Bruce Rossmeyer is dead

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Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 6:08am
Owner of largest Harley Davidson dealership in the world in Daytona
Killed on his bike heading to Sturgis

You may remember seeing him in a Geico commercial




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Tiki 7/30/2009 3:15pm
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Bummer.

I had seen an interview with him on Speed Channel. HUGE dealership. All the best for his family.
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Bruce Rossmeyer, the owner of what is billed as the largest Harley-Davidson dealership in the world, was killed today in Wyoming while riding with friends from the Harley dealer meetings in Colorado to Sturgis, South Dakota, the site of the Sturgis Rally, according to the Daytona News Journal.

Rossmeyer was 64 years old.

The Journal is reporting that a family friend of Rossmeyer's said he was riding in a group of several motorcyclists when they pulled out to pass a recreational vehicle. Rossmeyer was the last in line and was killed when the RV strayed into his lane and struck his motorcycle.

After a career in the automobile business, Rossmeyer opened Daytona Harley-Davidson in January of 1994 and he followed that up with New Smyrna Harley-Davidson in 1997, Grand Junction Harley-Davidson in 1997, Ft. Lauderdale Harley-Davidson in 1998, Harley-Davidson of Pompano in 2002, and Aspen Valley Harley Davidson in 2002. In 2006, he opened another South Florida dealership, Sunrise Harley-Davidson, and Southern Thunder Harley-Davidson in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

Rossmeyer also is the developer of Destination Daytona and co-owner of two area auto dealerships in South Florida. His biggest dealership is also a sponsor of the Buell team that currently fields Danny Eslick in the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class.

He is survived by his wife, five children and seven grandchildren.
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theroyz71 7/30/2009 3:34pm
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R.I.P.
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rocrac 7/30/2009 3:36pm
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Wow sad news. RIP. My dad from Ormand Bch knows him and is also at Sturgis right now. TIme for a phone check.

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Cygnus 7/30/2009 3:40pm
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Godspeed Bruce!
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mxdad 7/30/2009 3:57pm
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A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
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mt798 7/30/2009 4:00pm
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and an asshole is still alive!

RIP dude. We know you loved motorcycles and thats what matters...
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mxdad 7/30/2009 4:10pm
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lmfao. An 1100lb hardley has nothing to do with motocross. Just ask Jesse James.
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Jabjr222 7/30/2009 4:17pm
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
You are an ass!
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Tbteam 7/30/2009 4:48pm
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I am friends with bruce's kids, and this is a huge blow to our community. Godspeed, Bruce. And prayers for your entire family. Bike week revolves around destination daytona, not the speedway. Believe me.
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andymoto 7/30/2009 4:52pm
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Condolences to all family and friends. RIP Mr. Rossmeyer..
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flarider 7/30/2009 5:02pm
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry.
Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable.
If I was in the position to do so, I would delete your account.


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jmx411 7/30/2009 5:04pm
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
flarider wrote:
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry. Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable. If I was in the...
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry.
Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable.
If I was in the position to do so, I would delete your account.


not the first time mxdad has written something disrespectful and inexcusable. he must live a miserable life.
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brlatm 7/30/2009 5:26pm
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Do you know where in Wyoming that the accident occured at?
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tunedlength 7/30/2009 5:32pm
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
flarider wrote:
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry. Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable. If I was in the...
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry.
Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable.
If I was in the position to do so, I would delete your account.


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Lightning78 7/30/2009 5:51pm
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
flarider wrote:
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry. Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable. If I was in the...
Yes, other people died today, but Bruce Rossmeyer is an icon in the motorcycling industry.
Your disrespect is inexcusable and intolerable.
If I was in the position to do so, I would delete your account.


X1000 ......Feel free to pass this on to someone that acuatlly DOES have the power to delete his ass
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jndmx 7/30/2009 6:44pm
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RIP Bruce

Ride on.

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zippy895 7/30/2009 7:23pm
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your fucking kidding me...shit
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tatonka 7/30/2009 8:03pm
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RIP Bruce...Godspeed to ya.
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swizcore 7/30/2009 8:35pm
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RIP

mxdad I hope your kids are more respectful than you.
project racer 7/30/2009 9:15pm
7/30/2009 9:15pm
We'll be sure to talk shit about you,mxdad, on your day of reckoning.
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ballsout2 7/30/2009 9:38pm
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sad for anyone to die on a motorcycle but wouldnt you like to die on motorcycle rather than in traffic on the 405 fwy?
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zjbell 7/30/2009 9:42pm
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project racer wrote:
We'll be sure to talk shit about you,mxdad, on your day of reckoning.
remember "dad" in the username, kinda expected.

RIP Sad to hear...
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CamP 7/30/2009 10:15pm
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project racer wrote:
We'll be sure to talk shit about you,mxdad, on your day of reckoning.
zjbell wrote:
remember "dad" in the username, kinda expected.

RIP Sad to hear...
There is a strange phenomenon that can be associated with anyone that uses any form of "dad" in their user name. I don't know why, but the "dads" are almost always out in left field.
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swizcore 7/30/2009 10:18pm
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I dont like to generalize but the "dad" username phenomenon really is a safe bet.
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danman 7/31/2009 7:46am
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mxdad wrote:
A plumber, a tile layer, and a roofer also died today. They were about as "moto" as this harley guy. Just saying. R.I. P.
Someone, please click this unforgiving fuck!
It really isn't about this guy being moto or not, he has supported bikes his whole f'in life. Give the guy some respect. No one here was disrespecting anyone, anywhere that has passed, but you seem to discredit his passing just to be an asshole.
Please do the world a favor and take a dirt nap.
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NWMoto76 7/31/2009 8:11am
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R.I.P. Godspeed Bruce....
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flarider 7/31/2009 8:11am
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It's such big news here, he was the lead news story on last night's 11pm news
He did a lot of charity work and was very generous

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