Harley-Davidson of Frederick to close secondary shop in Williamsport

After 20 years in business, a Williamsport-area Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop announced Friday it's closing at the end of August.

Each Harley-Davidson store is independently owned and the dealership at 10210 Gov.r Lane Blvd., situated just east of Williamsport's downtown, is owned by Mike Vantucci, according to Heather Bailey, who has worked for the ownership for 29 years.

Harley-Davidson of Williamsport is known as a secondary retail location and Vantucci's main store, Harley-Davidson of Frederick, is on Urbana Pike in Frederick, Bailey said. That dealership has been in business more than 40 years.

Why is the store closing?

Bailey declined to go into detail about the decision to close the Williamsport store Aug. 31.

"This was an extremely difficult decision to make," Bailey said in a phone interview Friday afternoon.

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The shop, which has four full-time employees and one part-time, announced the decision in a Facebook post Friday.

"It has been our greatest pleasure to serve the motorcycle community of the greater Williamsport area for the past 20 years. At this time we would like to thank our committed staff for many years of hard work and dedication to our dealership and to our Williamsport family, you all, who have supported us, we thank you," the post states.

What if I have a bike in the shop there?

Bailey said the store will notify any customers of the shop about the closing who may have layaways, special orders, or motorcycles in the store for repairs.

Any unexpired gift cards can be redeemed for products or services at the Frederick location, the post said.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Harley-Davidson of Williamsport Maryland to close August 31