76th Daytona Bike Week: Bikes, Beaches & Babes
Take A Spin on a New Road King, Catch an Extreme Motorcycle Show & Cheer On the ‘Miss Burning Bike Bikini Contest,’ March 10-19
Ready to break free from the winter cold? Enjoy plenty of sun, beaches and some incredible bikes at the 76th Annual Daytona Bike Week in Florida, March 10-19.
Harley-Davidson, the event’s official motorcycle sponsor, will host an amazing venue at the Daytona International Speedway. Attendees will be treated to free demos, including test rides of the all new Road King Special. Also, learn about H-D’s 9th V-Twin at the new Milwaukee-Eight engine display. Check out how law enforcement officers use Harley-Davidson Police motorcycles to navigate an obstacle course. And watch the Ives Brothers race around American Motor Drome’s “Wall of Death” in a daring extreme motorcycle show!
Related events include Harley-Davidson’s kick-off party at Dirty Harry’s on March 13. Festivities include a set by the band Hairball cranking up tributes to arena rock; the MDA Women’s Ride on March 16; and the Harley-Davidson racing team opening the 2017 American Flat Track season behind riders Kenny Coolbeth Jr., Jake Johnson and Brandon Robinson, each racing the powerful new Harley-Davidson XG750R competition motorcycle. The race takes place March 16 inside Daytona Speedway on an all-new 0.4-mile TT course with a jump.
You’ll also want to enter to win the Official Bike Week Motorcycle 2017 (a customized 2010 Harley-Davidson Ultra Class), catch John Popper of the Blues Traveler band nightly at the Boot Hill Saloon, get your bike polished by the highly-professional “Baywash Babes,” and attend the 13th Annual Bike Week Motorcycle Swap Meet Extravaganza & Bike Show, located at the Volusia County Fairgrounds.
The Fastlane Campground will be the talk of Bike Week this year with its second annual event “Burning Bike” party on March 17. The bands White Buffalo and Joe Reid & Heartland will be playing the main stage, followed by the “Miss Burning Bike Bikini Contest,” leading up to the “Burning of the Bike.” The 50-foot high wooden bike will create massive flames that will be seen for miles. All-in-all, this is a week to not be missed, and will more than likely live up to its claim as the “World’s Largest Motorcycle Event.”
