Meet the Twisted Crew

Erik, a.k.a. Mr. Twisted, is the founder of this asylum and keeps the place running like a well oiled machine (don't ask what type of machine...)! Of the many Twisted Bikes, Erik's favored  trackday toy is the 2012 Triumph Street Triple R. He also finds great joy riding the 2009 BMW R1200GS on and off-road. After graduating from the University of Delaware Erik quickly learned that moonlighting as a trombone player in rock and jazz bands while consulting for a law firm just wasn’t the life for him. Apparently you can't wear race leathers to a board meeting without co-workers nicknaming you "the Terminator". Trading two wheels for the 5 on his corporate office chair, Erik has now been able to ride on every continent on Earth with the exception of Antarctica (possible?). With trips like that, he KNOWS what we sell and how it works in all sorts of riding conditions.

Twisted since June 2002

Dan is our Purchasing Manager and refrigerator cleaner. Throwing caution and common sense to the wind, he eats many expired and questionable foods that we are all afraid of. Beware the contents of the office fridge!

Twisted since February 2006

When it comes to getting things done, Adam is the guy you want in your corner. Heading up Event Management for Twisted Throttle, his plate is always full - and he likes it that way! After graduating form Bryant University with a degree in marketing, Adam worked full-time as a bank loan officer. In mid 2006, after realizing that sitting in a cubicle for 12 hours a day was not how he wanted to spend his life, he sought out Erik and Twisted Throttle. In-between taking care of business and his family, Adam currently rides a 2004 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom and what ever else he can get his hands on. His former rides include a 1996 KLR 650 and 2003 Yamaha YZF600.

Twisted since August 2006

Nick, who can be seen (and heard) on nice days “haulin’ the mail” in his Pontiac TransAm or on his HD Sportster is the only Twisted employee with just American muscle for personal transportation. Go Nick GO!!!

Twisted since August 2006

Matt is our international man of mystery - he was kind enough to slow down for this shot before wheelieing away. Matt rides a Honda GL1100 Goldwing with his wife on sunny days and a Kawasaki KLR650A with studded tires when it snows. Sometimes he leans his bike so hard his sidecases turn into feelers. Matt's former rides also include a BMW R1100S that he sorely misses."Will work for motorcycle parts!"

Twisted since April 2007

Brian is our in-house racing guy. He regularly flogs his KTM SMR supermoto and 2008 Yamaha R6 around the Loudon and New Jersey tracks while sporting swanky leathers. His current street bike is a Suzuki DL650 V-Strom. Oh yeah... he's even faster than Matt! Brian's former rides include a Suzuki GSF400 Bandit and Kawasaki ZRX1200R. His latest bikes are a Honda CRF230L (for the dirt) and a 2nd-gen race-prepped SV650S.

Twisted since October 2007

Even though Dereck is no longer with us, "Chappy" will always be part of the Twisted crew...always.

Twisted since January 2008

David is a hunter, climber, archer, survivalist outdoorsman, and a professional pirate. One day, he may have his own solo survival show on the Discovery Channel. David doesn't like to waste ANYTHING. If he ever hit a deer while riding a motorcycle, he'd figure out a way to carve it up into venison steaks, strap it to the back of his bike, and take it home to the freezer. He has aspirations of one day owning a Cold War era, Russian-made Ural with a side car big enough to stow a deer and a musket. In the meantime, he's riding a '83 VT750 streeet-tracker until he can get his hands on a KLR to Frankenstein-out.

Twisted since April 2008

Nate is our in-house product designer from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Master of all things metal, as well as doing crafty graphic illustrations and catalog creation, Nate is a chronic Jeep modifier and is learning to speak German so he can play nice with our European suppliers. Nate's current ride is a Suzuki DRZ400SM supermoto. Since purchase, he's built more new toys for that bike than any other. We think he's biased.

Twisted since June 2008

Tom drives the Twisted Trailer to shows all around the country and fixes it when the wheels come off. When he's not forced to drive our big rig, he prefers to ride his BMW R1150GS or F650GS single. A wild world traveler with a penchant for twisties, he has the best party house of the crew and hosts summer shoreline fiestas that no one EVER forgets... and he carries the best first aid kit on his bike out of anyone in the shop!

