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Thanks guys! I appreciate the retail area comment...this place took a LOT of work. Building is really old, last tenant destroyed the interior. I went with this place because it's 2 min from my house and it's a small building with it's own parking lot. Add to that I'm on a major road that, according to the last official traffic count last year, gets passed by over 86,000 cars daily. But MAN this place took work and it's only half done. Goal was not to feel like a store, more like a place to hang out where you'll run into other enthusiasts and maybe talk bikes for a bit. Almost everything is vintage too, love the old rusty relics and display them whenever I can grab something cool during my travels. Actually on the parking lot side of my place there's a small addition with a door & patio behind a (now) white picket fence. Think I'm going to make a little lounge and patio for people to hang out. Want my place to be more of a destination spot for the 'Where are we gonna ride to today' people.
As for the shirts, I do have some extra and...as a 6'3'' 280lb guy myself there's ALWAYS big man sizes in this store!
Great to have you aboard!! Never have enough real world guys around to help out. That's what this place is all about, people helping people. Many of us have been around since before there was an actual audio forum. Best of luck with the retail world. A place to hang out and talk bikes sounds awesome.
Huge thanks for being a sponsor too!
Kris
Last edited by BlackPearl#1; Feb 13, 2016 at 10:56 AM.
Thanks for the compliments guys. Like I said, lotta sweat and sore backs went into this joint so far!
Originally Posted by Buelligan666
You're about an hour and a half from me. What's your store hours? Looks good from the pics. Being on 30 has got to get you tons of traffic.
My hours are '-ish' at the moment LOL. Winter it's 3-7pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and 10-4pm Sat. That being said, I've come in early to meet people, and am here to 9pm a lot of nights. Reason for the late open is so I have the morning/early afternoon to do my installs.
Originally Posted by HDSAE60
Why not the "Power line"?
Because some of brands I get through a distributor, that's one of them. For some reason I can get everything else Rockford, my disributor doesn't have the Power line though. As I grow, going to become a direct dealer for more brands and not have to use a distributor. I did talk to my rep and tell him the t400xad is an amp I want access too...
Nice looking shop. I wish there were places like that in my area.
Well there's no place like this shop around here either lol!
In all fairness most places open as a business to make money. Obviously I need to turn a profit, but my philosophy is more: treat customers right, price fairly, create an environment where bikers want to be. My counter is set up at bar height with stools, people belly up and we chat. Parking lot side of my building has a little patio, grill will be smoking in the summer, pull up and hang out. I love bikes, bike audio, and good people that ride bikes! I want my place to be a destination spot where you can stop and run into other good people, see bikes, have a bite to eat, cup of coffee, whatever. My thoughts are, with this kind of place, business will happen on it's own. Not looking to get rich, just looking to make a living doing what I love.
If I take care of customers they'll take care of me.
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