Czysz attended Portland State University, and transferred to the Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York, but dropped out.

He went on to start his own design firm, Architropolis, where he designed homes for celebrities including Lenny Kravitz, a onetime friend and neighbor, and Cindy Crawford.

He wanted to build a world-class, American race bike.

Unfortunately, constant rule changes in MotoGP rendered it ineligible for racing, and the project was eventually scrapped.

He created the MotoCzysz E1pc, which made history at the Isle of Man TT, winning the inaugural TT Zero electric motorcycle race in 2010, as well as the next three after that.