When I lived in Northwestern Illinois, I saw 3 nearby dealerships close their doors. There were unconfirmed rumors of them owing Harley-Davidson money. There were also rumors that the factory was also shipping them bikes they couldn't sell and demanding payment for them. Don't know for sure but the truth is likely in the middle somewhere...

The nearest dealer after that was then Rockford, Ill Harley. They are the oldest family-owned dealer in the US. After that, Milwaukee was the next nearest. Rockford offered a service to pick up your bike at your house. I hope the other are doing that because it was so convenient.

When Board Tracker Harley-Davidson closed, they called you and you had one week to pick up your bike. That was a BS PR mover if I ever heard one.

Chicago Harley-Davidson in Glenview was an expansion dealer off of the original Chicago HD in the 90's. The move to Rosemont was a smart one. There is more tourism there due to a casino, Hooters, and hotels opening.

There another older thread on this topic from a few years ago. Worth a read....

Are Harley Dealers closing in your area? - Harley Davidson Forums (hdforums.com)

 

Not sure if it's been posted, but HD Simi Valley CA is now closed.

 

Louisville, Ky. still has 2 h-d dealers

 

Does anyone know how many Harley Davidson dealers there were say 5 years ago, and how dealers there are now?
Thanks in advance.

 

Well, they are selling a fraction of the bikes they were selling, so it makes sense that there are now fewer dealerships.

https://investor.harley-davidson.com...dealer-network

In 2014, dealers sold 268,000 bikes. In 2020, they sold 145,000

 

Add Ocean HD in Lakewood, NJ to the list

 

Ocean County Harley Davidson was apparently a confluence of developers eyeing the valuable land the dealership sat on in conjunction with the supply situation (unit deliveries) from the MoCo. OC H-D is in common ownership with Shoreline H-D and, from what I heard, (at least for now), no one from the OC store is losing their job - they will work at the Shoreline location.

 

Good, I found out how to block.

 

I don't see how Shoreline can intake all the people from OC.
No worries because riding in Lakewood to HD is DANGEROUS. We have had 2 friends killed by Lakewood "drivers" .
OC HD will be another 1000 townhomes for the welfare/EBT/LLC scammers.

 

...didn't see Neidengard's HD, 284 Canton Rd.,(Route 43), Wintersville, OH, 43953 on the list. Was a wonderful family owned dealership that I thought as one time was Ohio's oldest family owned HD dealership. Think they closed sometime in early '21 maybe?