Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: OldWarBaby
Do you remember the Big Indian the shop had up front?

That would have been Montgomery Motors. They lost the H-D franchise when the Distributor was established or shortly thereafter. Before my time.

Montgomery is now the Polaris (Indian) and Suzuki dealer. PR ran their parts department for a few years after we got hitched, until we sailed away.

The Harley-Davidson Distributor was eliminated shortly after I left. No need for an outpost in the Pacific after the advent of the internet and modern communications technology. Everything is now run directly out of Milwaukee. I am still in touch with the crop of H-D RSM's, DM's and SOAR's from that era. All retired now of course.

1,617 posted on 08/18/2023 9:29:16 AM PDT by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat FARMED or RUSSIAN FISH.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1466 | View Replies ]


To: Chuckster

Maybe that explains why the old guys went bust-—the whiners wouldn’t let me ride that Indian. It wasn’t like I’d already worn out two bikes. I remember them being a bit slow. Caught a flight to SFO once to buy a Sportster. That must have been about 1970.


1,664 posted on 08/18/2023 1:38:36 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1617 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson