Best shot to sum up Main St. Daytona Bike Week is the kickoff event in which the East Coast bike scene wakes up from its long winter hibernation, wipes the crusties from its eyes and the drool from its chin, takes a big swig of 20W-50 to clean out the yuk mouth, and hits the street eager to ride and party. Never ones to miss an opportunity to party and hang on the east side, we packed our bags and hit the road. Daytona is one of our favorite locations for a bike event, maybe because it's on the coast and kind of reminds us of home, minus the humidity, unpredictable weather, all the old folks, bugs, and flat landscape. We've pretty much got a pattern down when we go to Daytona: hit the Speedway, spend a day at Bruce Rossmeyer's mega-dealership, hang with the J&P Cycles folk and all the vendors, dip across the street to the check out the Battlegrounds, chat with the vendors on Ocean Street, and run in and out of every bar on Main Street. This year was no different, and we did our damndest to capture some of our best/favorite memories. Best bartenders, Automatic Slims, Main St. Best live band, the Razorbacks, The Bank. Best gold softail on main St. weds. night. Best celebration, Baker's 10th Annv party @ Broken Spoke. Best rust bucket. Best palm tree. Best old salt. Best place to see chops and bobs, LimpNickie lot. Best place to see chops and bobs pt.2, Willie's Tropical Tattoo. Best row of the same bikes with different paint jobs. Best bars?????? Best riding in Daytona, along the beach. Best bass stand(s) Best place to see custom Harleys, H-D Ride-in Show. Best blacked-out Dyna bike. Best lime green bike. Best example of over-exceeding the tour-pak weight capacity. Best matching paint Best over the top theme bike. Best use of a saddlebag Best "oh no you didn't!" Best chance to win a bike. J&P/National Motorcycle Museum bike. Best advertisement By Eric Ellis Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
