Myrtle Beach Rally
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Toms River, NJ
I got SCREWED.... as per the website it was from the 7th..... But the venders didn't open until the 12th.... I left on the 11th...... LOL I stayed with a friend on the SC/NC line. Never went into Myrtle Beach "city" Rode around a little and had a few good meals, not the best rally but was good to hang with friends....... Next year I will call ahead and find out when the venders start, not the rally.
Be Safe JIM
Be Safe JIM
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 640
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From: NC
I hope the 2nd weekend was better than the first. I rode down for one night (Saturday), and left Sunday morning.
Our first stop Saturday 1pm was hb spokes, maybe 30 people
We stayed at the Super 8 Cherry Grove. We rode down to the Broken Spoke Saloon, and the SBB, no kidding less than 10 bikes at each place. The only place packed out was the SBB in Murrells Inlet. Later that night about 9:30pm we rode to Rats Hole, maybe 6 bikes. No reason to stop, nothing going on. The only area you tell there was a bike rally was in Murrells Inlet.
This rally will never be like what it was. A lot of the vendors, and the HD dealers have moved on. I have never bought anything (expensive) at the rallies, but I like to see products I am interested in.
Our first stop Saturday 1pm was hb spokes, maybe 30 people
We stayed at the Super 8 Cherry Grove. We rode down to the Broken Spoke Saloon, and the SBB, no kidding less than 10 bikes at each place. The only place packed out was the SBB in Murrells Inlet. Later that night about 9:30pm we rode to Rats Hole, maybe 6 bikes. No reason to stop, nothing going on. The only area you tell there was a bike rally was in Murrells Inlet.
This rally will never be like what it was. A lot of the vendors, and the HD dealers have moved on. I have never bought anything (expensive) at the rallies, but I like to see products I am interested in.
6th Gear
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
From: Bristol, CT
We had been going for 4 years up until last year. Had is the key word. Decided to see what will work out for now, but I'm getting to itch to go back. There are more and more people I talk to up here, specially this week, that skipped the rally also, and everyone said they miss it, but don't want to put up with BS for doing something that is legal here in Connecticut. Instead of 4 days in MB we will spend the week in Laconia next month. But next year.....I will just cross my fingers on that.
I hope the 2nd weekend was better than the first. I rode down for one night (Saturday), and left Sunday morning.
Our first stop Saturday 1pm was hb spokes, maybe 30 people
We stayed at the Super 8 Cherry Grove. We rode down to the Broken Spoke Saloon, and the SBB, no kidding less than 10 bikes at each place. The only place packed out was the SBB in Murrells Inlet. Later that night about 9:30pm we rode to Rats Hole, maybe 6 bikes. No reason to stop, nothing going on. The only area you tell there was a bike rally was in Murrells Inlet.
This rally will never be like what it was. A lot of the vendors, and the HD dealers have moved on. I have never bought anything (expensive) at the rallies, but I like to see products I am interested in.
Our first stop Saturday 1pm was hb spokes, maybe 30 people
We stayed at the Super 8 Cherry Grove. We rode down to the Broken Spoke Saloon, and the SBB, no kidding less than 10 bikes at each place. The only place packed out was the SBB in Murrells Inlet. Later that night about 9:30pm we rode to Rats Hole, maybe 6 bikes. No reason to stop, nothing going on. The only area you tell there was a bike rally was in Murrells Inlet.
This rally will never be like what it was. A lot of the vendors, and the HD dealers have moved on. I have never bought anything (expensive) at the rallies, but I like to see products I am interested in.
What kind of bike did you get? I saw the Heritage at Tilley's Sunday on the showroom floor.
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 72
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From: Spartanburg SC
I operate a business in MB as well as north and south of MB. In my opinion, traffic was way up over last year. All bikers avoided MB proper, which is what the city asked for (and got).
Both HD shops along the beach were encouraged with the increased traffic over last year.
It will never be the same as it was, but it wasn't too bad at all. Vendors didn't set up until mid-week, but overall turnout was good.
Both HD shops along the beach were encouraged with the increased traffic over last year.
It will never be the same as it was, but it wasn't too bad at all. Vendors didn't set up until mid-week, but overall turnout was good.
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Near Myrtle Beach, SC
Been living in the area for over 10 years now. Yes, the rally attendance is much less than it use to be, but that's not all bad. There are a lot of variable factors contributing to attendance, not just the widely publicized bull sh*t coming out of the city of MB.
The first weekend, as some posters mention, is really light. Vendor permits did not allow setup until Monday (at least that is what one vendor told me in Murrells Inlet behind SBB Four Corners.
From Wednesday on, the population of bikes exponentially increased each day.
Everyone did a good job of NOT spending much if any money inside the Myrtle Beach city limits. The Horry county council has butt-buddied-up with MB city council to be anti-biker. So that has a certain unavoidable effect throughout the entire county...even in the biker-friendly smaller towns and cities. What that means is increased cost of vendor permits, limited numbers of vendor permits issued east of the waterway, etc. So keep avoiding Myrtle Beach with your money...screw em.