Twisted since July 2008

This is Jennifer (a.k.a. 2-stroke), an up and coming superstar in the sales office. Don’t let her innocent smile fool you; she has spent the better part of the last 10 years on 2 wheels. Her ride of choice? Vintage Vespa’s. Over the last few years she has acquired a modest collection of these cultural icons from the 60’s and 70’s and has spent plenty of time getting her hands dirty keeping them all running.

Twisted since August 2009

Chris is the head dealer sales rep in the office.  He can often be seen running around making sure our dealers are happy and getting their goodies on time.  When he is not in the office he can be seen on the paintball field shooting it up with Willy or on his ZRX1200R, that's a big step up from his scooter.  No speeding tickets yet…yet

Twisted since January 2010

Greg grew up on dirt bikes and is ready to assault the streets. Yes, this is a warning for all Rhode Islanders. He just picked up his first street bike and is trying to fashion a surfboard rack for it to combine one of his other passions - looking cool holding a surfboard.

Twisted since February 2010

Kevin drank the Twisted Cool-Aid and is taking care of marketing. His motorcycle tastes vary wildly from sport-touring on his Yamaha FZ1 to running track days on his Kawasaki EX500's and Vintage Japanese Twins. Kevin spends one crazy day each June piloting a sub-200cc vintage bike 650 miles around Lake Erie in a race with a bunch of other similarly deranged individuals.

Twisted since March 2010

Matt started off in the warehouse (June2010) but has since found a spot on the Design & Marketing team (Sept2010). He has a BA in Graphic Design from CCSU (2004) and is working towards his Masters in Social Work. His interests are motorcycles, jeeps, graphic design/photography, surfing, and traveling. He has a daughter named Bella, 7 1/2 years old, beautiful Australian Shepherd. Custom chops and bobs are his thing, but dual sports are growing on him. It must be the whole camping thing. On a side note, he cannot stand co-worker Craig D.

Twisted since June 2010

Craig W (a.k.a. Willy) Lead crash test dummy here at 'The Throttle' has brought order and reason along with an exceptionally large helping of kooky to the receiving area of our operation. When he is not riding his brandy new Triumph he can be found dominating on the paintball field along side Chris and Justin.

Twisted since October 2010

Shawn is an outdoorsman. Forced to choose he might opt to live in a tree over a posh hotel with all the fine appointments. He can be found in the field, on the water or in the woods when he is not in the Twisted Showroom dispensing his impressive range of product knowledge.

Twisted since June 2011

Nick R (a.k.a. "Zuto") is spicing things up around the office. He comes to us with a wealth of life experience in nearly every facet of work experience leading up to the crown jewel of jobs with us. Some might call him a man of mystery and intrigue - but never to his face. I think someone did but we can't talk about that.

Twisted since June 2011

J.P. is our mad man in the warehouse! This guy will stuff any box and send it packin' the same day!

Twisted since July 2011

Kyle, ahhhhhhhh "Hey Beavis, ahhhhhh this is gonna be cool!" Kyle hails from NH, has a degree in Sports Management and aspires to be a fire truck.

Twisted since August 2011

Ken "Speedracer" Condon is our PR Manager. He's been frantically creating our maketing materials and piloting our BMW S1000RR demo bike since he joined us, so he hasn't written his bio own yet. He's the head instructor at Tony's Track Days, an MSF instructor, contributing editor for Motorcycle Consumer News, and author of Riding in the Zone. He has funny tattoos he shows people at inappropriate times. We're waiting to see how long it takes for him to notice we put this spoof bio up.

Twisted since September 2011

Raja is our CIO. Genius of all things digital, he's masterminded several plots involving laser beams and "one million dollars".

Twisted since November 2011

We recruited Jeannine, or "J9" as the zipliners call her. Faster than a speeding bullet, whether kayaking down whitewater or firing out of "the Bowl" at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on a ZX-6, no one can keep up.

