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Naef Cycle opened for business in October 2005 and is owned by Ken and Melanie Naef.

We enjoy the interesting array of bikes, ATV-s, and sleds, that are brought to us to work on.

Our customer base is wide and varied; it's a great experience to service new and returning customers - and have their words of referral reach us. 

We look forward to serving you again this year.

Enjoy your ride.

Ken Naef's background:

I spent 9 years as a welder and fabricator while my passion for drag racing grew. In 1994 I took the plunge, quit my day job, and went to work for a small repair shop as a mechanic in Green Bay, WI, where I stayed for 2 years. 

From 1996-2005 I worked at 2 local powersports dealerships holding  the positions of technician, service manager, and store manager.  I attended numerous factory-trained "update & specialty" classes, including digital fuel injection, suspension, and 2 and 4-stroke engine race prep.

I've been into anything with power and/or wheels for as long as I can remember, starting out with mini bikes, snowmobiles and pedal bike racing. I moved-on to drag racing at age 17 with a 1967 Mustang, then at age 18 on a modified 1979 Suzuki GS1000 at Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR) in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. 

In 1993 I drag raced a no-bar Supercomp Suzuki with the International Drag Bike Association (IDBA) and finished my first season with a #3 plate.  In 1994, I added nitrous oxide and stepped up to the Top Gas class and finished #2.  After a 2-year break from national event racing, I returned and won the Championship in Top Gas, as well as winning the Sportsman Rider of the Year Honors.  My personal best quarter mile ET and MPH are 7.64 seconds at 179 mph.

Since then, my interests have expanded.  I have built and owned 8-second, 250+ hp street bikes, and tried my hand at motocross racing.  I have restored, and still own, a 1966 Kawasaki J1T (85ccs and 7 hp) and a 1968 Kawasaki 350 cc A7.  I have also become a Dad, and can now assemble trikes and repair broken toys like a pro.

Anytime I can steal away from the shop I attend track days at Road America or Blackhawk Farms.