After 15 years, Duke’s Harley-Davidson is shutting its doors. 
The store, part of the RM Automotive complex off Communication Road near Blenheim, is expected to close sometime early in the new year.
Born and raised in Chatham-Kent, owner Rob Myers received an early introduction to the motorcycling hobby after he traded his 1959 Edsel Corsair for a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. That gave way to other bikes, and then to a series of Harley-Davidsons, the last of which he still owns today. Myers’ passion for bikes and deal-making eventually led him to build Duke’s Harley-Davidson.
“After a lot of thought and consideration, we will be closing for business in early 2020,” Myers says. “As an absentee owner, I thank my staff for their incredible hard work and leadership over the last 15 years. Duke’s is something I always thought would be a good business for a husband-and-wife team to be a partner of mine in, but I was never able to find the right partner. I’ve always enjoyed Harleys, and to own Duke’s has been a fun ride, but it’s time to move onto new projects.”
Once the store has shut its doors, Myers says he’ll be looking for an appropriate tenant to re-lease the building.