HMRCA members pre-registering for the Hoot are given access each day to the vendor and demo ride areas, and are able to sign up for two demo rides at one time. It was a short ride to Cotton-eyed Joe’s, a cowboy bar where lunch was served, a cowboy storyteller entertained followed by a cowboy band that sang the best of Gene Autry’s songs, and each person was given $1,100 in chips to try an parlay it into as much as possible within a time limit. And once you get to the destination, either bring your lunch or take advantage of the local cafes. If you want to ride with people, finding a group is easy. You are on your own to ride by yourself or to find or organize a group.
KNOXVILLE HONDA MOTORCYCLE HOW TO
Paying $18 gives you a map, directions of how to get to where lunch is going to be served, and it pays for the lunch. Organized rides are, well, not really organized. Here’s a piece of advice for inexperienced “Hooters” thinking about going to next year’s event (Honda Hoot officials announced the rally would be in Knoxville the next three years): Save your money by not pre-registering for rides, and don’t register for organized rides. But single-day passes also are available. Special advantages are given to members of the Honda Motorcycle Riders Club of America who pre-register for the rally. The event offers a wide variety of vendors, organized rides, and a chance to test several models and makes of motorcycles through demo rides. The Honda Hoot welcomes riders of all motorcycle brands and attracts between 15,000 and 20,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. Comprising the group was Kurt Hoffman, Gardner, Kansas, on his Honda ST 1100, Darren Marshall, Olathe, Kansas, on his vintage BMW, and yours truly riding my 1998 Honda Magna 750. And since mid-April, plans had been underway for the “Three Amigos” to “saddle up” and head out on the highway for a 10-day motorcycle adventure via Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina and then arriving in Knoxville the first day of the Hoot. The 13th Annual Honda Hoot Motorcycle Rally, which attracts hundreds of vendors and thousands of motorcycle riders - mostly Honda riders, of course - took place June 20-24 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Having now experienced a Honda Hoot, this “Hooter” now is a bit wiser.
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