Every month I post links to the most recent research into motorcycle culture, subcultures, clothing and identity, along with the biggest events in the motorcycling calendar. Here’s what caught my eye this month — only one solid item, since October sits in a holding pattern between the summer event calendar and the EICMA / autumn-publication wave in November.
Biketoberfest 2025
33rd edition, Daytona Beach, 16-19 October. Part of the AMA National Gypsy Tour for the second year running. Bike shows on Main Street, races at the Daytona International Speedway and group rides along A1A and the Ormond Beach Scenic Loop. Smaller than Daytona Bike Week in March, but the closest thing the US East Coast has to a settled autumn rally tradition.
https://www.daytonabeach.com/articles/post/33rd-annual-biketoberfest-rally-on-oct-16-19-part-of-the-2025-ama-national-gypsy-tour/
See also Sturgis 84th in Q3 2024 for the broader US rally calendar context.
That’s it for this month. If you’ve come across research I’ve missed, feel free to email me.