Daytona Bike Week took place from February 27th to March 8th 2009 in Daytona, Florida. The longstanding motorcycle tradition was founded in 1937, which was the inaugural running of the Daytona 200. This is a 10 day event that features well over 500,000 people who trek to the Sunshine State from all over the country to showcase their beloved hogs. Harley Davidson is one of the most popular brands of motorcycles on display at the annual eventThe annual event boasts the motorcycles, gear, and Motorcycle helmets of the Harley Davidson company, one of the most popular and successful motorcycle manufacturing companies in the world.
Daytona, Florida is the place for street festivals, concerts, parties and concerts during the Daytona Bike Week. Daytona Bike Week ends each year with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the most popular motorcycle rally in the country. The years of 1942-1947 saw an absence of the Daytona Bike Week rally because of World War II.
The amount of attendees to the Daytona Bike Week grew over the years because of the promotion of William France Sr., the co founder of NASCAR. Because Daytona Bike Week is one large motorcycle showcase, some of the attendees of the event don’t even have a motorcycle but are present for the sheer joy of the event.
Bike helmets are not required by the event but some bikers will wear them to protect themselves or to add another element to their outfit when riding the bike.
Some of the people get to see each other only once per year, which causes them to show off their motorcycle gear every chance they get. Because of events across the country some attendees of Daytona Bike Week can see their friends more than once.
Daytona Bike Week is the most popular of all the motorcycle events held across the country, drawing the most people each year. Other motorcycle events draw people in the area of 300,000, much less than Daytona Bike Week. Daytona Bike Week pulls in 500,000 people while other events pull in 300,000 people or less each year. Motocross gear is also on display and can be purchased by motocross enthusiasts at the Daytona Bike Week. Over the years fights and brawls have broken out at the event, leading to the death of some participants. 2006 saw 20 people die, 2007 saw eight people die, while 2000 saw 15 people die.
