05/19/2020
Well COVID-19 has claimed yet another victim. As of now Thomas Performance will close its commercial location permanently.
We opened back in 2011 to fulfill the need for a Ducati service shop in Greensboro when the original Dealership stopped carrying Ducati.
We rose to be one of the best service shops around as we did not work for huge profits but for providing great reliable service that you could trust.
Last year was a rough year for all
Motorcycle shops in general. We did not have the usual business to keep us going through the winter and then as some of you know I had another heart surgery and then broke my wrist right towards the end of the year. It was the worst thing to happen at that point.
I have always operated the shop under faith and have had to actually carry a full time job to make ends meet at home and at the shop.
The complete stop in business the past few months due to COVID-19 has been the nail in the coffin. To top it off the building we are located in has went under new ownership and The new owners have told us that they want to combine our space with the one behind us and basically told us to move out so they can move forward with their plans.
It’s truly a sad day to have to write this letter.
We have loved all of our customers and have enjoyed servicing your bikes and cars for many years. We consider each one of you as family and hope you enjoy many more years with your bikes and cars.
I will still be building some race bikes at my house for some people and doing services on 1299 Panigales and older. I will also do accessory installs. We will not be doing tires as we don’t have the room for a tire machine. I will only be able to work on 2 bikes at a time due to space restrictions until I sell off my personal bikes to make space and pay off debt from medical and the business closure.
If you need any immediate service needs in the immediate area seek out Jim at Max Speed Cycles in Kernersville. For Ducati parts and service there is now a dealer back in Greensboro owned by Motorcycles of Charlotte.
We would like to thank Donnie at Ducati Wi******er for always getting us the parts we need and being an all around great guy to deal with and share knowledge with.
Bruce Meyers for being an awesome instructor along with Van Singley, and Chip Ream.
Dave at Redline Performance Motorsports for all of his tune advice, knowledge and friendship.
Garrett Garcia at Garcia Motors for his help and guidance and friendship over the years.
Mark Sutton at Ducshop for always being there for us and being a great mentor in the industry and being able to understand my wierd passion and trusting us for helping his customers that are local to us.
Dedona and Ain’t Paint for always getting us sounding right and looking great.
Big shout out to
Gary Essick of Gary Essick Import Specialists for helping us move out safely.
And of course we would like offer a world of thanks to our staff past and present Travis Barton, Josh Whitaker, Todd Van Horne, Jay Yates and the late great friend of us all Chris Ganser of course.
Andrew Snow and Darrell Snow for always helping with fabricating and electrical work and all the odds and ends.
The biggest thanks to my Wife Jennifer Jensen Thomas and family for putting up with my stress from two jobs and keeping me positive in all the times where I wasn’t.
If we forgot anyone, we apologize for that as it’s been a crazy month trying to move everything.
If any of our APR or VW customers need service. Please seek out Flow Audi/VW for tuning and basic service.
Most of you have my direct number. If you don’t DM me and you will be Able to text me direct for information and or service requests.
