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The Whole-Hog on Bike Week
The usual attendance is about a half-million, and activities are more adult-oriented, so you may want to leave the kids at home with the babysitter for this event.
Tags: motorcycling, Daytona_Beach, festival, events, adventure,
There Is a Season
You don't have to ride a "hawg" to appreciate the action and machines that stream through the area for four days annually during Biketoberfest, this year Oct. 16-19. As the festival planners like to say, "there's a little biker in all of us," so let out your inner biker as you party to live music all around town.
Tags: beaches, Daytona_Beach, motorcycling, art, culture, festival, Ponce_Inlet, museums,
Wakeboard to Wind Tunnel
You can jump out of a perfectly good plane when you visit Skydive City. Skyventure in Orlando presents a slightly tamer alternative with its vertical wind tunnel.
Tags: sports, racing, equestrian, water_sports, motorcycling, manatees, adventure,
Florida's Fantastic Forests
With more than one million acres of undeveloped wilderness, Florida's 31 state forests are a veritable playground for backpackers, birders, paddlers and off-road cyclists.
Tags: Brooksville, Dade_City, Inverness, Jacksonville, Lake_Wales, Naples, Tallahassee, parks, outdoors_and_nature, fishing, hiking, biking, motorcycling, wildlife, canoeing, kayaking, water_sports, camping,
Great Motorcycle Rides in Northwest Florida
Whether you follow Highway 98 down the coast past some of America's best beaches or head inland to explore the two-lane country roads that snake through Florida's famous state and national forests, there's a ride here for you.
Tags: Apalachicola, Grayton_Beach, Milton, Pensacola, Seagrove_Beach, Seaside, Tallahassee, motorcycling, adventure,
The Florida Keys by Motorcycle
Heading south, the famous Seven Mile Bridge offers views of endless sky and sea; it also presents the most challenging riding you're likely to encounter.
Tags: Islamorada, Key_Largo, Key_West, Marathon, Miami, Florida_Keys, motorcycling, hotels, resorts, dining,
Top Florida Biker Events
Biketoberfest is Daytona Beach's autumn counterpart to Bike Week. The crowds aren't as overwhelming as the city's spring event, but Biketoberfest is every bit as much fun.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, Gainesville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Ybor_City, motorcycling, events, adventure,
Biking the West Coast
Henry Ford, the man behind the Model T, visited Edison's Fort Myers home in 1915 and liked the area so much, he returned the following year to purchase his own home.
Tags: Bradenton, Cedar_Key, Fort_Myers, Longboat_Key, Naples, Sarasota, Tampa, Venice, motorcycling, historical_sites, museums,
Go Off-Road
Osceola National Forest has 200,000 acres of wilderness with dozens of unnumbered forest roads that are open to dirt bikers.
Tags: Apalachicola, Dade_City, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake_City, Ocala, Pensacola, Tallahassee, motorcycling, parks,
Destination: Bike Week
The high-pitched whine of the in-line engines screaming around the track is a world away from the thunderous belching rumbles of Daytona's main streets and back roads.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, New_Smyrna_Beach, events, beaches, motorcycling, Ormond_Beach, racing, adventure,
Biking Daytona and Beyond
St. Augustine's Colonial Spanish Quarter is a pedestrian maze of shops, eateries and attractions such as the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in America.
Tags: Daytona_Beach, Flagler_Beach, New_Smyrna_Beach, Ocala, Orlando, Palatka, Winter_Park, St_Augustine, museums, parks, beaches, Ormond_Beach, motorcycling, historical_sites, Ponce_Inlet, lighthouses,
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