Rest in Peace T.K.

Steve Seidner contacted me late last week to inform me that good buddy TK passed away as a result of complications following heart surgery.  TK was a long time CSC Motorcycles employee and he was the first person I met at CSC 15 years ago.  I was a little scared when I first met TK; he looked like one badass outlaw biker.  TK started working for the company when it was building Pro-One motorcycles (the huge V-Twin custom bikes) and he looked the part:  Slicked back long hair, a ponytail, and tattoos everywhere.  I soon learned what everybody who knew TK already knew:  He was a genuine nice guy, sensitive to others’ feelings, soft spoken, and anything but what his image might suggest.  TK and I quickly became good friends.

TK was an amazing salesperson, and indeed, during the 7 years I was on the CSC team, it was TK who sold most of the CSC motorcycles, from the 150cc scooters to the much larger full-sized adventure touring and street motorcycles. Watching TK with customers was its own reward, and it was a world-class education in customer relations. TK was not pushy; he allowed customers to sell themselves on the bikes, he answered all questions honestly, and he never talked down to people.  I never heard TK speak disparagingly about anyone.  It just wasn’t in his nature. 

TK and I had great adventures together.  We rode Glendora Ridge Road often, we rode the little 150cc California Scooters through Glendale and downtown Los Angeles (drawing cheers from sidewalk onlookers), we went to trade shows, we sent lead downrange at the West End Gun Club, and we rode the Hell’s Loop endurance run through Death Valley.

TK’s real name was Thomas Bicciche, but everyone knew him as TK.  He was a knife collector and he had worked in that industry; it’s been said that TK was short for Tommy Knives.

TK was a good friend.  Along with everyone at CSC, I will miss him dearly. 

Godspeed, TK.

Joe Berk

RIP TK, we ALL love you.

— Steve and Maureen and the entire CSC Family.