Zach ParhamView All Posts by Zach Parham

Operations Manager

Zach has been helping out his parents with J&P Cycles since before he was shaving. He joined J&P full-time in May 2007, after earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Wartburg College. Zach coordinates and oversees our day-to-day operations. Zach’s 2007 Harley Davidson Street glide is his daily rider, and he also has a custom chopper that he built himself from the ground-up. Zach and his father, John Parham, ride to Sturgis annually from different areas of the United States. Zach is married and has a son. In his free time he likes to play sports and go on motorcycle rides with friends and family.

Kody WisnerView All Posts by Kody Wisner

Marketing Special Projects Coordinator

Kody has been keeping J&P Cycles in good shape and the company’s name in the news since 2004. Kody builds J&P Cycles’ raffle and giveaway bikes, and he maintains all the J&P bikes as well as the bikes in the National Motorcycle Museum. Kody writes tech articles for motorcycle magazines and for the Web, coordinates all J&P’s video projects, and maintains our social networking profiles. He attended Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix in 1998. Kody owns roughly 20 motorcycles but most often rides his ground-up custom FXR with 124-inch S&S 124″, Suzuki V-Strom, or his Kawasaki KZ1000 with a sidecar. Kody is married and has a son, and when he isn’t at J&P or at home with his family, he runs a small motorcycle shop behind J&P Cycles, where he does fabrication, customizing and services all types of motorcycles. He specializes in vintage motorcycles of all makes.

Rich BrechtView All Posts by Rich Brecht

Senior Contact Center Manager

Whether through phone calls, e-mails, or Web chats, Rich provides all J&P customers with world-class customer service. Rich has nearly 20 years of experience in contact center management and has developed and managed customer business strategies for 20 of the current Fortune 500 companies. Rich is a vocal advocate for the “voice of the customer.” When he isn’t working, Rich enjoys fishing, biking, playing drums, and rooting for all University of Iowa sports teams. Rich has been married for 13 years and has three children.

Scott HoltonView All Posts by Scott Holton

Senior Technician

If you’ve called J&P with a tech question, chances are good that you’ve spoken with Scott. A 1987 graduate of Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Scott got his first job experience as a line mechanic for a Harley-Davidson dealership on the Hawaiian island of Oahu — quite nice until he realized there are only so many places to ride on an island. Once back on the mainland, he owned shops in California, Arizona, and Virginia, and then returned to MMI as an instructor in the Harley program. Just prior to joining the J&P team in May 2000, Scott was employed by industry giant S&S Cycles. An accomplished engine builder, Scott applied his talents to the record-setting J&P Cycle Express Bonneville Streamliner. Scott rides a custom bike he constructed by stuffing an Indian Powerplus 100 engine into a 4-speed FL frame. Scott’s wife, Debbie, rides a beautiful 1970 FLH, and their 11-year-old son, Jack, already has two dirt bikes.

Anthony ToddView All Posts by Anthony Todd

Senior Contact Center Supervisor

Anthony has been in the motorcycle business for 10 years and has an extensive background in the high-performance and drag-racing industry. He currently supervises technicians and customer service representatives in J&P’s Florida contact center. He also trains newly hired technicians on aftermarket part fitment and provides continuing education on troubleshooting and diagnostics. Anthony graduated from WyoTech (formerly AMI) and has experience in Harley, Metric, and Sport Bike applications. Anthony rides his 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa every day and has built several high-performance motorcycles, including his favorite — a 2002 Turbo Suzuki GSXR-1000, a bike that made over 300+ RWHP (Rear wheel horse power) on a Dyno. When not hard at work, Anthony enjoys sports, outdoor activities, and motorcycle riding and racing.

Patrick GarvinView All Posts by Patrick Garvin

Motorcycle Internet Merchandiser

Patrick started working for J&P in April 2008 as a product specialist in the purchasing department. He now toils in e-commerce, where he utilizes social media, analyzes product performance, and lends motorcycle technical knowledge to the website. Before working at J&P Cycles, Patrick owned and operated a speed shop where he specialized largely in fuel injection and power adders (nitrous and turbo). Patrick started out riding Harleys but has since branched out into Sport Bikes. He currently has a 1976 Suzuki GT 250 café racer and an everyday rider — an extensively modified, nitrous-injected ZX-10R. Patrick is married and has a son, whom he loves riding dirt bikes with; he also likes sports, finding twisty roads with no speed limit, and spending time with his family.

Tim BarczView All Posts by Tim Barcz

Senior E-Commerce Manager

Since April 2008, Tim’s responsibility has been making the most of your experience browsing our website so that you can easily find and buy just the right part for your bike. Tim has a lot of enthusiasm and passion for working with his team to make the website an extension of our retail showrooms, where technical expertise and great customer service are the standard. Tim has a wife and two children. In the rare moments that he isn’t with them or on the job, you can find Tim asking Kody for a ride in his sidecar.

Bud MilzaView All Posts by Bud Milza

E-Tech

In his role as motorcycle technician, Bud answers your questions by any method you can think to send them, from phone to live chat to Web forum, and he helps our purchasing and catalog teams research and analyze the best products and then present them to you. Before coming to J&P Cycles, Bud was the special projects manager at Britt Motorsports in Wilmington, NC, where he coordinated all aspects of custom builds including design, fabrication, finishing, and assembly. Bud’s daily rider is a 2007 Harley-Davidson Road FLHP. He also has milk crates full of a 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000 that he still isn’t sure what to do with. (Streetfighter? Drag bike? Maybe you can help him decide.) When Bud isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his family, riding motorcycles with his friends, brewing fine ales, and listening to Clutch. Bud holds a master’ s degree from the School of Hard Knocks in Brooklyn, NY.

