Those who forget history are deemed to repeat it

 

Thank you Mr. Churchill

 

before they became oversized boutiques?

 

 

I don't know where my words went. Cerini's was in business since 1905. These are not my pics but I remember the place just like the pics in the 1970's and 1980's. Babe (August) Cerini knew where everything in those drawers were. There was enough room in front of the display case for one maybe two Harleys tops. They went boutique and moved into a big new place on rte 51 and closed in a couple of years after that.

 

I've posted before about this but I'm looking for information and/or pictures of Knuth Harley Davidson in Milwaukee. It was the first dealership in Milwaukee and I am related to the owner. I would have asked my grandfather more about it when I was a kid but he died an untimely death and I didn't ride until the 1980's so I didn't glean the information when I could have. I've seen the Knuth Harley riding school pictures available through Harley but I have little other info. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I remember dealerships from the 1980's and they are exactly as people describe here but I sure would like to fill in a little family related MC history.

 

No idea what inspired your edit but you need to roll it back some.

 

Edit removed but what the F*** is with all the dick head wanna be hard asses? I'm so sick of the "I got a tattoo and a Harley in the 70's or 80's and now I'm hard people". None of those badasses have a clue and they certainly never were badass enough to kick me off their turf. I grew UP Harley with heritage that goes back before pretty much before anybody here and I don't feel the need to be a dick or get tattoos to back it up. I stand on my own two feet. Maybe the hard asses should try THAT instead of acting badass. The dude who pointed out that drinking at a dealership and riding home didn't need to be degraded. It was a different time and those who "know" understand that and those who don't just didn't get to experience it. Lighten up already
MEOW!

 

Yeah, those guys are almost as bad as people who come here asking for help then **** all over the place. You know, the kind who've been riding for 40 of their 49 years.

 

Yes and he's been asking Harley questions for 3 years.

To answer the Thread question and probably butt hurt a few; Harley shops in "the Day" were a lot like the riders and biker that went in to do business. They knew their product and would talk to you about your bike or the ones on the floor. There was no carpet or tile on the sales floor, usually just concrete, parts on the wall, maybe a helmet or two, maybe a leather jacket or two and if you were lucky 1 Sporty, and a couple of Electraglides. The used bike were in the back and you would walk through the shop to get to them. Sales counter and parts counter were the same and the salesman might be the owner - no GM, Service Manager, Service Writer, or girls selling jewelery and clothing.
They were literally Harley SHOPs - a garage that sold bikes, not boutiques. The owner and customers were riders and bikers, most of them knew each oother, and if you couldn't fix most of it yourself you didn't buy or ride one.
Oh to be back in such a simpler time.