May 10-13, 2012 France Grimaud * 6th Annual Harley-Davidson EuroFestival

Past Motorcycle Events 2012

Tuesday, 23 August 2011 18:17

6th Annual Harley-Davidson EuroFestival

May 10-13, 2012 in Grimaud, Golfe de St.Tropez

A party to remember

NEXT YEAR'S DATES CONFIRMED: 10-13 May, 2012!

The rumble of thousands of Harley-Davidsons descended on the southern coast of France for the 5th Euro Festival

A record-breaking 10,000 Harley fans gathered for yet another fantastic Harley-Davidson Euro Festival in Grimaud, Golfe de St-Tropez during weekend 13-15 May. This year the weather was perfect, with the sun beating down on the chic party atmosphere synonymous with this event.

The French Riviera is Harley heaven for bikers, with picturesque mountain roads snaking their way down to the southern French coastal road. Combined with the chic cities of Marseille to the west and Nice to the east make this is one destination certainly worth adding to your list of places to ride.

The beachfront Les Praires de la Mer campsite near Port Grimaud once again hosted the heart of Euro Festival with a main stage on the beach, the Long Bar stage, the Harley bar, dealers, traders, event merchandise and, of course, access to the bars and restaurants along the beach. The Freeway Magazine custom area featured some impressive custom bikes from builders all across Europe, as well as live pinstriping demonstrations and bike assembly taking place over the course of the weekend.

Attendance this year was the highest ever for this event, and neighbouring towns and regions also hosted activities. The central square in the pretty village of Grimaud, just 8km from the event site set into the surrounding hills, staged the spectacular custom bike show. More than 75 bikes entered the 10 categories and hundreds of spectators lined the streets, soaking up the brilliant atmosphere with live music, kebabs and beer! Taking home the coveted Best in Show prize along with winning the Antique category, was Samuele Reali from Abnormal Cycles, Italy, with his beautiful antique Harley-Davidson Flathead and sidecar.

New to the event this year was a stunt display by Blackliner, one of France’s most professional FMX/BMX teams. Wowing the crowds with its high flying act, the team performed four times over the weekend to the backdrop of the Harley-Davidson Demo Experience. More than 350 visitors took the opportunity to explore the region’s perfect biking roads astride a new 2011 Harley-Davidson model on a specially prepared demo route, with many others who have never experienced riding a motorcycle (mostly women!) taking advantage of Harley’s new Jumpstart – a secured bike that allows riders to experience the thrill of twisting the throttle and changing gear, without moving an inch. Jumpstart will feature at many of Harley’s events this summer so, if you haven’t felt the power yet, this could be your chance!

At night, the beach came alive with live music on the main stage, including performances by the 79ers, Purple Project, an Elvis tribute, Dictionary of Soul, the Deborah Bonham Band and, headlining on Saturday night was France’s own Louis Bertignac. The Harley Bar and disco bars also featured live music from midnight every night, creating an electric atmosphere as visitors partied into the early hours.

As with many Harley-Davidson and H.O.G. events, the coveted Harley-Davidson parade attracted thousands of bikers as well as spectators. The road to Bourain, via St Tropez provides an excellent backdrop and this year saw 7,000 bikes take part in this truly spectacular sight!

Once again, Harley enthusiasts enjoyed the camararderie associated with the legendary motorcycle brand and created a party to remember!

Join us in 2012 for the 6th Harley-Davidson Euro Festival.

Back for its 6th outing, the Harley-Davidson EuroFestival is set to rock the Golfe de Saint-Tropez once again, from May 10-13, 2012!

The French Riviera plays the perfect host to this stylish event where chrome and V-twins glisten under the summer sun.

The party starts here: the main stage, located on the beach, will host two bands every night, from Thursday to Saturday inclusive.

Enjoy Harley-Davidson hospitality at its finest in a larger bar than last year which will host bands and DJs into the early hours…

Come and try one of the latest 2012 Harley-Davidson bikes in the Demo Area which will once again be located in the car park adjacent to the event site – and why not bring along a non-rider so they can have fun on two wheels too astride our Dyno Jumpstart while you enjoy the beautiful French scenery.

Friday’s fantastic Custom Bike Show in Grimaud village and Saturday’s fabulous parade complete what is set to be a spectacular event.

Getting there

AUTOTRAIN SNCF transports your motorbike for Harley-Davidson EUROFESTIVAL in St Tropez

To attend the EUROFESTIVAL event in May 2011, the Autotrain service is ideal for transporting your motorbike all the way from Paris to frejus, only 30km away from St Tropez.

How does it work ? Firstly you need to make your own way across the Channel with your motorbike. Once on the Continent, it is about 3 hours’ drive from Calais to the

Auto Train terminal at Paris Bercy, in the south east of the capital. Your motorbike is then loaded onto the Auto Train and safely transported down to Fréjus, ready for you to collect again. In the meantime, you travel separately in the comfort of either a day or overnight passenger train to Fréjus and arrive refreshed, avoiding the traffic jams and the road tolls of a long journey. Reunite with your bike, a short 30km trip and you are in St Tropez for the EUROFESTIVAL.

For more information, please visit www.raileurope.co.uk/autotrain.

To book, please call RAIL EUROPE at 08448 484 050.

For more information visit http://www.hogeuropegallery.com/euro-festival-2011/?lang=en

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