With the city council effectively hammering nails into the coffin of motorcycle events in Myrtle Beach, officials are looking to take the biker event ban countywide.

Both the protestors and supporters of the May motorcycle rallies are encouraging attendance of City council meetings, signing petitions and even taking the fight to a larger county level. Myrtle Beach Officials and residents protesting the rallies want to expand the local ban to Horry County and are expected to ask the county council to enact similar initiatives. According to the Myrtle Beach Sun News, Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland said the County council supported Myrtle Beach's efforts to get rid of the rallies, but there has not been a formal vote.

Fighting to keep the motorcycle events, some local business owners and bikers are organizing a grass roots effort to have their voices heard. Over 500 people turned up at a local nightclub Wednesday night to sign a petition and learn what can be done to save the rallies. Many pledged to attend the upcoming county meeting on Tuesday and voice their opinions. Proving this fight could become personal and emotional, local bar owner Don Emery gave out Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland's cell number encouraging the crowd to call her with their opinions.

And apparently the kid gloves are off for both sides of the motorcycle debate. Whether a direct quote or a sentiment arrived from an interview,  the Myrtle Beach Sun News wrote in it's Thursday edition, 'Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes is expected to attend an upcoming Horry County Council meeting to ask for the county's support in driving out the bikers'.