Today 's bike celebration began in 1937 ; it now attracts a diverse crowd . In the 1980s , Daytona city leaders told the Chamber of Commerce to clean up Bike Week or get rid of it . Bike Week stereotype ` ` does n't exist anymore , '' Chamber of Commerce VP Kevin Smith says . City leaders in the ' 90s told Chamber of Commerce to clean up Bike Week or cancel it . ` ` It 's more and more commercial just like everything else nowadays , '' attendee says .
Today 's bike celebration began in 1937 ; it now attracts a diverse crowd . Bike Week stereotype ` ` does n't exist anymore , '' Chamber of Commerce VP Kevin Smith says . City leaders in the ' 90s told Chamber of Commerce to clean up Bike Week or cancel it . ` ` It 's more and more commercial just like everything else nowadays , '' attendee says .