Christopher Waddell President and 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.
Christopher Jones
A.k.a. Pepsiman, born on the same calander day as Evel Knievel in Muncie In. One of the original founding members of Cycle Solutions Inc. Has never been married, has no children and has one sister. Avid motorcyclist/mechanic from age 13 to present. Graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1985. Has worked 15 years at Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers of Muncie, Indiana. Has worked 4 years at U.S. Foodservice of Fishers Indiana. Has drove commercial truck internationally over-the-road two years for a private company. Worked in general contracting for one year. Has traveled to all but six states in the U.S., Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Mexico.
Has a special interest in sportbikes, The Smoky Mountains, single female riders, traveling, camping, racing, chocolate, cats, ham radios, Mustangs, computers and anything mechanical.
Has owned the following motorcycles: 1967 Yamaha YL100E two stroke twin, 1972 Honda 500 four, 1979 Kawasaki KZ1300 six cylinder, 1995 Honda CBR900RR, 1999 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, 2002 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa SE, 2002 Suzuki GSXR1000.
Currently resides in Muncie Indiana with two cats, one motorcycle and the 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra.
Bubba, Full Blooded Boxer, approx 1-2 years old. 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 Be-bee in his lung and may be causing a cough that he has been having. Get well Bubba!
