Not sure if there is a relationship, but I was at a wedding in Front Royal, VA and was surprised at all the bikes staying at the hotel.
This is like 40mi from DC; could there be that many hotel rooms booked so that riders have to stay that far out?

 

Maybe it was a lot cheaper?

Rooms were 150 in Fairfax at a lower class hotel. Luckily I split a room.

 

They estimate between 700-900,000 motorcycles make the ride any given year, so there's a pretty good chance most hotels were filled up. If the guys actually like to ride, other than the RT ride itself, Front Royal is a pretty good place to do it within striking distance of the run.

 

I saw a group of touring bikes staying at a cheap hotel in Laurel, MD near Old Glory HD. Probably 30-40 miles from Harley of Washington.

 

....... 7-900,000 ?
..... man, that'd make a lotta noise

 

I live within ear shot of I-70, a major route in from the West. About 50 miles from DC. Rolling Thunder weekend I pretty much hear bikes constantly

 

i went this year and met people that stayed 35 miles away the event books early i have my reservations in for next year !!

 

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Yeah I live between Front Royal and D.C. right off I-66 and was sad all day as I couldn't get out but heard bikes going past for about 4-5 hours straight.

 

It's the world's largest gathering of motorcycles and the world's largest annual protest. (Which is what it is, not a rally)

I stayed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, about 25-miles out from the Pentagon parking lots. In the past, I have stayed as far out as Hagerstown, MD.