A few things here that are making Laconia Bike week = WEAK.
What are the Bike Week #'s today verses say 5,10, 20 years ago? Its gotta be less.
Aging Demographics- Cost of new Harley and the time and money involved.
Todays world is changed..its the older middle aged guy and gals coming up.
Lack of City of Laconia involvement; no Jim Irwin type or other civic leader willing to move the Weirs into the future so the Weirs just flounders.
No Master plan for the Weirs- eventually its going all condos and high
end homes. All that waterfront land brings in more TAX revenue with big
$$$ condos and homes then bikes do.. I know I pay those taxes.
I love the honky tonk atmosphere of Weirs-- brings me back to a more
austere time in my life but "Times are a changing"
Bike week wont die it will just morph into something new.
|