Though the idea to bring back Atlantic Beach’s bike fest this the fall has not been made official a few biker associations are already working on getting out the word.

Those new rules on biker rallies in Myrtle Beach seem to be having an effect, as hotel occupancy was down sharply during last month’s rallies.

The owner of a Murrells Inlet restaurant is spearheading an effort to form a coalition of businesses to rename and re-market bike rallies along the Grand Strand.

Myrtle Beach wants to re-program May events to bring in lost revenue after bike rallies are slower than normal, but at least one local business owner thinks it is too little, too late.

Myrtle Beach city leaders and BOOST talk about what’s next, now that both rallies are over.

Members of the Carolina Knight Riders said they have been promoting and hosting bike fest since 1980, and they aren’t going to stop now.

It is day two of bike week and the attendance is noticeably down than in the previous years.

Read the transcript of the Myrtle Beach bike week radio ad and listen to the ad.

Officials with the NAACP say the civil rights group will conduct its fifth annual Operation Bike Week Justice to monitor activities during the annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally in Horry County.

Hundreds of people showed up for a meeting at Revolutions at Broadway at the Beach for an open forum about the spring Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally.

Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes said council is not to blame for the low turnout and lost business during the spring Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department will conduct at least three scheduled traffic checkpoints Friday and into the weekend. 

Horry County Council Chairman Liz Gilland said without a doubt there were fewer bikers on the Grand Strand for the spring Harley-Davidson motorcycle rally, compared to last year.

H.E.L.P., or Help Eliminate Lousy Politicians, bills itself as a grassroots organization formed to educate, motivate, and enlighten people about government. 

One business in the Pee Dee said their sales suffered drastically because of the lack of bikers headed toward the beach.