Bike week douche bags

[Stoneman]

There's tons of money to be had by many, many people. I remember in the late 80's, the towns of Gilford & Laconia were looking to do away with the rally all together. That came to an abrupt hault when the recession of the early 90's hit. If I recall, that's about when they not only decided to call off the request to obliterate it, but they started to embrace and push for it to be a week-long event again...

FWIW-I don't particularly like the Weirs area during Bike Week. My wife likes making at least one trek during the fiasco. Not only does she head over, she often does so by herself or with a girlfriend or two to take it all in. They usually park in Laconia and take the train in...

[Chippertheripper]

My sure-fire cure is to flag those guys down and ask "Could you take it easy? This is nap time and you wake up the baby."

It works every time. They never require "Proof of baby."

G21Forme, you live in a state that very proudly has no broad-based taxes and where tourism is the 2nd largest industry (first by some measures). You have every right to object to the endless parade of 200+ lb tattooed motorcycle mammas. But to argue that there isn't a net positive economic benefit doesn't fly. The state says each visitor spends $400 - it isn't all in Laconia.

Every time I hear the thing fire up, I try and catch him. Believe me, I'm fighting the good fight down here. My neighbors have called the cops a few times.

Edit: and no same person would believe you had a baby. Maybe a grandbaby...

[nhbubba]

Surely you mean garandbaby.

[lak-o-wits]

Bike week now is like a kids birthday party. I remember back in the 80's when you had people camped along both sides of 106 from Concord to Laconia camping and what not...lightin fires, gettin drunk, and taking there clothes off. I live 5 miles from the track in Loudon, and have been there for 7 years, never caused me any problems..In fact, I hardly see any bikes on 106 anymore when the festivities are over. Back in the day, it used to be a steady stream of them heading south on 106 at the end of the weekend for like 6-7 hours. Any NAscar race weekend is much worse in my opinion.

[nhbubba]

Bike week now is like a kids birthday party..

..at an over-commercialized chain joint, where you pay by credit card and make your reservations 9 months in advance.

[Stoneman]

Bike week now is like a kids birthday party. I remember back in the 80's when you had people camped along both sides of 106 from Concord to Laconia camping and what not...lightin fires, gettin drunk, and taking there clothes off. I live 5 miles from the track in Loudon, and have been there for 7 years, never caused me any problems..In fact, I hardly see any bikes on 106 anymore when the festivities are over. Back in the day, it used to be a steady stream of them heading south on 106 at the end of the weekend for like 6-7 hours. Any NAscar race weekend is much worse in my opinion.

These days people get where they're going and stay put. 'Back then' we didn't have such stringent laws, fines & penalties. We've noticed that pretty much when it gets dark is when most travel and road-side shenanigans end nowadays. We were at Rocky Road Campground Saturday from about 6:00 'til midnight and were amazed at what little traffic there was on 106. Only saw about 4 vehicles on our trip back to Center Barnstead and not one was a bike!

And yes, NASCAR is inherently much more of a mess. And as you well know, it starts the day they start letting spectators bring their campers in and last until Monday-Tuesday after the race. But hey, look at how much money THAT brings in. People aren't so quick to bitch about THAT bullshit, right?

[Garandman]

My son and his friends would like to go to a NASCAR race: is that a crazy idea? Maybe take a helicopter?

[lak-o-wits]

My son and his friends would like to go to a NASCAR race: is that a crazy idea? Maybe take a helicopter?

No, not crazy. There are ways to avoid all of the traffic if you know the back roads

[Stoneman]

My son and his friends would like to go to a NASCAR race: is that a crazy idea? Maybe take a helicopter?

No, not crazy. There are ways to avoid all of the traffic if you know the back roads

What lake-o said...

It's super kid-friendly, those race events. If you live in the area however and aren't a NASCAR fan, your life pretty much sucks for a week or so surrounding the event. The closer you live, the worserer it is...

[gixxer72]

I most certainly am not, are you free to tell a 12 year old girl exactly how you would like to rape her? Are you free to then rape her? Are you free to kick mirrors off a car for driving on a public road? Are you free to smash a phone or camera because someone took a picture of your bike? Are you free to harm others? You have no idea Wtf you are talking about and are strictly getting offended because it's bike week. Do you have a girlfriend or daughter? How would you feel if one week out of the year you literally had to keep them inside, granted I could take over countries with what's in my trunk but should I have to? You are far beyond your reach with this discussion so just stop.

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Holy fuck this is just awesome. Do you actually spend any time at the bikeweek events? I have taken females to Laconia and Daytona, can't remember one time that someone said shit out of line much less raped anybody. Does stupid shit get said? I'm sure. Do people get raped? Every fucking day all around America. I get the 'inconvenience' factor you are fed up with and can respect that. The rest of it is completely paranoid bullshit.

[SteveM]

completely paranoid bullshit.

Much like the contents of the trunk?

