RAYMOND - Joe Apol fixed motorcycles at his dad's gas station in Raymond and soon opened a dealership for BSA, Honda and Yamaha.
He got a chance to sell Harley-Davidson exclusively in 1972 in his home town, though the Milwaukee company doubted that it would fly in so small a community.
But Joe proved them wrong and the store on State Highway 23 has been roaring ever since - never loader than at the annual spring Hog Roast.
On Saturday, the Apol gang served a crowd anticipated at 2,500 to 3,000, many in black-leather.
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