Prior to October 1999, a Christian motorcycle organization tending the needs of sport bike enthusiasts wasn't available. There was an apparent need, a niche left unattended.

In the fall of 1999, I was completing my second year of service with the Motorcyclists for Jesus Ministries. Prior years were spent with the Christian Motorcyclist Association. Both organizations were focused on evangelistic pursuits geared toward the "lost biker", "the 1%er", prison ministry and events/rallies involving the "cruiser" lifestyle. Although both organizations are open to anyone no matter what type of motorcycle, they lacked an outreach to the sport bike enthusiast.

In October of 1999, after much prayer and reflection, the first rudimentary CSBA web page was posted on the Internet, emphasizing an online fellowship of Christian sport bike enthusiasts. Initial response was minimal. After a number of months, I started to feel the whole concept was misplaced. Perhaps the desire for a Christian sport bike organization was rooted in my ego rather than a need to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Eventually a few people found the CSBA site and the emails started traveling back and forth. The membership rose to 11 and leveled out. Surely there had to be more Christians riding sport bikes....somewhere? The ways of the Internet are well known to many of its users, unfortunately I was not one of its more savvy participants. Search engines take time to list new sites, and there are literally thousands of search engines worming their way through millions of web pages. One day the worms found the CSBA.

Web page hits went from 4 in 24 hours to 20, then 40 and held steady. New members were joining online. After one year, the association had over 50 members sprinkled all over the US, Europe and Australia. Local chapters were established in a few cities and the "flesh and blood" work of talking to people, face to face rather than email, began.

As the CSBA started its second year, it was time for the cyber relationships to "Go Live". The First National Rally was planned and held at Deal's Gap, NC in May of 2001. Over 43 members and friends attended to ride some of the finest (and most challenging) roads in the East. For three days we rode, entered into fellowship and prayed together. We established bonds of friendship that quickly turned from an "online presence" to one of family membership. We had arrived!

As the years passed, we partnered with a race team (CSBRacing) to minister at race venues.  We also partner with a South African outreach ministry (Changing Tomorrow Children’s Foundation) that tends to the needs of orphaned and homeless children.  We also started sending free NIV Bibles all over the world to people who couldn’t afford one. God has opened many doors for us.

As the CSBA grows (over 1035 members as we approach our 8th anniversary), we trust in God that our mission and purpose are to do His Will each day and at every event. We will continue to reach out to those around us, use the bikes as "conversation starters" for His Word and continue our attempt to walk humbly in the shadow of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We're excited about the prospects before us. Our emphasis and our mission is to spread the Word of God and the Good News of Jesus Christ to the lost, unsaved and backslidden that God puts before us.

If you're reading this and are contemplating membership, prayerfully consider if God led you here and join us for the ride of a lifetime.

God bless,

Brian Phillips
CSBA Servant

The Christian Sport Bike Association is a non-profit corporation registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.