gsjay
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The 2026 National Rally... Eastern US : Essex Junction VERMONT... June 11-13 2026
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motorhead1977
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Once you cross into NY out of PA there are a number of very nice scenic and windy rides northward through the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains to the central and northern VT borders with NY.
adamchandler
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The only time I'm on I-95 now is that little sliver to get up to Portland Maine but it only saves about 5 minutes from just crossing NH into Maine on back roads.
My wife and I drive / ride up and down the east coast 4-5 times a year and we've basically decided (last 2 years of trips) that we take VT west to Albany then drop down across central PA touching West Virginia and VA down to NC. We're on 95 if we're doing St. Augustine FL from savannah but basically avoiding 95 from Savanna all of the way up to Maine border and I'm A-OK with that.
As for rally location, well it's anyone's guess.
My wife and I drive / ride up and down the east coast 4-5 times a year and we've basically decided (last 2 years of trips) that we take VT west to Albany then drop down across central PA touching West Virginia and VA down to NC. We're on 95 if we're doing St. Augustine FL from savannah but basically avoiding 95 from Savanna all of the way up to Maine border and I'm A-OK with that.
As for rally location, well it's anyone's guess.
kbasa
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The largest rally the club has had was at that location with right about 10k attendees. 2006? Kinda fuzzy there.Champlain Valley Fair | Essex Junction, Vermont
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PGlaves
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The list I have shows 9,200 and yes, the highest attendance.
gsinnc
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I live in Charlotte, North Carolina and travel frequently to New Jersey, I never ever take the 95 route. Always up the I 81 corridor. Lots of options to avoid 81 most of the way, just deal with PA.
But going to Vermont absolutely take the west side of I 81 up into Pennsylvania and then meander across New York State.
gsinnc
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That was an excellent rally and they landed accommodations at one of the small colleges. I believe it was called Saint Michael’s, but I may be wrong. We had four guys in a five room quad at someone ungodly cheap rate.
Just another crazy day in Boston traffic. The vehicle with the dash cam was a limousine. The limousine company mentioned that the driver was happy to make a quick exit.That is some crazy footage. I imagine the driver of the car filming was pleased to see an exit ramp there.
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kbasa
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That used to be my commute every day.
orforester
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Oh no lets have it in Lebanon TN again!! Its so close to the East Coast and West Coast!
motorhead1977
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Oooorrrrrrr......, Lebanon NY. It's a bit too small for a group of that size but the name works
flyhi2cfar
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I could imagine attendance of 7,500 in Vermont for 2026.
motorhead1977
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That's a little more than 1% of the entire population of the state!
kbasa
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You're a half day trip from Boston, Montreal, Quebec, and Boston. You're a one day trip from pretty much anywhere north of Washington, D.C, so you've got the most populated part of the country feeding riders to the rally.
I expect it will be a decently sized rally if it's in VT.
I expect it will be a decently sized rally if it's in VT.
adamchandler
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flyhi2cfar
#102452 Sometimes Hangared... But Always Aimed Out
It sure won’t be like that in June 2026.
Warm Sunshine & nearly 7,000 BMW moto machine operators indulging in
$$ separation… among other things.
flyhi2cfar
#102452 Sometimes Hangared... But Always Aimed Out
Adam; how many members in good standing attended the general Board Meeting… to validate our commitment to the Green Mountain State in 26’ ????
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