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NORWICH, CT – The owner of the Triumph motorcycle dealership Street Stuff Cycle here has died from COVID-19. Rich Krasun, 69, passed away Jan. 6, according to an obituary shared today by his family.
A resident of Preston, CT, Krasun got involved the motorcycle industry in late 1973 when he launched Rich Custom Creations, which specialized in custom paintwork and one-off builds. He moved the business to Norwich in 1985 and rebranded as Street Stuff Cycle. The shop became a Triumph dealer in November 2012.
Krasun operated the business with his children – son Eric and daughter Monica. He was involved in a major expansion of Street Stuff Cycle at the time of his death.
Street Stuff Cycle Will Continue
“Street Stuff will continue with my sister and I. We are still going to be moving forward with expansion,” wrote Eric in a message to RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England this evening.
While the obituary said that Krasun died “after a brief and unexpected illness,” Eric confirmed, “Yes, it was Covid that attacked my father’s lungs. We both got tested on Dec. 14. He came back positive and I was negative. We thought he was going to be able to beat it. But that was not the case.”
In addition to his children, Krasun also left his wife of 47 years, Charlene Krasun.
The obituary noted, “Richard was fortunate in being successful in not only business but also in family and personal endeavors. Richard’s larger than life personality would light up a room with his charming smile, quick wit, and sense of humor. Richard was the rock of family and was always eager to help in all ways possible.”
RIDE-CT & RIDE-New England wrote about Street Stuff Cycle and the Krasuns in September 2014, spotlighting a Triumph Thruxton model that had been customized and brought to the annual Brit Jam motorcycle show to show off.
A 1973 graduate of Quinnipiac University, Krasun initially pursued a career as a medical technologist, working at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT, before opening Rich Custom Creations.
A funeral mass for Krasun will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Jan. 23 at St. Joseph’s Church, 120 Cliff St. in Norwich.
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