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fatlazyless · 01-03-2011, 03:07 PM

If I recall correct, the Harley dealer about fifty miles north up in Littleton went out of business in the past year or so, but Littleton is a much poorer area than the lakes region.

Meredith Harley has been a real good contributor to community efforts like the 'Save the Loon' association in Moultonborough in 2009, and a local Meredith or Laconia food give-away pantry in 2010. In 2009 the local loons got a Meredith Harley $28,000 Christmas bonus of Russian vodka and caviar which was raised from a Bike Week Harley raffle. Those loons were all loving Meredith Harley and you could see them out in their Winnipesaukee loon coves getting down, and having some big-time loon parties (loon birdie sounds here)!
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Here's a scatalogical history of Laconia Harley, more or less, over the last 30-50 years or so:

Started in Bristol NH sometime from 1960 to 1980 as a small Harley dealer.

Run for many years, like maybe 20 years, on Stevens St in Meredith as Meredith Harley. Business was booming for years and years and years and the business seemed to grow & grow & grow down on Stevens St.
Moved from Stevens St to its' current big, huge building on Route 3 in about 2004.

Sold in about 2008 to current owners for a GREAT BIG PRICE (the best type of price).
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While I have never-ever set foot inside the huge Route 3 building, I have window shopped it through the outside window when it was closed for business. What's inside? A lot of big, powerful looking and expensive motorcycles.....probably Harley's?

Harleys are wicked expensive.....let's see....for 10-20 thousand dollars you can buy a new Harley....or you can drive up to Center Harbor and purchase a 1999 VW Jetta from Independent VW with about 120k miles for about $2500-3000 that looks and runs pretty good. So, what's the better deal, a car with 4-wheels, windows, a roof, windshield, heater, five-speed manny tranny, ac & cassette tape player or a motorcycle with just two wheels and no air conditioner?

Go figure?
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As I recall, Meredith Harley includes three locations: A Conway NH Harley dealer (White Mountain Harley), the Meredith location, and a retail Harley clothing store at the Tanger Mall in Tilton, NH.

Anyone know how much the Meredith building and land are assessed for, and what it has to pay in Meredith property tax? For a biz like a Harley dealer, probably the real estate value is just a very small piece of its total value, but it would be interesting to see that anyway.

01-03-2011, 03:07 PM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,764 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,016 Times in 740 Posts	If I recall correct, the Harley dealer about fifty miles north up in Littleton went out of business in the past year or so, but Littleton is a much poorer area than the lakes region. Meredith Harley has been a real good contributor to community efforts like the 'Save the Loon' association in Moultonborough in 2009, and a local Meredith or Laconia food give-away pantry in 2010. In 2009 the local loons got a Meredith Harley $28,000 Christmas bonus of Russian vodka and caviar which was raised from a Bike Week Harley raffle. Those loons were all loving Meredith Harley and you could see them out in their Winnipesaukee loon coves getting down, and having some big-time loon parties (loon birdie sounds here)! ............... Here's a scatalogical history of Laconia Harley, more or less, over the last 30-50 years or so: Started in Bristol NH sometime from 1960 to 1980 as a small Harley dealer. Run for many years, like maybe 20 years, on Stevens St in Meredith as Meredith Harley. Business was booming for years and years and years and the business seemed to grow & grow & grow down on Stevens St. Moved from Stevens St to its' current big, huge building on Route 3 in about 2004. Sold in about 2008 to current owners for a GREAT BIG PRICE (the best type of price). ................... While I have never-ever set foot inside the huge Route 3 building, I have window shopped it through the outside window when it was closed for business. What's inside? A lot of big, powerful looking and expensive motorcycles.....probably Harley's? Harleys are wicked expensive.....let's see....for 10-20 thousand dollars you can buy a new Harley....or you can drive up to Center Harbor and purchase a 1999 VW Jetta from Independent VW with about 120k miles for about $2500-3000 that looks and runs pretty good. So, what's the better deal, a car with 4-wheels, windows, a roof, windshield, heater, five-speed manny tranny, ac & cassette tape player or a motorcycle with just two wheels and no air conditioner? Go figure? ................ As I recall, Meredith Harley includes three locations: A Conway NH Harley dealer (White Mountain Harley), the Meredith location, and a retail Harley clothing store at the Tanger Mall in Tilton, NH. Anyone know how much the Meredith building and land are assessed for, and what it has to pay in Meredith property tax? For a biz like a Harley dealer, probably the real estate value is just a very small piece of its total value, but it would be interesting to see that anyway. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 01-03-2011 at 03:56 PM.