Harley-Davidson of Indianapolis co-owner David Dellen
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The recent opening of the northside Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership and service center on Reynolds Drive in Fishers signifies much more than a simple relocation from its former Carmel setting, according to co-owner David Dellen. “We’re doubling in size from our old location in Carmel on 96th Street, and there’s a lot we can do now here in Fishers that we couldn’t do before,” he says. “We just outgrew the old location. We’re excited for the change, and we’re going to have fun with it.” The new two-story facility spans approximately 37,000 square feet on 3.5 acres and features a service center, an
outdoor patio, a customer lounge area and in-house bike storage. Dellen, who has co-owned the 22,000-square-foot dealership on 96th Street with his mother Donna since 2012, even obtained a beer and wine license for special onsite events and parties. “One of the biggest complaints at the old dealership was that our service department couldn’t store the bikes and had to push them outside everyday and expose them to the elements,” says Dellen, adding that the Fishers store accommodates almost double the parking space he offered in Carmel. “Now, when someone brings a bike in, they get checked in and the bike goes up to our heated, secured storage area and stays there until it’s worked on. The new location will be much better for our service needs and our storage needs.” atGeist.com / MARCH 2018 / GEIST MAGAZINE / 31
The Dellens broke ground in March 2017 with Mayor Scott Fadness in attendance, and Dellen says the mayor and the Fishers community in general have been largely supportive of the new facility from day one. The owners officially opened the Fishers store on January 20 and held a grand opening celebration a week later featuring live music and refreshments. “Fishers is becoming this fantastic epicenter of community engagement and activities, and we’re excited to be a part of it,” says Dellen, who began working at the dealership at age 17 when his father was the owner, and currently also co-owns Cannonball Harley-Davidson in Terre Haute. “The overwhelming majority of people are saying how excited they are about it. We’ve had some people saying they’re disappointed that we’re moving