Laconia's bike week is one of the big three
motorcycle rally's, the other two being at Daytona
and Sturgis. It's an incredible event, one you won't forget. Last
year an estimated 320,000 people came during the 9 day event, nearly
nineteen times the average population of this area. That number may
not sound huge compared to other rally's, but this one is compressed
into an area about one square mile in size. The result is an
atmosphere in which calling it wild, is a gross understatement.
Large crowds gather at the roadsides and watch the endless parade of
bikes make their way to the Weirs. When the traffic backs up on
Friday night, all of Saturday, and most of Sunday, the atmosphere
intensifies. All you hear is the roar of thousands of bikes and the
huge crowds cheering them on. Hundreds of vendors line Lakeside
avenue, parts of the boulevard, and route 3 selling every kind of
food and anything that can be made out of leather. |
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