2009 Daytona Bike Week Photo Gallery

We caught up with our buddies from the West Coast, the brothers of Nash Motorcycles, at the Limpnickie Lot party at the Dog House.

Seeing shrunken heads next to an advertisement makes me wonder if I really would like to go adventure-touring in Thailand.

Motorcycle USA's Bryan Harley coming out of the Saints & Sinners Pub at Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley-Davidson. Be he saint or sinner?

The original Hillclimber sits outside the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, but this is an excellent reproduction.

LOVE, the name of this motorcycle built by Ami James and Christian Clayton, was on display at the Dog House on Main Street. Michael Lichter's photography is on the walls behind the bike.

We walked for hours and barely saw a third of the stuff at Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley-Davidson.

You might be a redneck if ... just kidding. This artist actually did a really good job.

Exile Cycles Russell Mitchell gave this guy props for baring skin on a cold night at the Dog House.

Traffic on Main St. in Daytona Beach is perpetual as the tide.

Who were those masked men?

Get your minds out of the gutter. She's just showing the judges her tattoos!

Despite all the doom and gloom you see on the television, the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach was jam packed.

It's hard not to smile when you're riding an OCC Chopper during Daytona's Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

Chopping it out aboard Orange County Chopper's Original chopper at Daytona Bike Week.

The star of our first day at Daytona. Orange County Chopper's Greenie bobber.

Check out the paint on this hopped-up Kawasaki Vulcan.

This is OCC's new production bagger.

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Chilly weather didn't keep these girls from cleaning off this bike.

This is what happens if you leave your bike behind at the Broken Spoke Saloon.

Vinnie DiMartino (l) and Cody Connelly (r), mug for the camera with Motorcycle USA's Cruiser Editor, Bryan Harley.

A V Force Customs creation, courtesy of the hard working Vinnie DiMartino and Cody Connelly.

This year's Harley-Davidson Ride In Bike Show was a big success, with 129 motorcycles entered in the event.

This Peraves Super Eco Mobile made its way to Bike Week via Switzerland!

Scenes like this line both sides of Daytona's Main St.

Willie G. and Bill Davidson congratulate one of the Honorable Mentions in the vintage motorcycle category at the Ride In show.

The appropriately named Eagle Bike had some serious metal work.

The sun shone bright and the motorcycles were polished for the Harley-Davidson Bike Week Ride In show.

Competitors in the bikini contest at the Cabbage Patch had the option to compete in bras and undies if they didn't come prepared.

2000 lbs of cabbage and gallons of Wesson oil add up to some serious cole slaw wrestling action.

Live music is everywhere you go at Bike Week.

The Veteran Tribute Bike will soon be making a cross-country journey to raise money for homeless and disabled vets.

The referee gets ready to count her out!

This is one motorcycle that I dare cagers to cut off in traffic.

Now this is more like it. The sun came out and the beer girls dressed more appropriately for Bike Week.

All oiled up and sticky with slaw. Only at Sopotnick's during Bike Week.

These two look like trouble. Willie G. and Bill Davidson prepare to hand out awards at the Harley Ride In show.

The beer girls at Sopotnick's were busy quenching the crowd's thirst.

Nothing beats riding around Daytona on an OCC chopper.

Check out this dude's tricked out Honda Rune.

2009 Daytona Bike Week

Motorcyclists from all over the world come to Daytona Bike Week this dude represented from Italy.

The view from our Hotel. Our life doesn't suck.

Check out this tricked out T-Rex ride.

With the opressive amount of law enforcement this year at Daytona riding around on a sportbike is sketchy.

This dude claimed to be "stunting like my daddy," whatever that means?

A traffic light view from aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Cruising the streets of Daytona on a pair of Kawasaki Ninja sportbikes.

Not all motorcycles need motors in Daytona.

Welcome to Daytona.

2009 Daytona Bike Week

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

Custom Builder Matt Hotch

Billy Lane cruised into the Dog House on one of his old school motorcycles and was greeted by famed photog Michael Lichter.

Russell Mitchell and Ami James work the crowd as they auction off guitars to benefit Soldiers Angels.

Roadside Marty worked the crowd at Willie's Tattoo Old School Chopper Show.

It really was a 'Party World' at Willie's Tattoo Old School Chopper Show.

This guy rolls in his bike that won best old school chopper.

Ken Conte hit up all of the custom builders at the Biker Fusion party, like Sucker Punch Sallys Christian Clayton, and got them to sign the skateboards that were auctioned off for Soldiers Angels.

The lucky judges in the background are soldiers back from during their tours in the Gulf.

Do you think the judges were enjoying the view?

There is a whole lot of talent between all these custom builders that were on the stage at the Dog House. Recognize a few?

The bikini contest after the Soldiers Angels benefit was a real crowd-pleaser.

These two were real crowd-pleasers at Willie's Tattoo Old School Chopper Show.

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Kawasaki's Kane Friesen's got some serious stunt skills.

Jason Britton and his Team No Limits wrecking crew definetly know what they're doing.

For the first time in its 68 year history, the Daytona 200 by Honda began at night.

2009 Daytona Bike Week

They even brought in lady cops at Daytona.

I was impressed with the styling and fit and finish of the 2009 Indian Chief Vintage. Now when do I get to ride?

The Victory CORE Concept may someday be more than just a concept.

These two motorcycle trailers made plenty of people laugh. The bulldog trailer was anatomically correct.

The 2010 Thunderbird is an important bike for the British motorcycle manufacturer.

She's sitting on the Harley-Davidson Billy Lane gave to a Vietnam Vet named Leon. Sorry Leon, the girl doesn't come with the bike.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

Erik Buell made it out to Daytona Bike Week this year. We ran into him at Rossmeyer Harley-Davidson.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

2009 Daytona Bike Week.

Star's VMax is a perfect motorcycle for Daytona Bike Week.

ROAR Motorcycles uses a Harley-Davidson 74 cubic-inch engine in its WildKaT highlighted by a lion's share of shining chrome.

ROAR Motorcycles' CEO Kathy Tolleson cruised around the corner on the WildKat to a rousing ovation from the crowd.

ROAR Motorcycles 2009 WildKaT debuted in front of a receptive crowd of family and friends in Daytona Beach on Saturday, March 7,2009.

ROAR Motorcycles opened during Bike Week in 2008 and a year later debuted its first motorcycle, the WildKaT.

Start with a bitching one-piece billet bike from Europe, add a Playboy Playmate and you've got Miss Rat's Hole Bike Week 2009.

Big pimping on twenty-two's during Daytona Bike Week.