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Illinois Harley-Davidson®
Illinois H-D® is your premier Harley-Davidson® Dealership located on Route 66 in Countryside, IL, just 15 minutes from downtown Chicago, IL.
Illinois Harley-Davidson® can trace its history all the way back to 1916, when Wilbur “Bill” H. Thede opened his first motorcycle dealership on Lake Street in Melrose Park, IL. In 1925, Thede, known then as “The Motorcycle Man”, became one of the first Harley-Davidson® dealers in the Chicago area. In addition to Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, sidecars, and package trucks, Thede sold bicycles, Johnson marine engines, and various British cycles. In 1938, Thede moved Illinois Harley-Davidson® to a larger, three-story building in Oak Park, IL.
When the war ended in 1945, Thede moved the dealership again, this time to a storefront at 7577 W. Lake Street in River Forest. The dealership continued to prosper, and by 1962 Thede made the move back to Oak Park, this time to 6510 W. Roosevelt Road.
In 1967, Bob Maxant and his father Bob Maxant Sr. purchased Illinois Harley-Davidson® from Mr. Thede. The purchase included the Oak Park dealership, two Electra Glides®, one Sportster® and a total of nineteen lightweight Sprints and Rapidos, manufactured by Aermacchi. Illinois Harley-Davidson®'s only employee, Jerry Kiesow, also came with the deal to help Bob and Senior, manage their new dealership. Jerry, was a mechanic, partsman and salesman, all-in-one. Today, we're part of the Windy City Group and proudly serve the motorcycle communities of Chicago, Burbank, Oak Park, Oak Lawn, and Westmont, IL.
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Illinois Harley-Davidson® can trace its history all the way back to 1916, when Wilbur “Bill” H. Thede opened his first motorcycle dealership on Lake Street in Melrose Park, IL. In 1925, Thede, known then as “The Motorcycle Man”, became one of the first Harley-Davidson® dealers in the Chicago area. In addition to Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, sidecars, and package trucks, Thede sold bicycles, Johnson marine engines, and various British cycles. In 1938, Thede moved Illinois Harley-Davidson® to a larger, three-story building in Oak Park, IL.
When the war ended in 1945, Thede moved the dealership again, this time to a storefront at 7577 W. Lake Street in River Forest. The dealership continued to prosper, and by 1962 Thede made the move back to Oak Park, this time to 6510 W. Roosevelt Road.
In 1967, Bob Maxant and his father Bob Maxant Sr. purchased Illinois Harley-Davidson® from Mr. Thede. The purchase included the Oak Park dealership, two Electra Glides®, one Sportster® and a total of nineteen lightweight Sprints and Rapidos, manufactured by Aermacchi. Illinois Harley-Davidson®'s only employee, Jerry Kiesow, also came with the deal to help Bob and Senior, manage their new dealership. Jerry, was a mechanic, partsman and salesman, all-in-one. Today, we're part of the Windy City Group and proudly serve the motorcycle communities of Chicago, Burbank, Oak Park, Oak Lawn, and Westmont, IL.

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