The article calls it "Harley Week" because the
author is probably a non-biker and assumes that
all cruisers are Harleys. I, as many of you
do as well, always get the "compliment", "Nice
Harley" by the non-biker crowd and sometimes
by the urban biker as well.

As far as the bike weeks being segregated, That
was not setup that way by the Myrtle Beach Bike
Week organizers. I see lots of African Americans
on cruisers during that week. Like anything else
it was the African Americans that ride sport bikes
that decided that they wanted their own bike week. Probably
because "Harley Week" was and is primarily a white function
and primarily cruisers and customs.
It has only been recently that one has seen an increase
in African Americans, Hispanics, and other ethnicities
along with young males of every ethnicity riding cruisers.

Are there racial problems during "Harley Week"? Yes. Just like
you would find all over the United States during any time of the year.
MB is a great place to visit even during bike week. Lots of
roads and lots of beach front. There are enough roads to get
you around traffic and it is very spread out. Vendors
from Garden City all the way up to North Myrtle. The only
place I have ever gotten stuck in traffic has been trying to
get to the Harley dealership and the only reason that I went
there was because two of the guys riding with us had to make the
stop to get their T-shirts.

And by the way Big Bear, (not trying to pick a fight or argue) but
Daytona also has a "Black Bike Week".