Black Hills Harley Davidson

New Store | Rapid City, SD

West Plains Engineering provided mechanical and electrical design services for a motorcycle showroom/retail area, service/shop area and storage area for a new Harley Davidson dealership in Rapid City, South Dakota, located just 20 minutes from the heart of Harley country in Sturgis.

The new showroom/retail Area was in excess of 11,600 square feet. Both the mechanical and electrical systems in the showroom were designed to allow a wide variety of occupancies, which occur in that region.

The service and shop areas consisted of 16 bays with offices for the parts and service managers. The 19,500 square foot lower storage area also has space and utilities to allow for additional service bays to be utilized. The administration area consisted of an 11 office area with six separate heating/cooling zones.

Following the completion of the main building, a 12′ x 15’ room was constructed in the 19,200 square foot lower level of the facility to house their new dynamometer (dyno). The company uses the dyno to help diagnose motorcycle problems and to verify horsepower.