Jim B.
Junior Member
I took up riding five years ago at age 55. I rode from California to Sturgis last year and the year before and wanted to ride to my first Bikertoberfest this year. However, none of my friends could get enough time off work and my wife said no Biketoberfest for me unless she could take some kind of Caribbean cruise. So, we flew to Florida for Bikertoberfest and then took a 5 day cruise to Grand Turk and Nassau.
We stayed in Palm Coast and we were delighted to find that Bruce Rossmyer's Daytona dealership was only a few miles down the road. (Rest in Peace, Bruce.) We spent a few hours there and then drove down Highway 1. I was amazed at number of bikes that I saw on I-95 and Highway 1. It seemed like there were more than there were at Sturgis last year and the year before but maybe that's because Sturgis is spread out over a week instead of just a couple of days. There also seemed to be a lot more sport bikes, Goldwings and other non-HD bikes than there were at Sturgis.
I made the mistake of driving down the main street in Daytona with a van. That is one narrow street compared to the main street in Sturgis. I couldn't do much walking due to a knee injury a week before we left so I found a place to park in a parking lot on one of the big streets that people use to turn onto the main street. We got a spot facing the street and spent about two hours watching all the bikes go by. Then it was back up Highway 1 to the for some time at the Broken Spoke Saloon. A great time was had by all.
We stayed in Palm Coast and we were delighted to find that Bruce Rossmyer's Daytona dealership was only a few miles down the road. (Rest in Peace, Bruce.) We spent a few hours there and then drove down Highway 1. I was amazed at number of bikes that I saw on I-95 and Highway 1. It seemed like there were more than there were at Sturgis last year and the year before but maybe that's because Sturgis is spread out over a week instead of just a couple of days. There also seemed to be a lot more sport bikes, Goldwings and other non-HD bikes than there were at Sturgis.
I made the mistake of driving down the main street in Daytona with a van. That is one narrow street compared to the main street in Sturgis. I couldn't do much walking due to a knee injury a week before we left so I found a place to park in a parking lot on one of the big streets that people use to turn onto the main street. We got a spot facing the street and spent about two hours watching all the bikes go by. Then it was back up Highway 1 to the for some time at the Broken Spoke Saloon. A great time was had by all.
