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The majority of the rally activities take place in the Weirs Beach vicinity such as food and merchandise vendor booths, concerts and entertainment. There are many other lodging accommodations in the area such as condos, campgrounds, bed and breakfasts, etc. The main hotel in the Laconia is the Naswa Resort which is located in Weirs Beach. The Laconia Bike Week rally has been taking place for over many decades in the beautiful city or Laconia, New Hampshire. If you are thinking about attending this popular spring-time motorcycle rally we provide many different motorcycle transport options for you to consider for your trip to the rally, from the rally or round trip to and from the rally. The weather through the weekend looks clear, cool and dry, perfect for motorcycle riding.One of the oldest motorcycle rallies in the United State occurs each year in June at Laconia, New Hampshire. Most surrounding restaurants and venues feature live entertainment and events, including at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon and Makris Lobster and Steak House in Concord. Held from June 11 to June 19, Laconia bike week – billed as the world’s oldest motorcycle rally – attracts thousands of riders from around the country who descend on the Lakes Region this time of year. It had nothing to do with killing and shooting and fighting. “Somebody ran over someone on a bike and they decided to tip his car upside down. “It wasn’t really a riot,” he said, chuckling. His favorite memory was the riot in 1965 that drew a huge police presence. He’s been coming to bike week, which is now in its 99th year, since 1964. On Wednesday he was at Laconia Motorcycle Week hanging out and talking to fellow riders. So has his bedazzled 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide with 374,000 miles on it.īlout, of Bristol, has been across the country five or six times with his wife on that motorcycle, a former police bike.

Mike Blout has been around the block more than once.

GEOFF FORESTER-Monitor staffĪ decked out motorcycle for sale along Route 3 in Laconia on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Mike Bloutâs 1999 Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle that has 374,000 miles on it parked at Weirs Beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Walkers along the main drag on Weirs Beach stop and admire Mike Bloutâs 1999 Electaglide on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The midweek crowds were large all along the pier area. Motorcycles and cars line up and down Route 3 near Weirs Beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Motorcycles ride into Laconia on Route 106 on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. CONCORD MONITOR PHOTOS - GEOFF FORESTERīikes lined up along the pier along the main drag at Weirs Beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Blout has been coming coming to the event since 1964 and was there during the riot in 1965. Mike Blout, 79, gets ready to cross the main drag along Weirs Beach in Laconia at Bike Week on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
