Matt Risley
Matt Risley Innovation

My career first began in 1997.  At the time, I was attending Illinois State University to become a teacher.  I began to lose interest in college living and decided I was going to chase my dreams and become a Harley Davidson mechanic.  I had no technical training and had never worked on a motorcycle before so I did some research and found the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix.  I had never been further west than Colorado before and city living was bound to be different than rural Illinois.  Two days after completing my finals, I packed up my stuff and headed to Arizona. 

I started classes at MMI one week after I moved and graduated thirteen months later.  As graduation drew closer, I started to think about where I wanted to live next.  A couple of weeks before graduation, I received a job offer in Jacksonville, Florida.  I stayed in Florida for a year and a half working in a couple of dealerships and decided that I missed the desert. 

In late 99, I received a job offer to come back to the Phoenix area and work in a dealership in Scottsdale.  When I arrived back in Arizona, I made a commitment to myself that I would pursue my technical training and try to some day be awarded the title of Master of Technology.  This title is the highest level of technical training that a dealership employee can receive.  I worked in Scottsdale for three years. 

In 2002, I was offered a position at new dealership in Colorado. While there, I worked hard and strived to take as many classes as I had the previous three years.  I stayed in Denver a little over a year before I received an offer to return to my previous employer in Scottsdale.  In mid 2003, I made the move back to the valley.  In late 2003, I received my Master of Technology award.  At that time, I was the youngest Master of Technology in the world and the youngest to ever receive this award. 

In August of 2005, I opened Matt Risley Innovation.  My goal was to have a one stop shop where customers could have everything from tires and service to the custom bike that they always dreamed of.  Almost two years after it’s opening, I have been blessed to stay busy and have a good customer following.  I will always strive to give you, my customers, the best work I can at the most competitive prices. -M

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