Also, remember that Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Garden City, Surfside Beach, North MB, Little River area, etc. all continue to look forward to biker traffic and the business they bring to the area in May. So don't stop coming to our area just because the city of MB is run by a bunch of dicks. F@@k'em and feed'em fish heads!!
PS..You can get around the city of MB using highway 31 if you don't wear a helmet and don't wanna wear one. You never really have to enter the city limits if you don't want to do so. Both Harley shops are outside the city limits of MB.
Already looking forward to the fall rally....hope to see you all then!
The first weekend, as some posters mention, is really light. Vendor permits did not allow setup until Monday (at least that is what one vendor told me in Murrells Inlet behind SBB Four Corners.
From Wednesday on, the population of bikes exponentially increased each day.
Everyone did a good job of NOT spending much if any money inside the Myrtle Beach city limits. The Horry county council has butt-buddied-up with MB city council to be anti-biker. So that has a certain unavoidable effect throughout the entire county...even in the biker-friendly smaller towns and cities. What that means is increased cost of vendor permits, limited numbers of vendor permits issued east of the waterway, etc. So keep avoiding Myrtle Beach with your money...screw em.
Also, remember that Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Garden City, Surfside Beach, North MB, Little River area, etc. all continue to look forward to biker traffic and the business they bring to the area in May. So don't stop coming to our area just because the city of MB is run by a bunch of dicks. F@@k'em and feed'em fish heads!!
PS..You can get around the city of MB using highway 31 if you don't wear a helmet and don't wanna wear one. You never really have to enter the city limits if you don't want to do so. Both Harley shops are outside the city limits of MB.
Already looking forward to the fall rally....hope to see you all then!
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 850
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From: Tennessee
Been living in the area for over 10 years now. Yes, the rally attendance is much less than it use to be, but that's not all bad. There are a lot of variable factors contributing to attendance, not just the widely publicized bull sh*t coming out of the city of MB.
The first weekend, as some posters mention, is really light. Vendor permits did not allow setup until Monday (at least that is what one vendor told me in Murrells Inlet behind SBB Four Corners.
From Wednesday on, the population of bikes exponentially increased each day.
Everyone did a good job of NOT spending much if any money inside the Myrtle Beach city limits. The Horry county council has butt-buddied-up with MB city council to be anti-biker. So that has a certain unavoidable effect throughout the entire county...even in the biker-friendly smaller towns and cities. What that means is increased cost of vendor permits, limited numbers of vendor permits issued east of the waterway, etc. So keep avoiding Myrtle Beach with your money...screw em.
Also, remember that Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Garden City, Surfside Beach, North MB, Little River area, etc. all continue to look forward to biker traffic and the business they bring to the area in May. So don't stop coming to our area just because the city of MB is run by a bunch of dicks. F@@k'em and feed'em fish heads!!
PS..You can get around the city of MB using highway 31 if you don't wear a helmet and don't wanna wear one. You never really have to enter the city limits if you don't want to do so. Both Harley shops are outside the city limits of MB.
Already looking forward to the fall rally....hope to see you all then!
The first weekend, as some posters mention, is really light. Vendor permits did not allow setup until Monday (at least that is what one vendor told me in Murrells Inlet behind SBB Four Corners.
From Wednesday on, the population of bikes exponentially increased each day.
Everyone did a good job of NOT spending much if any money inside the Myrtle Beach city limits. The Horry county council has butt-buddied-up with MB city council to be anti-biker. So that has a certain unavoidable effect throughout the entire county...even in the biker-friendly smaller towns and cities. What that means is increased cost of vendor permits, limited numbers of vendor permits issued east of the waterway, etc. So keep avoiding Myrtle Beach with your money...screw em.
Also, remember that Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Garden City, Surfside Beach, North MB, Little River area, etc. all continue to look forward to biker traffic and the business they bring to the area in May. So don't stop coming to our area just because the city of MB is run by a bunch of dicks. F@@k'em and feed'em fish heads!!
PS..You can get around the city of MB using highway 31 if you don't wear a helmet and don't wanna wear one. You never really have to enter the city limits if you don't want to do so. Both Harley shops are outside the city limits of MB.
Already looking forward to the fall rally....hope to see you all then!
Good info on the hwy 31 route. Thanks!
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We rode down the end of the week, Thursday thru Sunday for the second weekend. Had a great time. The north and south areas really promoted the rally and did a great job. We even rode up into NC to the dealership in Shallotte which had vendors and activities going on also with local police helping with traffic. We didn't spend one red cent in the city limits of Myrtle Beach. I'll be back and hope to make the fall rally also. Everyone who stayed away because of the City of MB missed out on a great time.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,086
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From: North Carolina
I never went through MB, we had a blast at BareFoot Landing all the way to Shalotte. BareFoot had $1 beer, yes, $1. Never gave MB a dime. I'm not gonna let MB stop me from a Biker beach trip. I've done day trips for the past 2 years, did a 3 day on the last weekend and can tell that the NMB and points north of there want our cash and they were glad to have us