Saturday, February 11, 2012

Motorcycling - (and those old shops)

Went over to Hap's Cycle today - to prep the bike for a three day ride and camp-out next week. Old man 'Hap' started this shop some sixty some years ago and sadly, passed away this year. (Bought my first motorcycle from Hap in 1964 - a Honda 65).

His son Bobbie now runs the service department and obviously grew-up around motorcycles. I believe he currently has eight running bikes. Well, the dealership at (Hap's) has not had a physical upgrade in at least 50 years and Bobbie seems comfortable leaving that all unchanged. He even has his own little space, his own 'workshop', where things seems to be still within his reach. I'm a sucker for this old approach - and for all those things that never change.






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