Motorcycle or Biker Rallies - Major Rallies for Motorcycles
Part 2: This year's major motorcycle rallies (biker rallies)
The following lists the major motorcycle rallies (biker rallies) for 2008. Consult the links to the individual Web sites associated with each motorcycle rally. They will lead you to more information you need to know as you plan what motorcycle or biker rallies you want to attend this year. Some sites may not yet have updated information for this year. Check back later.
- February 29 - March 9: Daytona Rally in Daytona Beach, FL
This is the 67th anniversary of Daytona Bike Week. Expect multiple hundreds of thousands of riders.
- April 23-27: Laughlin River Run at Laughlin, NV
This is the 26th annual Laughlin River Run.
- May 9-18: Myrtle Beach at Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Bike Week celebrates its 68th annual spring motorcycle rally. Expect 300,000 riders.
- May 25: Rolling Thunder at Washington, DC
Rolling Thunder is run in conjunction with the Memorial Day weekend. Check out their links for the schedule.
- June 2-7: Americade at Lake George, NY
Americade has become the world's largest multi-brand motorcycle touring rally, drawing more than 50,000 registered riders. Expect as many as 100,000 on the streets and leave your loud pipes at home.
- June 14-22: Laconia at Laconia, NH
This is the 85th annual Laconia Motorcycle Rally & Race Week at Weir's Beach.
- June 18-21: Honda Hoot at Knoxville, TN
The Honda Hoot will be in Knoxville. This is an all-brand motorcycle rally drawing as many as 20,000 bikes.
- June 20-21: MAWMR at Gettysburg, PA
This is the 16th anniversary for the Mid-Atlantic Women's Motorcycle Rally. It's best to leave your husband at home although some activities do admit men.
- July 3-6: Wing Ding at Greenville, SC
This is the 30th anniversary Wing Ding rally sponsored by the GWRRA. Basically Wings and Valkyries only.
- July 8-10: WOW Ride-In at Boyne, MI
This is the 22th annual Women On Wheels® International Ride-In.
- July 11-13: Hollister at Hollister, CA
Check the Website for updated information.
- July 17-20: Little Sturgis at Sturgis, KY
This is the 16th anniversary of the Little Sturgis Rally. It's a charity event attracting more than 20,000 riders.
- July 17-20: BMWMOA at Gillette, WY
This is the 36th annual BMW MOA rally. MOA stands for Motorcycle Owners of America. See Web site for details.
- July 24-26: Honda Homecoming at Marysville, OH
The 19th annual Honda Homecoming expects 8000 riders. Honda has announced that it will be moving its motorcycle production to Japan in spring 2009. Therefore, this year may be the last Honda Homecoming.
- August 4-10: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis, SD
This is the 68th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Black Hills are beautiful. Expect in the multiple hundreds of thousands of riders.
- September 20: Trail of Tears at Chattanooga, TN
The Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride covers 230 miles over the route that 1070 American Indians were forced to travel in 1838. Many died.
- October 1-4: BuRP 2008 at Maggie Valley, NC
This is the seventh annual rally for members of various motorcycle forums including Motorcycle Views. Organized and planned by forum members themselves, BuRP is a great rally to get people out from behind their computer screens to meet their Internet friends face-to-face.
- October 16-19: Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach, FL
Biketoberfest is an off-season event drawing thousands of riders. This is their 16th annual rally.
- October 26: Love Ride 25 at Glendale, CA
Billed as the largest one-day motorcycle event in the world, the Love Ride raises money for MDA and has many celebrity riders. This is the 25th year for this rally.
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