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Naef Cycle Sled & ATV is owned by me, Ken Naef, and
Melanie, my wife. We opened for business in October
2005.
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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.
The past 9
years I have worked at 2 local powersports dealerships where
I’ve held the positions of technician, service manager, and
store manager. I have 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. I started out with pedal bikes, mini bikes,
snowmobiles and pedal bike racing. I moved-on to drag racing at
age18 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!
I still
drag race on a local-level, and attend track days at the Road
America racetrack in Elkhart Lake, WI, on my modified Kawasaki
ZX12R, and my Z1000 - as well as logging 5,000 -15,000
annual street miles.
We are
excited about our new venture and hope to hear from you soon!
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