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Old Feb 7, 2020 | 06:58 PM
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For the most part, rallies have dried up. The participants finally discovered they're nothing more than a money grab.

Look at Laughlin. DEAD.
Tijuana Toyrun. DEAD
Yuma prison Run. DEAD
Loveride. DEAD
All American Bike Show. DEAD
The Las Vegas rally. DEAD
The Reno thunder thing. DEAD
BornFree rally. Dying
Daytona. Dying
Sturg. Dying

There's still a few small one's that are hanging on, but the list is dwindling. Best to just ride with friends now.

The big rallies are all but dead or dying.

ThunderPress used to have a decent listing of "What/When/Where" but that's dead too. (At least in print.)

Speaking of "Dead" print media, Motorcycle Consumer News (MCN) abruptly closed up shop on 01FEB. If you have a balance left on your subscription, they say, "Thanks for the donation, schmucko."

Too bad too, as it was one of the very few that was worth a damn. (FrictionZone was another that closed up shop.)
 
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Old Feb 7, 2020 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by NORTY FLATZ
For the most part, rallies have dried up. The participants finally discovered they're nothing more than a money grab.

Look at Laughlin. DEAD.
Tijuana Toyrun. DEAD
Yuma prison Run. DEAD
Loveride. DEAD
All American Bike Show. DEAD
The Las Vegas rally. DEAD
The Reno thunder thing. DEAD
BornFree rally. Dying
Daytona. Dying
Sturg. Dying

There's still a few small one's that are hanging on, but the list is dwindling. Best to just ride with friends now.

The big rallies are all but dead or dying.

ThunderPress used to have a decent listing of "What/When/Where" but that's dead too. (At least in print.)

Speaking of "Dead" print media, Motorcycle Consumer News (MCN) abruptly closed up shop on 01FEB. If you have a balance left on your subscription, they say, "Thanks for the donation, schmucko."

Too bad too, as it was one of the very few that was worth a damn. (FrictionZone was another that closed up shop.)
don't know where you are getting your info from but you had better look again. Sturgis and Daytona are alive and well and just as busy as ever. Reno is alive and well and going strong. Don't know about the others because I don't go to them. Red Lodge is another rally that is booming, haven't heard about the Red wood run but Ill look it up
 
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