[mzdagrl]

The rest of it is completely paranoid bullshit.

just because it hasnt happened to someone you know doesnt mean it doesnt happen. he goes over the top sometimes, but you guys are missing the point - people should feel safe bringing families there and he doesn't. i choose to not go because i dont feel safe. my experience was different i guess.

[gumby]

Not sure how one couldn't feel safe at bike week these days. The police presence has been heavy in the area, and they don't tolerate the douchebaggery they did years ago.
What was once an out of control drunken party has now become a civilized, low key gathering.

[KnuckleBallz]

I just rock my dad's Laconia t-shirt from back in the day. Don't even want to go, because I know I'll be disappointed.
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G21, you should move back to Mass, or maybe explore some of the privacy that the Northern Kingdom has to offer.

[gixxer72]

Much like the contents of the trunk?

That part of his post was pretty sad...

[gixxer72]

just because it hasnt happened to someone you know doesnt mean it doesnt happen. he goes over the top sometimes, but you guys are missing the point - people should feel safe bringing families there and he doesn't. i choose to not go because i dont feel safe. my experience was different i guess.

You missed the point. Bad shit happens to people all the time, everywhere. People should feel safe at bike week because THEY ARE! Sorry you had a bad time, I guess it's not for everyone.

[PinHead]

I just rock my dad's Laconia t-shirt from back in the day. Don't even want to go, because I know I'll be disappointed.
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G21, you should move back to Mass, or maybe explore some of the privacy that the Northern Kingdom has to offer.

We don't want em back here either, He's all yours now. I just think it's funny because all he speaks about is how FREE everyone should be, and that is why he moved to NH. But when OTHER people want to exercise their freedom, he thinks it's bullshit.

[G21forme]

I don't go, point is when some people cross the border thier internal dbag switch gets turned on. And the people of this state have to deal with them. I don't like when people coming to bike week go nuts outside of the weirs, pretty sure I said that a few times. And knuckles born and raised in NH Btw. Sure we get some money but if I took a shit on your front lawn and tossed you a five and said we are good right you would not agree. For the hundreth time I just don't like the dbags for the love of the magic man in the sky.

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[G21forme]

We need a thread about this?
We get it, you're a local and you're better than them.

If it wasn't completely rude I would cross post your Facebook status. Holy hypocrite.

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[obsolete]

My father has worked rallies longer than I've been alive and being that it is a "family" business that means myself, my sister and step sister all worked them as teenagers. Also there, my stepmother and a lot of female employees through the years. Daytona, Sturgis, Americade, Laconia, Biketoberfest and every little shit weekender in between. Never had an issue. To add even more to that, my father and stepmother have thick accents. To this day they would rather deal with customers there than in their store. Maybe you have had a bad string of luck but I assure you my father would never had let his teenage daughter work there with what you describe and he would have made it an issue had it happened. Sucks man, I never felt unsafe. I don't go because it's not my crowd but I have never felt unsafe.

[jasnmar]

To add even more to that, my father and stepmother have thick accents.

Sucks man, I never felt unsafe. I don't go because it's not my crowd but I have never felt unsafe.

Yeah, but they are Portuguese accents and no one can figure out how to complain about Portuguese. People don't even know if it's Spanish or Italian or any other language.

I live 30ish minutes from Laconia. I don't attend "the rally", but all things being equal prefer the rally to nascar weekends, but in total it's 3 weekends per year that are a hassle. I'll live (but I also haven't had the experience Greg describes... If I had my opinion would be different).

[Chippertheripper]

If it wasn't completely rude I would cross post your Facebook status. Holy hypocrite.

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I can do that myself:
"Hey door to door meat salesman, can't you see I'm actively cutting a piece of wood on a table saw at this very moment? No? That's right, because you're a door to door meat salesman, you're excused from perceiving anything that resembles humanity."

ie: you're a retard for walking down my driveway into my back yard and trying to get me to buy a steak when I'm concentrating on cutting an angle piece of wood, off the guide. Why was I being so cautious? Because I wanted to get everything cut and the thing put away before my mother inlaw came back with my kid. What's the significance? Because I didn't want her geeking out I was doing anything unsafe, which could lead to severe injury just like my father inlaw (a seasoned carpenter) did a few weeks ago.

How is this related to bike week Greg? I don't know, but clearly you think so.

[Drewski]

My son and his friends would like to go to a NASCAR race: is that a crazy idea? Maybe take a helicopter?

Drive up to exit 20 in Tilton and come in from the north.......or just camp up there for the weekend. Way less traffic coming south on 106.

[Garandman]

Drive up to exit 20 in Tilton and come in from the north.......or just camp up there for the weekend. Way less traffic coming south on 106.

interesting. We are looking at places N of Mt Sunapee for that reason.

[RandyO]

Drive up to exit 20 in Tilton and come in from the north.......or just camp up there for the weekend. Way less traffic coming south on 106.

when the races exit, 106>140>exit 20 is a parking lot as well

you need to know which gravel roads to come across that end up near the track's parking areas on 106