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 2009. 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 26 - March 7: Daytona Rally in Daytona Beach, FL
This is the 69th anniversary of Daytona Bike Week. Expect multiple hundreds of thousands of riders.
- April 21-25: Laughlin River Run at Laughlin, NV
This is the 28th annual Laughlin River Run.
- May 7-16: Myrtle Beach at Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Bike Week celebrates its 70th annual spring motorcycle rally. Expect 300,000 riders.
- May 30: Rolling Thunder at Washington, DC
Rolling Thunder is run in conjunction with the Memorial Day weekend. Check out their links for the schedule.
- June 7-12: 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 12-20: Laconia at Laconia, NH
This is the 87th anniversary Laconia Motorcycle Rally & Race Week at Weir's Beach.
- June 18-19: MAWMR at Gettysburg, PA
This is the 18th anniversary for the Mid-Atlantic Women's Motorcycle Rally. It's best to leave your husband at home although some activities do admit men.
- June 30-July 3: Wing Ding at Des Moines, IA
This is the 32nd annual Wing Ding rally sponsored by the GWRRA. Basically Wings and Valkyries only.
- July 6-8: WOW Ride-In at Stratton, VT
This is the 24th annual Women On Wheels® International Ride-In.
- July 10-18: Little Sturgis at Sturgis, KY
This is the 18th annual Little Sturgis Rally. It's a charity event attracting more than 15,000 riders.
- July 15-18: BMWMOA at Redmond, OR
This is the 38th annual BMW MOA rally. MOA stands for Motorcycle Owners of America. See Web site for details.
- August 9-15: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis, SD
This is the 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Black Hills are beautiful. Expect in the multiple hundreds of thousands of riders.
- August 25-28: BuRP 2010 at Maggie Valley, NC
This is the ninth 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. This group is now on FACEBOOK.
- September 18: 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 14-17: Biketoberfest at Daytona Beach, FL
Biketoberfest is an off-season event drawing thousands of riders. This is their 18th annual rally.
- October ??: Love Ride 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 26th year for this rally. This ride was cancelled in 2009 and it is unknown at present whether it will be back in 2010.
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