When I was 4 my Dad bought an old Yamaha enduro, and along with it came a box of parts that was a Honda Z50, and over the winter we put it together. I spent a cold Buffalo NY winter in the basement, turning screws, holding the flashlight while he did everything a 4 yr old probably shouldn't, and had her ready for the summer. I've been riding motorcycles pretty continuously ever since. I was fascinated by Ducati's in my early teens, and bought a Monster 620 Dark at 16 years old. Since then I've owned nearly 100 exotic streetbikes, from Cagiva Mito 125's to the Ducati Desmosedici, I've road them all, crashed a few, raced a few, adventured for thousands of miles at a time on some, and I have over 100,000 miles of 2 wheel travel under my belt (almost all on exotics too!). But I think this story should be about the start of BellissiMoto. In spring of 2007 I purchased a brand new Ducati 1098, which I was riding through the Appalachian mountains, and all around campus basically every day. I was 20, attending Clemson University, and wanted to upgrade my bike, but all the parts I had ordered from the stores that existed at the time were kind of a let down. I once remember installing a few carbon fiber parts to my 1098, stepping back about 5 feet, looking at the bike, and having to question if I had made it better or worse! :( This was unacceptable, and the existing shops were pathetic, with a rather unaccommodating attitude, a pretty poor quality product line, and they just didn't seem to get "it". Since they wouldn't order me the parts I wanted, from companies like EVR, Bitubo, CNC Racing, Marzocchi, Zard, CarbonDry Japan, Rizoma, and more... I knew I would have to go it alone. With just enough cash saved to pay for my last year in college, I decided to risk my last semesters worth of money (about $12,000) to start my company BellissiMoto. I was just 21 now and was running this business from my on campus apt. I kept my inventory in my closet and was making international business deals on my computer in the classroom rather than listening to my professors throughout pretty much my entire senior year. We've only gone up from there - steadily, quietly, consistently, and proudly, BellissiMoto has turned into one of the most respected motorcycle shops in the country.

One of BellissiMoto's first customers and one of Randy's best riding buddies, Lyle joined BellissiMoto in 2010 and is highly regarded for his customer service and bike building skills

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