roysclockgun Posted July 15, 2008 #76 Posted July 15, 2008 Daytona Beach. Because: Lots of great sites for bikers to visit, including manufacturers of custom bikes and paint jobs. Great weather all year long. The town is set up to accept huge numbers of bikers and is biker friendly. The beach. The speedway. The various museums devoted to racing. The flea markets with lots of motorcycle related items for sale. A number of very large motorcycle dealers in the area that run regular tour rides for bikers. Famous watering holes. The beach. "Destination Daytona" conglomerate of biker related dealers. Did I mention The Beach! Steven L. Ashe; 2006 Black Cherry Venture
1BigDog Posted July 15, 2008 #77 Posted July 15, 2008 Although I would love to trek to Colorado or any point west I simply cannot take off that much time from work among other issues. So, ill guess ill toss my hat into the ring for Tennessee or Arkansas. Florida is nice but extremely hot in the summer.
DANJ Posted July 15, 2008 #80 Posted July 15, 2008 I would like to suggest Grand Junction, Colorado. Located on the mild side of the Continental Divide. Easy access via Interstate 70. Between Denver and the Utah border designated the most scenic Interstate in the U.S. Easy access from Canada and all other points of the U.S. In the heart of some of the best riding in the U.S. Biker friendly town, great accommodations, large selection of eating establishments, & scenery galore. quote] I like that idea. DJ
Guest cmac Posted July 15, 2008 #81 Posted July 15, 2008 My suggestion for the International gathering is Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada. The Canadian Rockies are amazing and Jasper is close to several National parks. Lots of easy accomodation available and the rides here are to die for!!! amazing on all levels. Clean and a great place to ride. Come on up and enjoy the wilds of western Canada in the best province in Canada - Alberta. The neighbour to the west -BC- is also a very very beautiful province with mountains oceans and miles of wild country. A bit of a hike for some but easily worth the ride!!!
93 venture Posted July 15, 2008 #82 Posted July 15, 2008 I would like to see it around where they have the pork in the pines, its not the center of the US,but it would help bring more of our Candian freinds to the ralley. EH !
Crash Posted July 15, 2008 #83 Posted July 15, 2008 I like the Tennessee area so we could ride over and visit St Judes Children Research Hospital!
Dave3 Posted July 15, 2008 #84 Posted July 15, 2008 I to think Nawlins would be a great place for the rally. Great City, Great Party, Great food, Great people, Great need for Rally help on local economy.
Sleeperhawk Posted July 15, 2008 #86 Posted July 15, 2008 My vote goes for Northern Colorado up to Alberta. Why would anyone in their right mind want to ride in 90+ temps and humidity above 60% during the summer months. Down South, that includes Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Southern Utah. Have any of you looked at the average temps and humidity in these areas. From what all said about Northern Colorado the temps were hot during the day unless up in the higher elavations which most of us would be. As someone said, lets keep the Rally rotating between two places and leave it at that OR just stick with the 3 to 4 day type events like Vogel, Skid's, or Eureka Springs.
brscooter Posted July 15, 2008 #88 Posted July 15, 2008 There have been 2 people suggest New Orleans. I would love it here as I live 70 miles away. But during this time of year there are 2 kinds of weather down here. They are "hot as hell" and "hot as hell, with rain". I would love it here as we have the best food in the world but, there are many other places that are better to ride than here. We also have good places to fish but these ventures don't ride on top of the water. I would suggest northern Arkansas for the beauty and rodes to ride or the Texas hill Country for the same reasons.
MM388 Posted July 15, 2008 #89 Posted July 15, 2008 There seems to be plenty of regional bias, but I'm going for Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Rocket Posted July 15, 2008 #90 Posted July 15, 2008 My suggestion for the International gathering is Jasper National Park in Alberta Canada. The Canadian Rockies are amazing and Jasper is close to several National parks. Lots of easy accomodation available and the rides here are to die for!!! amazing on all levels. Clean and a great place to ride. Come on up and enjoy the wilds of western Canada in the best province in Canada - Alberta. The neighbour to the west -BC- is also a very very beautiful province with mountains oceans and miles of wild country. A bit of a hike for some but easily worth the ride!!! Only problem I see, is the probable lack of support, to get a scoot fixed fairly quickly, in the Jasper area. This needs to be considered in any location chosen. I was not at Ft Collins, but the support from the bike shop, near this years Rally HQ, was outstanding.......... :thumbsup:
johnnyp Posted July 15, 2008 #91 Posted July 15, 2008 I would like to see the rally held in Knoxville. The surrounding area has some of the best riding in the world. We have people from all over come to the Smokies to ride the Dragon, Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherohala Skyway, Hwy 441, and Hwy 421 in Bristol. All of these roads are well within a day trip of Knoxville and that what we go to these things for, is to RIDE. Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Knoxville cater to the rider with plenty of places to eat, stay, shopping and siteseeing. It's not any more time to get there than Sturgis or Daytona. The people at Chilhowie Park take care of about 250,000 bikers when they come to the Honda Hoot in June, so I'm sure they can handle a few hundred thousand of us. Happy Trails to everyone no matter where we end up. Be safe out there and watch out for the other idiots. johnnyp
Ponch Posted July 15, 2008 #92 Posted July 15, 2008 Choice #1 Santa Fe NM Choice #2 4 corners, Colorado Choice #3 NW Arkansas Ponch
Poledar Posted July 15, 2008 #93 Posted July 15, 2008 Anywhere that the beaches are topless and the women prefer "mature" men!
skidrow Posted July 15, 2008 #94 Posted July 15, 2008 On second thought, anybody mentioned Las Vegas yet ? You've got hills, Hooverdam, light shows in the evening, etc.
RoadKill Posted July 15, 2008 #95 Posted July 15, 2008 We just got back from our annual couples trip and honestly there was not a bad rode. Lots of hotels around Prairie Du Chien too. Centrally located Very good food prices around there too.
kantornado Posted July 15, 2008 #96 Posted July 15, 2008 Here is my take on this. It really does not matter how many places one throws out to have the 2009 rally. It comes down to WHO WILL BE WILLING TO THROW IT TOGETHER. Picking locations is great but who in that state is going to do the leg work to get it off the ground. I read allot of post by people who want it in the state of there choosing but as you read there post it is not them volunteering to put it together. The guys did a great job in Colorado and kitchner. So who volunteers for the 09 and we go from there for a vote. JMO............................Ron
Yama Mama Posted July 15, 2008 #97 Posted July 15, 2008 Anywhere that the beaches are topless and the women prefer "mature" men! How about mature topless women? Say what? Mama:whistling:
Sunman Posted July 15, 2008 #98 Posted July 15, 2008 I think Las Vegas!! Vegas is just a party town, and there is great riding in the area as well. Both the grand canyon and Brice Canyon are within a day. Just my suggestion
gibvel Posted July 15, 2008 #99 Posted July 15, 2008 Here is my take on this. It really does not matter how many places one throws out to have the 2009 rally. It comes down to WHO WILL BE WILLING TO THROW IT TOGETHER. Picking locations is great but who in that state is going to do the leg work to get it off the ground. I read allot of post by people who want it in the state of there choosing but as you read there post it is not them volunteering to put it together. The guys did a great job in Colorado and kitchner. So who volunteers for the 09 and we go from there for a vote. JMO............................Ron Psssst, Ron, It's just a contest!!
adventurer 08 Posted July 15, 2008 #100 Posted July 15, 2008 i am from michigan but i will pick southern ohio.
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