK THAT WAS REMINISCENT OF THE EARLY "SUITCASE" STYLE MINI BIKES BUT IT ALSO INCORPORATED SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS IN APPERANCE AND SAFETY. I WAS HOPEFUL THERE COULD BE A MARKET FOR MY MINI BIKE AND FUTURE DESIGNS THAT I BRAINSTORMED AND MOTION MINI BIKES WAS BORN.
I STILL WORK FULL TIME BUT MY FAMILY IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING A NEW LEVEL OF MINI BIKE TO THE PUBLIC. EVERYTHING YOU SEE FROM THE MANUFACTURING OF THE MINI BIKE ITSELF TO THE MEDIA, LOGOS, GRAPHICS AND WEBSITE DESIGN IS ALL DONE BY MYSELF OR WITH THE GENEROUS HELP OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US AND UNDERSTAND THIS OPERATION IS FUELED BY BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL WITH A "QUALITY OVER QUANTITY" MENTALITY. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MOTION MINI BIKES AND I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ENJOY THEM AS MUCH AS WE DO! - SEAN HARRIS
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