Bike Week back when
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Gettysburg, PA (For Now)
Night & Day...
Everyone rode to Daytona, sat around a campfire at night passing around a jug and swapped stories, (a lot of drugs going around though
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2018
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From: Bismarck N.D.
Sturgis is no longer the Sturgis I remember either, hats pulled down over the ears and turned sideways, baggy pants ready to fall down and rap music. It is what it is but just no so much for me anymore, I must be getting old 
. As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.
. As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,131
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From: Gettysburg, PA (For Now)
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/911-calle...010509363.html
Video shows person of interest in stabbing of Daytona Beach couple: police (fox35orlando.com)
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/naked-man...150100007.html
Perfect examples to my point about how Daytona have changed...
Video shows person of interest in stabbing of Daytona Beach couple: police (fox35orlando.com)
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/naked-man...150100007.html
Perfect examples to my point about how Daytona have changed...
Last edited by Dispatch; Mar 8, 2022 at 01:33 PM.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Moncton, NB
Made the mistake of riding through Laconia during the rally. I will never do that again. I have visited Daytona Beach, Sturgis, etc. but avoid the rallies like the plague. Never ending line ups, ridiculous prices for everything, questionable noises and smells.
Must be my anti social tendencies manifesting themselves...
Must be my anti social tendencies manifesting themselves...
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: North of Hell, South of Heaven
Sturgis is no longer the Sturgis I remember either, hats pulled down over the ears and turned sideways, baggy pants ready to fall down and rap music. It is what it is but just no so much for me anymore, I must be getting old . As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.
. As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.This. We can pull up are pants and grump about the good 'ole days or we can accept and move on. I haven't been to Bike Week in 5 years. When I do go back, it will be to see old friends and reminiscence. The only thing that I can't accept are those radio riders who think we want to hear their music while cruising Main Street.
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From: SE Michigan
Seems like everyone liked to slouch back then.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Sturgis is no longer the Sturgis I remember either, hats pulled down over the ears and turned sideways, baggy pants ready to fall down and rap music. It is what it is but just no so much for me anymore, I must be getting old . As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.
. As Dylan said the times they are a changing, we just need to get used to it, we had our day.HD Forum Stories
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Joined: Feb 2018
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From: Ontario,Canada
When I first started dating my wife, (1988) she asked me to go to Daytona to visit her Dad. I was all excited to go to Florida for the first time, then I was shocked to meet her 6'6 tattooed biker of a Dad. (My wife is only 5'4) I knew him and I would get along great when he said "Ain't no woman worth going to jail for, so enjoy yourself and don't get caught doing what she don't know about!" 34 yrs later I am still with her and have not got caught or gone to jail....
Miss that guy....
Miss that guy....
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From: On one of 10,000
No doubt Sturgis and all the other rally's have changed over time. Me and my Posse never go to mingle, we ride, there's a lot of space out there to get away from the clowns.
It and other Vacations are what you make of it.
It and other Vacations are what you make of it.
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