Fall Biker business is down 30 or 40 percent

Is it because gas prices or the number of ordinances against the bikers? Local business owners are telling us, the number of bikers at the Fall rally this year are down.

Normally the Suck Bang Blow parking lot in Murrell's Inlet is packed for the Fall bike rally, but not this year.


A manager of the bar said he seen his share of bike rallies and said this turnout is dissappointing. He understands a lot has to do with the economy, but it's so far off from last year's numbers that the only thing we can allocate it to is Myrtle Beach.

In the city of Myrtle Beach, where noise and nuisance road laws recently went into effect the bar business is down 30 or 40 percent.

Whether they disagree with the city of Myrtle Beach's new ordinances against motorcycles, or they're simply trying to save the cash, local business owner Joe said this year's Fall bike rally isn't exactly revving his economic engine.

Though biker business may not be booming as much usual this weekend, merchants said they're glad to have any tourism money right now.