Daytona Beach Bike Week 2014 Picture Gallery

April 19, 2014 by

Bike week

Well it’s a bit late, but I thought you all would like to see my pictures I took of this years Daytona Beach Bike Week 2014! It was fun, I went two days. Most of the pics below are custom bikes they show off at the speedway.

I like going there as you can see all the cool custom bikes and lots of good vendors with loads of stuff to check out. Plus you can test drive a lot of different motorcycles.

But I also went down to the beach and Main street and got some good pictures there too. I’m using a different picture gallery as my other one had problems. So enjoy this Daytona Beach Bike week picture gallery! :)

Click on the first thumbnail and it will show it full size. Click to the right to go to the next one or just click the image itself. Click on the little X way at the top left corner of your screen to exit the gallery.

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Daytona 500 NASCAR race event 2012

February 23, 2012 by

How time flies! This weekend, Feb. 26th 2012 will once again be time for the Daytona 500 NASCAR races in Daytona beach! For those race car fans this is not news as they have been following it closely.

But for others that don’t follow it or are here on vacation they may be a little surprised at how packed the traffic is around Daytona beach this weekend. In fact even in Orlando it’s going to be a very busy weekend.

That’s because many race fans stay at hotels in Orlando and take in some of the theme parks while they are here. So just about everywhere in the Central Florida area it will be packed with people and traffic.
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Bike week in Daytona Beach and Orlando

February 18, 2009 by

Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk about the upcoming bike week in Daytona. Now just like my post on the Daytona 500, Orlando gets a lot of overflow tourist from bike week even though it’s in Daytona Beach, about 60 miles away. In fact many fly in from the Orlando airport, get a hotel in Orlando and drive out to Daytona during the day.

I myself have been to bike week several times. I use to have a courier route that went right down A1A, which is the beach front road. I got stuck in that sea of bikers all week long with my cargo van, what a pain! However it was cool to see all the bikes,,,, and biker chicks! :) I also went there just for the event last year.

If you’ve never been there you just can’t imagine the sight of over 600,000 bikes all in one town. That’s over half a million motorcycles riding down the road. You know that sound when a dozen or so bikers ride by? Picture that sound 10 times louder and never stopping all day! If you don’t like load noises, bike week is not for you. [Read more…]

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Staying in Orlando for the Daytona 500 NASCAR races

February 16, 2009 by

Well I did it again, being just a few days late about an event I should have posted about here in Orlando! Yesterday was the Daytona 500, the first race of the season for NASCAR. Of course the Daytona 500 is not in Orlando, it’s in Daytona Beach. But many get a hotel in Orlando or come to Orlando to do the tourist stuff.

Daytona Beach is around 60 miles north-east of Orlando. The best way to get there is on I-4, which goes straight there. I use to have a courier route that took me right past the track all week long. Now I have to admit I’m not a big fan of racing, but my mom sure is! She watches every race that comes on TV.

On race day it can be damn hard to find a place to park. The parking right there at the track quickly fills up and then people start parking everywhere all around it. The shops around the Daytona 500 track get real tough with their parking. If you can’t prove your there to use their store your going to get your car towed. [Read more…]

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