Angi KearneyView All Posts by Angi Kearny

Marketing Coordinator

Ever since her arrival in February of 2008, Angi has put her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa to good work here at J&P Cycles. As Coordinator of our Marketing Department, Angi is called upon to write press releases and product-related news, and spends a great deal of time coordinating all of J&P’s magazine advertising efforts. Angi’s extensive background in communications is a perfect fit at J&P Cycles.
As much as Angi enjoys the daily challenges associated with her job and career, there’s one roll she relishes more than any others… wife and mother. A proud mother of two young children and a dedicated wife to her husband of seven years, Angi — like many of our customers — finds her greatest satisfaction in the time spent with her family. As an avid boater with a love of the outdoors, Angi can be found on any given warm sunny weekend enjoying the mighty Mississippi with friends and family.

Guest Blogger: David ZemlaView All Posts by David Zemla

Director of Marketing, Progressive Suspension

David is a lifelong two-wheel enthusiast. He’s the type of guy who has been wrenching, riding and writing about both since long before he was legally allowed to drive. David currently directs marketing efforts for J&P vendor Progressive Suspension. Like all of us who blog for J&P, David considers himself lucky to work in a market he’s completely passionate about. Prior to working for Progressive Suspension, David spent 10 years working for Performance Machine. He also has the distinction of writing articles and product reviews for countless motorcycle magazines and websites. At home, David enjoys camping and riding with his wife and three kids in the local deserts in and around southern California, and spends as much time as he can in the garage.

Lowell AndersonView All Posts by Lowell Anderson

Purchasing Product Specialist, J&P Cycles

Meet Lowell Anderson, a product specialist who has been working for J&P Cycles in the purchasing department for nearly a year now. Lowell’s job is to discover what products our customers want, gather up all the information available for those products, and then deciding how they should be displayed and marketed.
Prior to joining the J&P team, Lowell was a senior manager for KTM North America Inc., where he was responsible for designing, developing and marketing all the KTM hard parts and clothing for the KTM Hard Equipment product line.
His passion for everything on two wheels began when he took up road bike racing. Later on, he graduated to racing dirt bikes. In his spare time, Lowell continues to enjoy racing his dirt bike, as well as building metric bobbers and spending time with his family and friends.

Jason HayesView All Posts by Jason Hayes

Purchasing Product Specialist, J&P Cycles

Jason Hayes has been working for J&P Cycles since February 2008. He started out working part-time while finishing up classes at WyoTech Motorcycle Technical School, where he specialized in Asian motorcycles.
Once he had his diploma in hand, Jason began working full-time at J&P’s Florida showroom as a metric tech. That was fine for a while, but Jason wanted to grow in the industry, so he became a team lead at the Florida store.
It wasn’t long before he relocated to our Iowa headquarters where he has taken a position as a product specialist, responsible for researching new product, merchandising the catalog and developing our product lines.
Jason currently rides a 2008 Suzuki M109R, but his passion for motorcycles began behind the handlebars of a 1986 Kawasaki Ninja 600R, followed by a 2006 GSXR 1000. In his free time he enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities including fishing, snowboarding and hiking with his dog.

Jeff LillerView All Posts by Jeff Liller

Metric Tech, J&P Cycles

Jeff signed on as a metric tech with J&P Cycles in January of 2010. After graduating from AMI (now Wyotech) in 2005, Jeff worked in a few metric dealerships and then joined us to answer phone calls, chats and emails. He also works with the training department and now, he’s a J&P blog contributor.
Jeff’s daily ride is a ’93 Honda CBR Streetfighter and he also has ’96 Honda XR650L Tracker project in the garage that he swears will get finished before all of his hair falls out. When not riding or working on his bikes, Jeff enjoys his other passions: His wife and two children, playing bass guitar, watching motorcycle racing — in all of its forms — and surfing.

Kim BrislawnView All Posts by Kim Brislawn

(Former) Marketing Supervisor, J&P Cycles

Kim recently joined the J&P Cycles Marketing Department where you’ll find her busily overseeing marketing initiatives, working closely on motorcycle events and using her creative and innovative nature to get things done right. Kim has an extensive background in marketing and communications, garnered from years of working in the beverage, media and nonprofit industries.

When Kim’s not at work, she’s busy in her community, giving back to those who are less fortunate and advocating for positive change. She also enjoys traveling, attending Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Bears football games and biking with her husband of five years. Whether it’s a day trip, a weekend getaway or a vacation to Mexico – you’ll most likely find this couple together – having fun and enjoying life!

Jake HerringView All Posts by Jake Herring

Harley-Davidson Tech, J&P Cycles

Jake Herring has been working in the motorcycle industry since 1998 after graduating from the American Motorcycle Institute (AMI). But he’s been immersed in anything to do with a motor and two wheels his entire life. At J&P, Jake’s a Harley Tech. He’s the one who answers the tech line, performs live chat via the website and web forum, writes blog posts and makes himself available for all those tough technical questions. Jake’s current daily ride is a ’91 FXR with mild street modifications. He also has a 1984 FXE Super Glide that was handed down to him by his father. That bike is currently under construction. Jake has been working and playing on motorcycles for as long as he can remember and he can’t imagine living his life in any other fashion.