Harley-Davidson

Harley-Davidson Cape Town moving to new premises

Harley-Davidson Cape Town presented its future premises during the successful launch of the 2007 model range.

More than 300 people attended a spectacular lunch on Saturday 30 September in the new shop in the Waterkant Building at the corner of Somerset Road and Hudson Street. The eight year young location hosted previously Ashley´s and the MG/Rover/Bentley showroom. HDCT Owner and Dealer Principal Ad Keukelaar explains the reasons for the move: "The dealership has grown tremendously. Last January our month´s turnover exceeded our first full year of operations 2000. We have outgrown Buitengracht two years ago and the plans to build on the parking area were endlessly delayed by the council. We desperately needed more space for showroom, offices and workshop, the latter to put more work benches in to accommodate more technicians to reduce lead times for service.

 

The new premises features double the present showroom space, six times the present office space, a big customers lounge with a window to the workshop with seven (now four) work stations, indoor wash bay and parking for 25 rental bikes as well as customers bikes waiting for service, etc. etc. The parking problems are finally solved with six onsite Harley-only car parking bays and parking for twenty bikes. A boom with security guard will allow ´clientèle only´ access to our parking, staff vehicles have dedicated parking on the first floor of the building. But also the Cubana restaurant next door is a big draw card and provides an ´extended customers lounge´ for 250 people from breakfast at eight till very late, seven days a week. We are planning lots of exiting joined activities, just wait and see!"

At this very moment Dirk Lehmeier (MCM Master Craftsmen) and his staff are busy preparing the premises. H-D´s own design team were here from the UK during the ´Colesberg weekend´ and after the design for what is going to be a so-called Harley-Davidson Flag Dealership has been approved in Milwaukee, shop fittings can be ordered with H-D´s official supplier in Canada.