Bradley Maluta
February 21, 1980
- September 8, 2024
On September 8, 2024, Brad Maluta of Stony Plain, passed away at the age of 44 years. A loving father to his beloved son, Dixon, Brad was also a cherished son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle and cousin.
Brad's enthusiasm for life was evident in his love for Kawasaki motorcycles and racing earning him the name Kawasaki Brad. He dedicated countless hours to tinkering and building, sharing his expertise and passion through his website, kawasakibrad.com. His creativity and skill inspired many, and he forged lasting friendships within the motorcycle community.
Brad will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing him.
At his son’s request, a celebration of Brad's life will be scheduled at a later date.
May your happy memories give you peace and comfort during this challenging time. No words can express how sorry I am for the family. I never met brad in person, but he is the best social media friend I have ever known after getting to work together with him for the past 7 years on the Kawasaki forum and the Facebook groups. I also got to pre-test most of his products that he invented which made me to get to know even better the kind of genuine man he truly was. He also shared some of his personal life and videos with me and one of those favorite memories when his son Dixon showed how happy he gets on his bike riding it up the street and when putting it back in the garage he had to gas-it a bit to overcome the step in the driveway and whipped it up there with ease and hearing a father telling his son, That was a good ride buddy. Jeff Nichols / Kaw’ee
Brad will be missed by me and many others in the Kawasaki community. His passion will live on through his work that many of us have in our motorcycles and how many lives he touched.
Sorry for the loss of your Dad Dixon.
Time heals everything.
May your happy memories give you peace and comfort during this challenging time.
No words can express how sorry I am for the family. I never met brad in person but he is the best social media friend I have ever known after getting to work together with him for the past 7 years on the Kawasaki forum and facebook groups. I also got to pre-test most of his products that he invented and made me to get to know the kind of genuine man he truly was. He also shared some of his personal life and videos with me and one of those favorite memories when his son Dixon showed how happy he gets on his bike riding it up the street and when putting it back in the garage he had to gas-it a bit to overcome the step in the driveway and whipped it up there with ease and hearing a father telling his son, That was a good ride buddy.
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Prayers to his family 🙏🏻. He will be missed by the motorcycle community.
I am sorry to hear this. My condolences to the family, he will be in my thoughts and prayers. He was an enthusiast and will be missed.
I had just found Brad on the internet because my son bought a zx6r and I was searching for help on some maintenance. Brad’s videos are well made and to the point and gave me confidence to tear into the bike. I appreciate his generosity and care in making and sharing these. I found Kawasakibrad.com and was grateful to find that Brad made custom parts I needed and are very rare. I ordered parts, but they never came.
I sat down to write a frustrated email, but because of the obvious care and pride Brad shows in videos and on his website, I worried something was amiss.
I shared the story of Brad’s passing with my wife and son and we all felt strangely affected. A complete stranger, thousands of miles away.
All this to say, I send my condolences for your great loss as a complete stranger who only caught a glimpse of a man’s life and gained something.
Thank you.
Glad to have known you, sorry to see you gone.
I had the pleasure of working with Brad for a few years before he left to focus on his website full time. His quick witt and humour were always enjoyable to be around. His knowledge of Bikes was incredible and I am grateful to have learned what I know from him.
Whenever the subject of kids came up, you would always hear Brad say “my kid is pretty awesome”. He was so very proud of Dixon and spoke of him often.
RIP Brad, I will never forget your wheelie shoes or your slide into the reception desk to get your paperwork. You will be missed.
From Vandemon Exhaust Systems Australia. Although we had only become clients of Kawasaki Brad this year and our interactions and business dealings were still in their early stages, it is with great sadness that we learned of Brad’s passing.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the immediate family and friends during this difficult time.
Michael Onrust / Managing/ Director