No Events or Vendors inside the city of mb. -- Only Tourist

Bike Week draws over 300,000 motorcycle enthusiasts, spending over 300 million dollars in lodging, restaurants, fuel, and entertainment from Little River to Georgetown.   The motorcycle enthusiasts do not arrive all at once.  Many women riders arrive for the first weekend with friends and families celebrating Mothers Day.   Others arrive on Monday and leave Thursday.   Like all events, no matter what they are the weekend always draws the largest attendance   No matter when the motorcycle enthusiasts arrive many visit attractions from, Wilmington NC to Charleston SC.  

The turn of the century brought a huge housing and commercial building boom into the area, but not in road construction.   Monies are earmarked for road construction but they are years from being built.  In the meantime we will all have to deal with major traffic problems, all over the Grand Strand, especially during the summer months. 

    These Rules will be in effect year-round -- Not just for the Month of May
The city of myrtle beach passed restrictive ordinances (links listed below) targeting the May Rallies.  Both rallies, Bike Week & Black Bike Week, brought an estimated 500,000 visitors (tourist) to the Grand Strand area.  NOT in the city of mb.   The city of myrtle beach has never been a sponsor or host of Bike Week.  These new ordinances apply ONLY inside the city limits of myrtle beach NOT in Horry County or surrounding Counties and Cities
***  There are no bike events (vendors) inside the city limits of mb.  
***  All events (vendors) are outside the city in Horry County, Murrells Inlet or North Myrtle Beach. 

The Grand Strand is a tourist destination and throughout the Grand Strand there are thousands of motel- hotel rooms, condos for rent, and rental homes.   Every day a unit is vacant is lost revenue.   The city of myrtle beach can't stop you from visiting and supporting the businesses that support Bike Week during Bike Week or any time of the year.  

A business that has a license to do business year round in the City of MB should have the right to advertise their business whenever and wherever they deem necessary to attract customers.  Yes there are businesses inside the city limits of myrtle beach that do support Bike Week and welcome Motorcycle Enthusiast.   Support the Business that advertises on this web site, they Support Bike Week.

Even in hard times motorcycle events will draw motorcycle enthusiast if only for a brief period of time.   I'm sure motorcycle enthusiast is welcome in all cities and states in the US as long as you obey the state and local laws.  Respect the community you are visiting.  
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We have listed links below to the city and to county reports.

                             New ordnances only in the city of mb

The city of mb has taken down or moved the link to the rules they passed that basically are directed toward motorcycle enthusiasts.   If you wish to get info on the city of mb 15 rules they passed directed  at the bike weeks contact the city of mb directly.   

** The city of mb rules are their city rules and only apply inside the city of mb.    These are not in effect in Horry County or surrounding counties. 

http://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/visitors.html - Description of the City of Myrtle Beach. You can see how small Myrtle Beach is in relation to Horry County.

http://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/contacts.html - City of Myrtle Beach Contact info.   E-mail addresses to send your thoughts to. 

http://www.horrycounty.org/hot_topics/08SprAfterActionRpt.pdf - 2007 After Action Report put together by Horry County Staff. Shows that the rallies are not a problem in Horry County.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horry_County,_South_Carolina  - Horry County Information (including all of the communities in Horry County). This will give you a better idea of what makes up Horry County and that there is much more to the area than the City of Myrtle Beach.

http://www.sciway.net/maps/cnty/horry.html - Map of Horry County

        PDF --- Map Showing the City limits of Myrtle Beach
Many of you have asked is there a map showing exactely where the city limits is.  This link - http://www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/PDF%20forms/City%20Limits%20Map.pdf
will take you to the City Map.   Note --- This is a very large file and it will take a while to upload on many computers. 

                                         Bypass the city of mb
For the people going north or south and do not want to go through the city of mb you can totally miss mb.   You can get on the 31 bypass from Hwy 544 or from 501 and connect to US 22 and exit off near North Myrtle Beach at the Pro Bass Shop.   You never go into the city.  The new regulations (laws) the city of mb passed only applies inside the city NOT in the county or other cities on the Grand Strand.   
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                    The Grand Strand -- Except mb
                   365 Days a Year, The Grand Strand Welcomes Tourist
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Traveling around the Grand Strand
For the people going north or south and do not want to be in the traffic take the 31 Bypass.  You can get on the 31 bypass from Hwy 544 and connect to US 22 and exit off near North Myrtle Beach at the Pro Bass Shop. 

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Myrtle Beach Bike Week LLC
Sonny Productions
280 Haynes Rd,
Summerfield NC 27358.
Office # 336-643-1367
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