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A motorcycle rally is a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts. Rallies can be large or small, and one-time or recurring. Some rallies are ride-in events, whereas some like the Iron Butt Rally involve days of riding and an actual gathering only at the end of the ride.
The event has been described as "the biggest single-day motorcycle event in the world," [5] a title also claimed by the Rolling Thunder rally in the United States. [6] Although hundreds of attendees arrive during winter months, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] attendance is at its highest when the date falls on a summer day.
The event has drawn praise throughout its history in national motorcycle press as well as national non-motorcycle media, including in the New York Times ''Americade is doing more for the image of motorcyclists than any other event,'' [4] the Associated Press “Americade is about as peaceful as a motorcycle rally can be.
The first Motoblot rally took place in July 2014, and was renamed from the previous "Mods vs Rockers Chicago" rally. [4] In addition to a motorcycle and hot rod show, the rally features live music, the Miss Motoblot pin-up contest, [5] and sponsorship by Triumph Motorcycles, Progressive Insurance, and All Rise Brewing.
FIM Rally is an international annual motorbike gathering that also has a competitive side compared to usual mototourism events. The nations and bike clubs compete in various fields e.g. covering the longest distance coming to the Rally (Norway Challenge), having most motorbikes with engine displacement from 125 cc to 250 cc (Bohemia Challenge) or having most bikers aged under 21 (Italia ...
The Digby Wharf Rat Rally is one of Canada's largest motorcycle rallies, attracting thousands of motorcycles, riders and other spectators to Digby, Nova Scotia.From August 31, to September 3, 2017 the Wharf Rat Rally had an overall attendance of more than 8,000 motorbikes and nearly 22,000 individual participants, including almost 17,000 out of town visitors.
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The Oyster Run is a motorcycle rally held annually each September since 1981 in Anacortes, Washington. It is the largest rally in the Pacific Northwest [3] with 2006 attendance estimated in the tens of thousands. [4] There was no rally in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6]