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& Valley Experience
June 6, 7 & 8 2008
Elroy, Wisconsin has been about wheels
all the time. First it was the railway.
Then it got the first bike trail in the Nation....
Now it's time for the 2nd
Elroy Bike Meet,
A Rural Hill & Valley
Experience
for Motorcycles of all kinds. Welcome to one
of the most beautiful places in the Midwest!
Welcome to Elroy,
Wisconsin -
Where Bikers Meet!
Thank
you
all 546 bikers
who came last year to our first
Elroy Bike Meet. You came from
four states making this, our first Elroy Bike Meet a Major Success!!
We also want to express our gratitude to
The Christian Motor Cycle Association of Minnesota who gathered up
to help us out, when their Wisconsin brothers and sisters couldn’t make
it.
Peter Egan of Cycle World, thank you
for your nice cover of the
bike meet in the
October issue of the Cycle World.
Who could have guessed that you grew up
in Elroy…
Last, but not least, thank you
Tommy Thompson for you took time
out
in Washington to be here... But this time
we expect you to ride with us!
The
2008
Elroy Bike Meet will start
on Friday, June 6 at 3 pm and goes on through
the weekend till Sunday at
1 pm.
The Bike Meet
is held at the same place as
last year. That’s the
Elroy Fairground,
south
of the city of Elroy, along Hwy 80/82.
Dealers representing Honda, Spyder,
Harley-Davidson,
Suzuki,
Yamaha, Kawasaki & Triumph are coming.
If you are in the mood for a new bike, take this great opportunity to
check them out!
One Stop & Shop!
Friday -
You are on your own. Have a beer with the locals in town or
Explore
the surroundings. Use the
Elroy Bike Meet Map,
This is the official Elroy Bike Meet Map and here you will find the much
talked about,
Train
route from last year's bike meet.
There will also be some
Hidden Valleys for
you to explore on your own and of course the
Train
route for the 2008.
The map covers four counties with the most beautiful roads in the
Nation. You will get the map when you pay your entrance fee.
Saturday -
As we figure, you cannot just walk
around
all Saturday enjoying yourself. Relaxing,
having a beer, checking out other makes
than your own, listen on
live bands, meeting friends and like
minded, buying things… So, we’ll have an
Explorer's Ride
for those who want to learn more about the surroundings. The prizes are different
but worthwhile.
We
want you, the dealers and the vendors to have a good weekend, so we have
moved the
Train
Ride,
The Rural Hill & Valley Experience till Sunday at 10 am. Upon your
return from this, hopefully in your eyes, another scenic and memorable
ride we’ll have a draw for a Spectacular, New Kind of Bike – The MUCH
talked about Can Am SPYDER!
Then of course also on
Saturday
the very popular - Beauty Contest
Three classes:
The Sexiest, The Ugliest &
The Beast
This time we'll do Trophies and
some cash
You get the application forms for both The Explorer's Ride and The
Beauty Contest at the Information booth.
We
have extended the Rock & Blues band
with a Country band for during the day on Saturday.
The
other bands and the bonfires
start at 7 pm.
Michael Murphy
on Friday
and
Black Frog
from Milwaukee on Saturday. Between noon and 4 pm on Saturday
Whiskey River Band
will
entertain from the stage. It is country from one of the best.
The same big tent will be up as last year and
we will start to give out
the door prizes earlier.
Sunday -
Do the
Train -
The Rural Hill & Valley Experience
- scenery ride
on Sunday morning.
Follow the Motorcycle Train out of
town for a great ride, early Sunday
morning.
The train leaves downtown Elroy 10.00 am. Make sure you are in
time! An unforgettable experience! When you return - we will have
the draw for the SPYDER!!
NOW You can start buying SPYDER Raffle
tickets online!! Tickets will also be
sold at different occasions leading up to the Elroy Bike Meet. IF, there
are any tickets left, they will then be sold at the Bike Meet. Don’t
take any chances. Get your tickets ONLINE! You don’t have to be
present to win. You will also have the choice of picking up your ordered
ticket at the bike meet or have it sent to you.
Vendors!
We hope that the vendors from last year will come again this year. Please,
let us know sooner than later. Applications for all vendors
are available
here.
Entree:
Day Pass & The Train
The $ 15.00 / person
Day Pass is VALID the whole Weekend!!
With
Live
Bands, Dealers, Door prizes,
Beer stand, etc, etc
It is also the ticket for a space at the
Train on Sunday
morning at 10 am.
Please, have change ready
Just coming for the ride on Sunday - $10.00
FREE ENTREE SATURDAY Noon - 3 pm. Come and see the bikes of your
dream,
Get a tattoo or just mingle with the crowd. Before Noon and
after 3 pm on Saturday you have to have a wristband.
If not, you will be
asked to leave.
Camp as you come!
$ 25.00 / person the
WHOLE weekend!
The
Day Pass
& Train
included!
Showers available at the
camping area
This year the camping
trailers, RVs and tents will share the spaces on the Camping area. Electricity hook-ups.
Pre-book
food & camp IS UP NOW !
Raffle
tickets for a
2008
Can Am SPYDER
available ONLINE!
The 2008 Can Am SPYDER
Roadster
.
ONLY 1000 of these are made 2008.
They will hit the stores in November
Be among the 1000 first in
USA to have one!
990 cc 40 miles/G. It can be yours for $10
ORDER HERE!!
The drawing will be held on
Sunday, June 8 and
you don't have to be present to win.
Tickets
$10.00 each
3 for $20.00
If you don't care for camping and rural
brats
stay in Mauston or at any of the other places mentioned on this
website.
Questions?!
Use the link
below for
an e-mail or call 608- 547- 8920
ACTION COMMITTEE FOR ELROY
Further details and
an event schedule will be posted as we go.
carry-ins only at your tent!
Beer & Sodas in the music tent and at the fire stand
The Event will take place,
Rain or Shine.
No refunds |