Yea I had to close up shop. It was sad, but what can ya do? I had a pretty good run and it was building when all of a sudden nothing. At one point I had more bikes than I could handle and things were rocking on. Then it slowed down and I did some big jobs that took a long time to complete. Then nothing but a trickle of minor stuff like oil changes and tires. And that ain't enough to sustain for long. During that time people from all over Houston started closing up shop. I guy in Cleveland, a guy in Conroe, one in Willis, the fella in Humble, a couple of folks in clear lake and Pasadena, all closed. I thought for sure their customers would be knocking on my door, but nope. People were just not having work done. Now the guys who survived it are swamped with work. After my shop was closed I was working at construction again and working on my house, people started calling wanting work done again. But I had grown so fast I had used up my reserve money and had closed the doors. I guess that drought summer we had really put a damper on everything for a few months. It killed lots of small shops that were thriving. Not just motorcycle shops but bicycles shops and scooter shops. Well, lots of out door stuff ya know what I mean there. Oh well I had developed a plan then but never implemented it. I will see how things go this year. I plan to buy used bikes and repair, restore them and sell them in my spare time. Probably start working on it when I get back from Arkansas. Maybe get a bike or two ready for Christmas, and another couple in time for tax return time, hopefully four or five by spring we will see how it goes.
