Bahama Bob’s was born out of necessity to satisfy my customers requests for more of my 100% Cotton, Quality, American Made, Biker Design Tropical Apparel. Take a trip with me to the beginning of Bahama Bob’s and how it all got started.

For the past 20 years I have been known as Crazy Bob’s Biker Apparel. My main business has been vending at Biker Rallies. Perhaps you purchased Daytona Bike Week T’s from my 2 locations on Main Street in Daytona Beach from 1991 to 1999. Or you might have seen me in Myrtle Beach, the Harley Blowout in Gulfport, MS, the Republic of Texas Rally in Austin, TX, the Little Sturgis Kentucky Rally, the Freedom Rally in Algona, IA, the Junebug Boogie in Cookeville, TN or the Trail of Tears in Waterloo, AL, just to name a few. I specialize in event T-shirts, pins, patches, embroidered hats, ladies apparel, beer huggies - any type of event souvenir you would want at a rally.

Now - here is where all the tropical stuff comes in! While my wife, Rheva, and I were on vacation in January 2006 in Hawaii, I began purchasing Hawaiian shirts with motorcycle designs for myself, to wear while in Hawaii - you know, get in the spirit of being in paradise! Anyway, I started wearing these shirts and my gosh, they were so-o-o comfortable - cool, easy to wear, exquisitely made, fabulous designs. I had to search for more of these wonderful shirts! Everywhere my wife and I went, I looked for these shirts. I ended up buying 9 of them while in Hawaii, in different colors and unique motorcycle designs. Now, I was thinking, maybe my customers at the biker rallies would like these shirts too! Upon returning home to Tennessee, it took me 3 months to locate the manufacturer who made these fabulous shirts in Hawaii. We started a great business relationship from that point. The first rally that I offered these shirts for sale was at the Harley Blowout in Gulfport, MS in May of 2006. The shirts were such a huge hit there that I figured I’d better stock up pretty heavy for the rest of the rallies in 2006. It’s a good thing I did. At nearly every rally, I’d almost sell out. You see, I was offering something very unique at the rallies. Sure, folks will always want their rally T’s and souvenirs. But I was hearing that so many of my customers were looking for something that was biker oriented, but a little dressier than a T-shirt, and these shirts just fit the bill. Well, as it turned out, they also wanted to dress their kids and grandkids in these tropical clothes to match dad and granddad, so we introduced the little boys short and shirt sets. What a smashing success that was! And then we introduced the ladies dresses in the same fabrics as the men’s shirts. This year we introduced the Baby Girl outfits, with the pantaloons and sundress, in the matching motorcycle fabric. I can’t begin to tell you how all of this has taken off! Now the whole family can dress alike!

Anyway, it seemed that at each rally we attended this year, as my customers were purchasing their new tropical apparel, I was asked the same question over and over again - “Can I buy more of these shirts on your website?” My website? Heck, I didn’t have a website! But after so many people were inquiring about it, I figured I’d better get with it and develop one! It was at the Republic of Texas Rally in Austin, TX that I came up with the theme for the website, and it was my wife who came up with BAHAMA BOB’s - to give a tropical feel to what I was selling on the net. At 62 years of age, I was re-inventing myself and my business! I found a great website designer, Rod Martin, right in my town of Crossville, TN. Rod is a Vietnam Veteran and a former Marine and has designed some of the most awesome websites. I feel very privileged to have him working with me on this website and am so pleased with his expertise. But there is one very important factor in being a success on the internet, and that is SATISFIED CUSTOMERS! If you have purchased anything from me at the rallies over the years, you know that I only sell quality merchandise at a fair price. And if there is ever a problem, you come to me and it’s taken care of - right there, no questions asked! Happy, satisfied customers has been my goal for over 20 years in the retail business.

I am looking forward to serving you in the best way possible. Hey, don’t forget to tell your friends about BAHAMA BOB’s. Thanks and may God bless you and your family - BOB