02-16-2008 10:14 AM
04-22-2011 10:40 AM
05-16-2011 01:17 PM
Ghost is still around. I'm keeping a few bikes of mine in a warehouse in Glen Cove where he's got a couple dozen bikes and a TON of parts just rotting. He's mostly selling newer used bikes out of Augie's Competition Glass, as far as I've seen. He's still got a bunch of bikes in the old shop on Main St and every once in a while I'll see somebody in there.
07-24-2011 06:01 AM
08-29-2011 07:36 PM
you can buy a ghost tee shirt or sweat shirt from Sal him self.
516-782-9200
08-29-2011 07:37 PM
you can buy a ghost tee shirt or sweat shirt from Sal him self.
516-782-9200
09-02-2011 03:17 PM
09-05-2011 05:01 AM
How about the liquor store by the old gas station. I remember it as Ghost Liquors, at least thats what we called it. Some repo original style Ghost jerseys, Ts, sweatshirt. would sell well on ebay,
Bob
09-05-2011 04:07 PM
Oh my goodness. I was having a nolstolgic moment. And for the hell of it did a google search. They are still around. My father had a old Harley, he use to go to Ghost for parts. Sal, that's right I forgot his name. I was only 13, my goodness, that was 40 years ago. I can't remember the exact year of the Harley my father had, but it had the shifter on the gas tank. They called it a suicide shifter. I'm guessing 1947ish?
Wow. What a memory. .
09-19-2011 01:43 PM
They are still available from Sonny @ 516 782 1770. WOW!
A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!
09-30-2011 04:55 PM
SAL'S 84 doing great. he sell's shirt's in front of the red house next to the old shop ,when he's not on the rode . He has a transportation business . 516-782-9200 or He has his old number back 516-883-5300
Sally
11-18-2011 08:12 AM
Does anyone know if Randy Wilson is still alive, would now be in his 80's. He was the Greeves importer for the East Coast.
12-08-2011 02:46 AM
I sure do! Are they no longer in operation?Well I am sure I am much older than you because I remember seeing their ad in the yellow pages when I was in high school in 1954. My friends and I used to go out visit the place in 1956 and the owner was Sal Defeo. He had his father working there. They sold a lot of foreign bikes-British, German, etc. I remember the place had this great macho smell- suggesting danger.; rubber from the tires, leather from the seats, and the gasoline before all the additives were mandated. Long time ago!!. I visited their shop in 1966 and then in 1988. Sal Defeo was still there in 1966 but a new staff was evident in 1988.
12-11-2011 02:37 PM
12-12-2011 04:20 PM
Great place, great people and great memories whether you rode dirt bikes, street bikes or both which I did. I grew up in neighboring Little Neck, Queens and back in the day while you were riding in the "Twin Rinks" sandpits if you ever broke down or needed something (Bel-Ray, tire tubes, spark plugs) for your MX bike you always went to Ghost and were back to riding soon enough. I will always remember the inside of the main street store, that is where I learned about all of the bikes from Europe by just looking around and asking Sal, Sonny and of course Griff about what was what and they always would bring you up to speed. Man if I had a dollar for every cigarette I smoked and coke I drank while hanging out there I would have enough money to buy a new Duck!
12-26-2011 07:08 AM
Yes, Sal was a great guy, always would help a biker in need. He would find parts for my Vincent Black Shadow in the early 60's.