I used to love to get on my motorcycle and rides to South Beach. The colors, energy, excitement ambience and people were off the chart.

Deco Drive

Take a look at one of my previous motorcycle rides to South Beach when things were happening.

South Beach as I remember it

Photos of South Beach taken previously

South Beach since Covid

I have visited South Beach a number of times since the start of Covid and I am here to say South Beach is NOT what it used to be. Even the Harley Davidson ride has changed. No longer can I cruise Ocean Drive with my GOPro and park my bike near the Ocean to take a few shots.

No longer is my favorite BAR and entertainment spot Mangos open. The town is a ghost town. Many of the hotels are shut down either permanently or for the long term. The restaurants are not hopping with a buzz of “you have to heat here.” Gone are the attractive maitre d’s to lure you into their expensive restaurants. Gone are the fancy cars and HOT motorcycles cruising up and down the drive. It’s all gone.

I had expected during the tail end of Spring Break there would still be some excitement to be had. Nope.

Perhaps Brickell Avenue is the new place to go. What do you think?

The attached video is a video I took on a previous ride to South Beach when things were fun and exciting there. Enjoy!

My new buddies from Arizona

I did have the privilege to meet a very nice family all the way from Arizona. They looked like motorcycle guys. They were enjoying the sun and asked me to come over and take their photos. They were so nice. Here they are:

Current images from South Beach

Images from my visit yesterday. Notice how empty the streets are.