There are some pretty recognizable names on this blog, but I can almost guarantee that nobody reading this has ever heard of Drew Steensland or his business of recycling motorcycle parts. The only reason I know about MotoRecyling is because I have personally known Drew since middle school. Drew’s business is about disassembling old motorcycles and ATVs and re-selling the working parts online. Drew has been building his business since the seventh grade after his dad let him take apart a motorcycle. He discovered how much he enjoyed the process and went on to create a business out of it. When he was thirteen, Drew graduated from the Young Entrepreneurs Academy and even received a cash prize for his business idea. Since then, MotoRecyling has not stopped growing. At sixteen, Drew was one of the youngest licensed dealers of motorcycle parts in the nation. His business has high end equipment that he needs for efficient, effective work, including a vapor blaster. He now even has a separate building for his business. Drew earns a steady income through MotoRecyling and plans to continue with this project as he studies in college. Seeing Drew become successful firsthand is incredibly inspiring and demonstrates that entrepreneurs can come from anywhere.
Really cool that you personally know this entrepreneur! He found a niche market and penetrated it at a very early time and now he is at the top of it and it does not seem like he is stopping soon. very cool!
That’s cool that he is attempting to gain profit from what would otherwise be junk. I know many junkyards are full from car parts and its interesting that he is eliminating the need for things like that for motorcycles by recycling the useful parts.
Very interesting business my question is does he restore the parts he gets or does he just test them to make sure that they work? Altogether a very cool business idea and glad someone has figured out that older bikes and ATV’s need specific parts that are not made anymore. He found a niche that he likes and makes it easy to be the only person someone can buy from to fix their bikes.