Bike Week back when
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I've been going to Myrtle Beach Bike Week for the past 13 years.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
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Unfortunately not sure if it was then? Or a little later I had to ride bitch... Young lady told me that she let me ride her bike if I could kick start it
That sporty threw me!!!!
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I've been going to Myrtle Beach Bike Week for the past 13 years.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
I remember going to Ruidoso, NM back in the 80's and while not anywhere as close to as big as Daytona or Sturgis, had a great time there.
Last edited by MRFREEZE57; Mar 22, 2022 at 11:00 PM.
Can't wait to make the trip this year.
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From: The 1980's
I've been going to Myrtle Beach Bike Week for the past 13 years.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
I've always had a great time. Lots of riding and bikes to see.
It's spread out between North Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet.
We stay in the town of Myrtle Beach and never had a problem with the police.
They were always helpful and kept the trouble to a minimum.
Act like you have some sense and you will have a great time at MBB.
There are usually over 300,000 bikes.
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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.
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I just read the entire thread and must say it is great ! Brings back alot of memories. Spending a night in a tent with water running though it. I've woke up to snow before too.
Living with just a camp fire for heat and cooking. Having to ride the bike rain or shine. Times have sure changed and the cost of doing this has sky rocketed.
What great pic's ! Remember those days well.
Living with just a camp fire for heat and cooking. Having to ride the bike rain or shine. Times have sure changed and the cost of doing this has sky rocketed.
What great pic's ! Remember those days well.
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Not exactly correct, I actually lived in Daytona Beach in the seventies and early eighties around when this picture was taken.. What we call Bike Week in Daytona has actually gone through several phases since it started in the 1930's as the Daytona 200 race on the beach. After WWII, it was a pretty tame affair, really didnt get crazy till the gangs and drugs started making their presence felt around the same time I lived there. Things got really tense with the cops getting hostile to anyone who looked like a hard core biker (reason events spread to Ormond Beach, Deland, new Smyrna Beach etc). The politicians were inches away from banning the event till Bill France and the local chamber of commerce convinced them to allow the event to continue. So I would say todays version of bike week probably started around 1984 or so when the speedway was functional, Main Street became a vendor paradise and cops and bikers started getting along reasonably well. The rest is history.
