SMALL TOWNS: Big dreams fulfilled in little Manitowoc County town [Video]

OSMAN, Wis. (WBAY) – In the world of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the Hoban brothers are known around the world.

And to this day, they still operate their business in the tiny Manitowoc County community they grew up in.

This week in Small Towns, we travel to Osman to learn more about this amazing success story.

“I like doing what we’re doing because you’re making money doing what you love, you know motorcycles, but never thought it would get this crazy and so nationally known as we are,” says Tom Hoban, co-founder of Hoban Brothers Motorcycles.

Back in 1968, when Tom was 9 years old, and his twin brothers were 11, their parents sold their farm near Osman and bought the town’s general store, originally built in 1918.

“Dad sold just about anything — jeans, he actually sold Levi jeans, and paint and bolts — it was a general store and if …