small town bmw shop

My Brother-in law recently posted these picks from the BMW shop in IN that he regularly rides to on the weekends. Seems a guy with a slash2 sidehack showed up this particular morning. It looks great. You have to love the old BMW shop too. 

I miss the days when motorcycle shops were places where you could hang out and shoot the breeze and kick tires on a weekend. There used to be a few shops like this one around my hometown. One of my favorite places used to be an old Bultaco dealership in the middle of nowhere. I used to drive past and stare in the windows even after Bultaco went out of business. It was like they closed the doors and never touched anything as it was preserved pretty well for quite some time. It's funny how some of these non-established brands would open up dealerships almost anywhere (including in the middle of nowhere) and they would be owned by small town individuals. My Dad used to tell stories of Ducati, Bultaco, and BMW shops scattered around the surrounding areas back in rural IL. That wouldn't happen now. You pretty much have to be near an interstate exit to be able to open any business back home and even that doesn't insure success. Sad to see, but good to see this little BMW shop is still alive.