European Bike Week

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European Bike Week riders parade on September 8, 2007
European Bike Week 2008

European Bike Week is an event on Faaker See , in Carinthia , Austria . Every year at the beginning of September up to 40,000 Harley-Davidson drivers and 50,000 fans of two-wheelers of all brands meet . In 2014, the previous high of 130,000 participants was reached.

background

A first motorcycle meeting on Lake Faak took place in 1998 and at that time it was a Harley-Davidson anniversary event . The first meeting took place with 15,000 participants. When the event continued over the next year, it was named European Bike Week. In the next few years it grew from a small event to the largest event for the rocker and biker scene in Europe and the third largest event worldwide. The event has also been increased to ten days.

All kinds of events are offered around the Faaker See in organized "Villages" as well as in private settings. Since 2002, this has included a ride-in bike show by Custom Chrome Europe with a stunt show . Concerts are also held during the week. At the first Harley Davidson meeting in 1998, the American band Bon Jovi performed in front of 40,000. In 2012 Monroes , the Kiss co-association Kiss Forever , the Rammstein co-association Stahlzeit and 10cc performed, among others .

Harley Village

The central point of contact is the Harley-Village, where the campsite and the official Harley-Davidson dealers are located. The outlaw scene also has a permanent place at the event.

The annual highlight is the parade , during which up to 25,000 motorcyclists take a trip together around the Faaker See, which has meanwhile become very popular in the media. Thefts increased in 2012, with motorcycles worth half a million euros stolen.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ European Bike Week at Faaker See. kaernten.at , accessed on April 15, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Visiting "Miss" Harley-Davidson. kaernten.orf.at , September 6, 2012, accessed on November 16, 2012 .
  3. ↑ a b c Horst Rösler: European Bike Week . In: Bikers News . No. 367 , November 2012, ISSN  1614-9157 , p. 28-34 .
  4. ↑ 25,000 Harleys at the final parade. Kaernten.orf.at , September 8, 2012, accessed on November 16, 2012 .
  5. ↑ "Harleys" shone with the sun in competition. Kleine Zeitung , September 8, 2012, archived from the original on October 31, 2014 .;