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Never been to Daytona Bike Week. Went to the River Run at Laughlin a few years ago, tho. It was like the place was full of junior high school kids drinking their first beer. Pretty stupid.
 
I'll go and watch the races. Saturday night on the sidewalk across from the Boothill is a rare show and good fun with the right Bud's. The girls were still showin' but have to be sneaky, does that make it better? The Cops that I ran into were alright (last year). I keep hoping that the Kwacker will break down someday so that I too can have to take a bike to Daytona on a trailer/back of pickemup but no luck, guess I'll have to ride it ;-).
 
Been to Daytona, it's all straight-flat-roadsville & riding there is boring as hell & ya can't get a decent meal in the whole freaking state. No wonder so many of them Floridians look so damn old, it's all that fried food they eat.



This year I'm stayin close to home, riding to Laguna Seca, good roads, good eats & MotoGP, aka "the big show"



P.S. The right way to do Laguna Seca is to get a group of riders together and rent a big vacation house in Carmel or Pacific Grove, someplace with a decent kitchen & a hot tub & pool.
 
Hey! I thought we were going to go there and sell spray-on road grime and stick-on fake bugs. What gives?



Are you sure you want to miss the "Best Custom Trailer" event?
 
Dream on.

Ha! Fat chance! Old Kwackers never quit. If I hadn't sold my '81 KZ750 (to an idiot who wrecked it a couple of months later) I bet it'd still be running.
 
Nah. Local runs only. The yearly Polar Bear Run and the Toy Run rides are enough for me. Or maybe the Devil's Slide Ride. Several hundred bikers at once is more than enough. Too many more and it ends up being nothing but a venue for overpriced merchants selling crap.
 
Re: No, going to Laguna

Look on the bright side. Florida is about as far away as you can get from He Who Can't Be Named in the lower 48.
 
Fried food or they are all old retired people. FL never had much appeal to me except for the fishing. This summer may involve a trip for tarpon in the FL Keys, maybe Key Largo.



That's nice bit of information on living quarters doing Laguna. Now if someone can tell me the best way to see the race (i.e. to late to buy tickets that are worthwhile?, to camp or not to camp, camp where?, etc.)
 
What a lot of you are missing is there is so much more going on than the "biker party" thing on Main and Beach Street. I go every year to racevintage MX(this year also flat track) and watch the vintage roadrace( a couple of my buddies race) There is also Vintage Cross Country and Trials racing.I always enjoy the chance to meet and talk with racing legends such as **** Klamforth,**** Mann,Brad Lackey,etc. There is every type of modern bike racing to see and participate in from trials to the Alligator enduro.There is basically at least a race of some kind every day from Sat to Sat in the area. Also if you are into vintage street bikes there are several good shows,including the Eustace AMCA swap meet.I know many of you are not into chopper /customs but if you are there is no better place to be. if course those of you who leave in good weather states dont appreciate the riding....but for those of us less fortunate the chance to get a jump on Spring and steal a couple of 75-80deg days riding(even on straight roads) is worth it..and the ride from Daytona to St augustine is pretty nice. Each to his own....I dont do "rallies",but I do hit Daytona area every year and enjoy it(just avoid the circus in Daytona proper).
 
just buy a general admission ticket. there are so many great views at laguna seca you'll want to walk around to take advantage of all of them.



If you're planning to camp, stay at the track. There is a special area for tent camping and it's first come, first served. There are portable showers at the track. The reserved camping is already sold out.



Bring sunscreen and a hat and warm stuff too. It might be really hot or socked in with fog or windy. The weather is very unpredicatable there.



And since it looks like you ride a Ducati. They will have a special area for Ducati riders including helmet and jacket storage, free water and a special Ducati only grandstand. Just show your key and your in.
 
Free water?!?! I knew buying an overpricedunderperforminguglyhighmaintenancecost Ducati was going to pay off! HA, to all you Ducati slammers. Guess you're feeling the pain now, a diabolic hahahahahahahaha...



Thanks for the info, especially the Duc perks.

 
..goin' to Daytona soon, gonna' be a dental floss tycoon....
 
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