Will Bike Week 2007 go bust?

Airwaves · 04-12-2007, 10:03 PM

Mark my friend,
Bikers don't care what's happening on the water. I have been coming up for Bike week since it was just a race up the Gunstock ski jump!

Why is Bike week attendance dropping off? Weather, High prices for places to stay, fewer places to stay (I have been approached by several folks I know and I will not rent on Bike week) because motels etc have been turned into condos

Bike week has become more a tourist occasion than something for bikers. Compare this Daytona or others (I can't think of the name of the big one in the midwest!)

Police presence is not a bad thing, however the old days of show me your T*^s is pretty much gone. Last summer there was a hot air/helium balloon over the Weirs...not what I would expect from a Bike week.

If we want to turn this into a family funspot, great. If we want to keep it for bikers, great. The two don't mix very well.

04-12-2007, 10:03 PM	#1
Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Mark my friend, Bikers don't care what's happening on the water. I have been coming up for Bike week since it was just a race up the Gunstock ski jump! Why is Bike week attendance dropping off? Weather, High prices for places to stay, fewer places to stay (I have been approached by several folks I know and I will not rent on Bike week) because motels etc have been turned into condos Bike week has become more a tourist occasion than something for bikers. Compare this Daytona or others (I can't think of the name of the big one in the midwest!) Police presence is not a bad thing, however the old days of show me your T*^s is pretty much gone. Last summer there was a hot air/helium balloon over the Weirs...not what I would expect from a Bike week. If we want to turn this into a family funspot, great. If we want to keep it for bikers, great. The two don't mix very well.