In response to old bikers
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Road Master
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In response to old bikers
Remember when you use to go the the harley shops to just hang out get coffee
meet friends, and thats where we found out about rides, repairs and accessories.
Now its Starbucks, the keyboard, and Internet Catalogs. Something is missing and
I thinks its me.
Saint
meet friends, and thats where we found out about rides, repairs and accessories.
Now its Starbucks, the keyboard, and Internet Catalogs. Something is missing and
I thinks its me.
Saint
Road Master
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Still a common practice here.........but some of us miss the days of the smaller dealership with accessories on two walls: Big Twin and Sportster. Now its plasma screens everywhere you look, audio propaganda along with it, and loads of items superfluous to the motorcycle....bling-bling.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.........................
Not that there's anything wrong with that.........................
Road Captain
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I still go down to the dealership here once in awhile on a Saturday and shoot the breeze.
Mind you it's spring time and things really get hopping in the AM.
Still see lots of familiar faces though.
I love the spring time at a dealership, it's like everyone is right into the bike thing.
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Mind you it's spring time and things really get hopping in the AM.
Still see lots of familiar faces though.
I love the spring time at a dealership, it's like everyone is right into the bike thing.
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RE: In response to old bikers
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Ours is still that way - however, to get to the coffee pot you have to walk through all the baby cloths and art work, lol
Ours is still that way - however, to get to the coffee pot you have to walk through all the baby cloths and art work, lol
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Road Captain
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RE: In response to old bikers
some dealerships have lost alot of soul and the brotherhood spirit. Case in point...I needed a part for my exhaust yesterday...called them at 2:45 told them i was on my way (they close at 3:00) and that I might be a minute or 2 late...I pull up in my truck and some yahoo jumps out and locks the front door as i was getting out of my truck. I walked up to the door and tapped on the glass and there were like 6 people staring at me. Not ONE of them said a word. Not "were closed" not "go away" nothing...its like they were trying to see if I would go away. They still had some customers in the store finishing up some purchases and one walked up to the front door and one empoyee looked at me like I was going to rob the store if he let the customer out. i yelled thru the door that I had called before I came down and that they were holding a part for me at the parts counter. They begrugingly let me in, finally. One of the employees started to stare me down a bit and I almost got in his face cause I was just a bit pissed at this point. I decided it wasnt in my best intrest to start a ruckus. So I made my way to the parts counter and they then told me that they part I needed they didnt have but i could pick one up at any autoparts store (it was the O2 sensor socket). Talk about all that for nothing! LOL I can tell you for sure that unless it is an emergency I will never go and buy anything at that dealership again if I can at all help it.
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Fort worth harley on west side has a covered area with big round tables and chairs that rock for all us old guys,yeah to get the free coffee they make you walk past things crows like...
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Unfortunately, I don't live near any single dealer. Like 25 miles in any direction. I know it's always nice to go for a ride, but I'd rather head someplace rather than the dealer. And I find most of the NY/NJ dealers are more interested in my $ than my butt hangin around.