Daytona 's bike celebration began in 1937 ; it now hosts a diverse crowd . It used to be -- 'bikers ' who were here , '' he said , wearing a jeans vest full of biker pins , a biker 's head wrap and a face shaven precisely to produce a white mustache and goatee . Bike Week stereotype `` does n't exist anymore , '' Chamber of Commerce VP Kevin Kilian says . " The bicycle is the symbol for America and we want to celebrate that with our community. ` It 's more and more commercial just like everything else nowadays , '' attendee says .
Daytona 's bike celebration began in 1937 ; it now hosts a diverse crowd . Bike Week stereotype `` does n't exist anymore , '' Chamber of Commerce VP Kevin Kilian says . " The bicycle is the symbol for America and we want to celebrate that with our community. ` It 's more and more commercial just like everything else nowadays , '' attendee says .