Twisted since December 2011

Some people call him "Will". Some people call him "Aarron". We call him "Sauce". World renowned muffin maker in a previous life, Sauce has picked up the motorcycle industry faster than he picks up change off the dance floor. He gets excited over the smallest things, causing the customer service crew to question what’s in his Sippy cup.

Twisted since December 2011

Jack arrived by Suzuki from Utah to get our IT world in order. Jack rides his Boulevard rain or shine, proudly parking it front and center in the Twisted parking lot to show that we aren’t only about adventure and touring bikes (it’s true). Jack can be heard spouting mildly interesting bits of knowledge without provocation, not because he is deranged, but because he takes trivia night a bit too seriously.

Twisted since April 2012

Jane comes to us from the wacky world of HVAC where she accounted for the never-ending flow of dollars in and dollars out. Not only is Jane a highly-skilled number-cruncher and organizer, she is also an accomplished rider. When she’s not managing the inner-workings of the Twisted corporate machine, she is teaching newbies at an MSF course how to ride or ripping around the racetrack on her R6 or DRz400 motard.

Twisted since May 2012

Michael always seems to have a spring in his step, even after a long day answering phone calls and restocking the retail store. When Michael isn't serving customers, he is dreaming of the limelight and his glorious past as a stage performer and Karaoke king. Rock on, Mikey!

Twisted since May 2012

John is a true motorcycle enthusiast who has probably bought and sold more motorcycles than most dealerships. Known for his magical baking skills, the Twisted Crew is excited to have our own "Johnny Biscuits" on staff to serve up some great Customer Service.

Twisted since November 2012

Jim arrives to the Twisted Crew with a mind blowing amount of experience in motorcycle sales and service. He has done many envy-worthy touring trips and describes himself as a 15 year retired Track Day Junky. Jim currently owns three bikes, a '12 Moto Guzzi Norge 8V, '10 Triumph Tiger 1050 and an '09 Triumph Sprint ST 1050. When he's not riding one of his bikes he is working on someone else's! Let's be honest, who has time for anything else? With years spent building, servicing and riding motorcycles, he is certainly the guy you want working on your bike.

Twisted since November 2012

Josh is our dreaded Customer Service Representative, and by dreaded I mean his hair. Some say he resembles the The Predator, but don’t worry it's only in looks, he is very friendly. As an MSF instructor Josh joins our ranks of highly knowledgeable staff, he enjoys playing outside whether that is riding his 2011 Harley Street Bob or snowboarding.

Twisted since November 2012

Some say she runs faster than her KLR and she names all her bikes Pete… all we know is she’s called Jenny.

Known for clicking her “tradeshow boots” around the convention centers, Jenny has a range of motorcycle knowledge and is a serious motorsports enthusiast. Her 15 years of riding experience includes twisting a 1975 Yamaha XS650 into a café racer and kitting out an RC51 for use as a sport tourer. Jenny’s current “Pete” is an ’09 KLR650E, used for ripping around Colorado in her role as dealer advocate.

Twisted since January 2013

Ernie is a recently retired as a Fire Lieutenant who commanded a Special Hazards unit for the City of Providence Fire Department.  That makes Ernie the number one person on our list to go dualsport riding with, should things get “interesting”.  Ernie’s crisis management skills and a lifelong history of riding make him a great Customer Service rep, with flames and building collapses have been swapped for warranty claims and gear advice.  Outside the office, Ernie maintains a small personal fleet, “Now I’m down to four bikes.”

No doubt his 2007 Honda XR70, 1981 Honda XL185s, 2002 KTM 400exc, and a KTM 990 Adventure R have a jeopardy friendly home.

Twisted since February 2013

Steve describes himself as a jack of all trades but a master of none, as far as we’re concerned, he’s got what we need! With 15+ years of IT experience he comes well equipped to work on the Twisted website. Steve has been riding since he was able to sneak a little Honda Z50 past his mother, it was followed by a mix of street and dirt bikes. His most recent project is rebuilding a Yamaha FZ1 in hopes that it will be ready for the zombie apocalypse.

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 Honorary members of the Twisted Crew