Southside Harley-Davidson and Hampton Roads Harley merged to become Bayside Harley-Davidson. The first day of the combined operation, now known as Bayside Harley-Davidson, was March 3. Both landmark dealerships were acquired by Michael Veracka and brought into the MOD Enterprises family of dealerships. MOD now has stores in California, Washington, Oregon, Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Utah, Texas and Virginia.
“I’m excited to add Bayside Harley-Davidson, expanding my national footprint into the greater Portsmouth area, and growing ridership in the great state of Virginia,” says owner, Michael Veracka. “The team at the dealerships have done a great job over the years building a large community of Harley riders, as well as a great business that we will continue to develop for many years to come.
He adds combining the staff from Southside and Hampton Roads with the Bayside H-D employees is going to give the customers the best experience with an immediate increase in staff and also inventory. This will allow the dealership to be open 7 days a week during the riding season, improving customer convenience. The timing is optimal and will allow the employees and inventory to transfer from Southside H-D and Hampton Roads H-D into the Bayside location right as the riding season begins to ramp up…