When i was in flight school at Fort Rucker, Al. I drove up to Albany, Ga, and bought my 68 sportster in 68 from Potter Harley in Albany, Ga. 1500 dollars cash and he gave me a helmet and painted it orange to match the bike.
The place was the size of about 4 garages, one and half for the show room and 2 and half for his shop. He only had my harley and a 74 in the showroom.
After i bought it he rolled it in the back, went over everything and told me to bring it back in about 4 or 5 weeks so he could change the oil, adjust the chain and anything else needing adjustment, no charges like 1000 mile 300 dollar whatever.
I remember he had a lot of black and white pictures and a few trophies gathering dust on a few shelves of him on a sportster dirt track racing, he walked with a slight limp.
After a tour in Nam and one in Iran, that was when most people hadn't yet heard of that place, the Army sent me to Daytona Beach to get my degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, I was a frequent visitor to Robinson's, much bigger than Potters, but old school, good people.
I do miss the old days.