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Swing your leg over and get ready to ride to the biggest biker party in Central Texas—the 15th annual Republic of Texas Biker Rally. The 2009 R.O.T. Rally is June 11-14. Ground Zero is, as usual, at the Travis County Expo Center.
With an estimated attendance of over 60,000 bikes, The ROT Rally is one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the country. The best part is that, whether you ride a crotch-rocket or a cruiser, ROT is just plain a blast!
The ROT rally grounds are packed with three full days of vendors, entertainment and attractions ranging from the Master Builders Show and Competition for mind-blowing takes on the latest cycle styles, to XFC mixed martial arts fights and midget wrestling. No matter how many times I’ve see it, it’s always amazing to see a motorcycle ridden on the vertical “Wall of Death.”
ROT offers one of the most intimate venues in the Live Music Capital of the World in which to catch world-class music. This year’s bands include Hank Williams Jr., The Kentucky Headhunters, Robert Earl Keen, and many more!
Friday night ROT moves to downtown Austin’s 6th Street entertainment district. If you’ve never done it, ride there from the Expo Center in the Biker Parade. There’s nothing like the feeling of taking Austin in a phalanx tens of thousands of bikes long. Word of caution for air-cooled bikes: if it’s hot that day this is one very hot ride.
Perhaps the most fun—and notorious—part of ROT is the unofficial “Breeze Parade,” in which participants ride around the fairgrounds at night in nothing but the breeze. It’s not to be missed, but you must be 18 to enter.
Pre-registration for ROT ends May 15th.
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