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Raven said:
I can't believe it's been 38 years since I last went to Bike Week.
Have fun!
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Wow. I thought 23 years was long ago.

Once, (only because BMW Motorad sent me on a R1200C {yuck} ) was enough for me. Drunk driving motorcycle riders literally everywhere. I hated it, but then again, I hate being around intoxicated people.

I don’t know why people would think that is fun. Only if you like mixing motorcycles and alcohol in extreme excess.

I will never ever forget my very negative experience. There was nothing “fun” about it.

During Bike Week 2000, 570 people were involved in 281 motorcycle-related crashes. Two hundred thirty people were injured, of which 147 sought treatment in emergency departments, 72 were hospitalized, and 15 died.

It was the record holder of death for 5 years and then remains the 2nd worst # of deaths in its history, outpaced only in 2006 with 20 fatalities.

The number of annual motorcycle fatalities incurred at Bike Week since 2000 can be seen here:

  • 2000: 15
  • 2001: 6
  • 2002: 13
  • 2003: 1
  • 2006: 20
  • 2007: 8
  • 2008: 7
  • 2009: 7
  • 2010: 4
  • 2011: 3
  • 2012: 8
  • 2013: 3
  • 2014: 3
  • 2019: 1
  • 2020: 6
  • 2021: 5
 
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Knight Rider Guzzi, that's something you don't see every day. 👍
 
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