Katie was born in Wisconsin in 1982. No one in her family rode or had motorcycles when she was growing up. Her first ride at the age of 7 a family friends son, around the yard. Obviously Katie loved it.” I convinced my parents to let me have two bikes that didn't run, out of my grandpa's shed. One was a total basket case Yamaha the other a 1966 Honda. I never did get either running because the shops around weren't too excited to help a 14 year old girl fix a bike, ya know!” Katie exclaimed.
When Katie turned 18, she attended MMI in Phoenix . Katie finally realized she was good at mechanical application and actually really enjoyed doing the work. Katie says, “I still love it I've never woke up and not wanted to go to work.”
In 2003 school was all done and Katie moved back to Wisconsin and worked at Thunder Valley Cycles in Oshkosh until 2006. Katie worked on HD, Indian, Big Dog, USA V-Twins, some mopeds and Four wheelers. Than in mid July 2006 Katie moved to Palm Springs and is currently working for Mad Dog Motorcycle Company- Mitch Bergeron Designs. Katie's riding bikes include a 1963 HD/Aeremacchi 350 sprint, 2003 Buell XB9S, and finally a modified 1993 Sporty 1200.
Katy Putman
