The History of RIVA Racing...
Starting off as just a small mom and pop shop for retail consumers in the motor scooter world, RIVA Racing can draw it’s roots back to the beginning of RIVA Motorsports. In 1979, a New Jersey couple named Steve and Lynn Bamdas, with their 14 year old son Dave and his 3 siblings, traveled south to Pompano Beach, Florida to start a small motorsports business. At first
, the business, called Lambretta South, sold product lines consisting of scooters, mopeds and go karts. In the early 1980’s, the shop acquired a new Yamaha “Riva” scooter line and changed the business name to Riva World. This particular line of scooters is what would cement the Riva name in the history books by contributing to the company’s now iconic and most recognizable name. Today, RIVA Racing spans over six different buildings in Pompano Beach, Florida employing over 100 staff-members. These buildings include departments for Research & Development (R&D), Sales & Technical Support, 2 fully staffed Parts and PWC Warehouses, International Shipping & Receiving Departments, Watercraft Sales, PWC Service, & a Private Testing Lake facility. RIVA Racing is recognized worldwide as the premiere source for personal watercraft performance parts and accessories built with the highest quality standards in mind. Along with their complete line of RIVA Racing PWC Performance Products & Accessories, we offer specially modified watercraft for the serious enthusiast or racer. A strong line of performance products has helped the Racing Support Team as well as many others capture numerous National & World Titles as well as numerous World Water Speed Records.
