Photos for Headline Surfer / ABOVE: The scene on Main Street, Daytona Beach, Florida, the epicenter for the 81st annual Bike Week, the largest biker event in the US. BELOW: Bikers on Main Street in Daytona. Plenty of babes and beer drinking on sidewalk cafes on Main Street as well. Between 300,000-400,00 bikers are expected to attend the 10-day motorcycle rally that started Friday and runs through Sunday, March 13, according to the Daytona Chamber of Commerce.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- They're back! Bikers, babes, and beer galore are here in greater Daytona Beach for the 81st annual Bike Week, the largest motorcycle rally in the USA.
Welcome to Daytona Bike Week 2022 with key destinations on Main Street, considered ground zero, as well as Destination Daytona in nearby Ormond Beach and other locals throughout East Central Florida.
The 10-day motorcycle rally started Friday and is expected to draw between 300,000 to 400,000 bikers from across the US and Canada, though the Sunshine State has more than its share of bikers from Orlando, Sanford, Tampa, Miami, Naples, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville.
There are countless more starting points within Florida and elsewhere to Bike Week in Daytona Beach.
Daytona's Bike Week in the past couple of decades has drawn upwards of 500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts annually, but the last few years have drawn far less.
“This is our third year going through COVID and most of the businesses have readjusted themselves numerous times to make sure a lot of safety precautions are in place,” said Janet Kersey, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, organizer. of the rally. “We want a happy, healthy environment to live in and happy healthy visitors as well.
“This is our third year going through COVID and most of the businesses have readjusted themselves numerous times to make sure a lot of safety precautions are in place,” said Janet Kersey, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, organizer. of the rally. “We want a happy, healthy environment to live in and happy healthy visitors as well.
Kersey said the chamber is optimistic Bike Week 2022 will draw 300,000 to 400,000 tourists.
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