For the past 7 days, the clear skies, green mountains and blue water at Weirs Beach have been eclipsed by tattoos, leather, chrome, the rumble of engines and the acrid smells of exhaust and fried sausage.
This year, Bike Week's been blessed with good weather--and, so far, police, vendors and attendees all seem to agree: it's more crowded than ever.
We took a walk along the Weirs to get a feel for how this year's event stacks up.
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Those were some of the voices from "Bike Week".
The 81st Annual Laconia Motorcycle Rally ends Sunday following a race at Loudon Speedway.