Biker Unfriendly?
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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We went to bike week a few years back ... and swore we wouldn't do that again.
We discovered during a run down the keys that Floridians (at least the hotels/motels) don't like bikers ... period! Couldn't get a hotel rooms to save our lives. We even took it up a few notches ... ask for a room then being told the place was full ... Even though the Vacancy sign was lit... and EVEN though, while we still lingered outside the lobby ... motorists would drive up, walk in and walk out with room keys only moments later. This happened numerous times. Funny how that happens? Happened too often to be a coinkidink.
We discovered during a run down the keys that Floridians (at least the hotels/motels) don't like bikers ... period! Couldn't get a hotel rooms to save our lives. We even took it up a few notches ... ask for a room then being told the place was full ... Even though the Vacancy sign was lit... and EVEN though, while we still lingered outside the lobby ... motorists would drive up, walk in and walk out with room keys only moments later. This happened numerous times. Funny how that happens? Happened too often to be a coinkidink.
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I just moved down near Jacksonville (Middleburg) a couple years back and have to say the North East Florida area is one of the most biker friendly area's I've lived. There is a bike night every night somewhere between Jacksonville and Daytona. The number of biker friendly bars in the area is just amazing and they all welcome us with open arms. The only negative thing I've heard is the notherners who have moved down in the past 20 or so years is trying to push Bike Week and Bikertobefest out of Daytona proper. But according to the true locals that will never happen because Bike Week and Biketoberfest is where they make the big money. The NASCAR crowd and Sprink Break crowd, according to the locals, are just plain cheap! They say it's the bikers who bring the big money into town. One thing you have to be careful of in Florida is the location of your license plate. They just recently enacted a law that has a $1500.00 fine for improper placement, which is any area other than the rear of the bike. The law was designed to crack down on the sport bikes who would hide their plates. From what I understand most cops won't write the ticket unless you screw with them. Plus several have said if you do get the ticket and fine to take it court because the law is vaguely written and the judge can lower the fine. ABATE is working now to get the law repealed.
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F*&K myrtle beach and the rest of the a$$holes that don't want our money. I will be happy to spend it elsewhere. Like was said before to bad for the people who want our money in these kinda places but oh well. You know we are and always will be BIKER TRASH to somepeople. F*&K'em they just don't get it. And the thing that sux the most is most of the people who judge people for what they think they see are the LOWEST forms of scum in the world themselves. So spend and visit elsewhere and ride safe. and F.T.W.
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We went to bike week a few years back ... and swore we wouldn't do that again.
We discovered during a run down the keys that Floridians (at least the hotels/motels) don't like bikers ... period! Couldn't get a hotel rooms to save our lives. We even took it up a few notches ... ask for a room then being told the place was full ... Even though the Vacancy sign was lit... and EVEN though, while we still lingered outside the lobby ... motorists would drive up, walk in and walk out with room keys only moments later. This happened numerous times. Funny how that happens? Happened too often to be a coinkidink.
We discovered during a run down the keys that Floridians (at least the hotels/motels) don't like bikers ... period! Couldn't get a hotel rooms to save our lives. We even took it up a few notches ... ask for a room then being told the place was full ... Even though the Vacancy sign was lit... and EVEN though, while we still lingered outside the lobby ... motorists would drive up, walk in and walk out with room keys only moments later. This happened numerous times. Funny how that happens? Happened too often to be a coinkidink.