Sturgis

seth gecko

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Will be going to Sturgis this year...first time going & looking forward to it greatly. We plan to head from T.O up to Tobermory, take the ferry across Manitoulin, ride to Sault Ste Marie and cross the border there. Make the trek through Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconson, Iowa (don't ask) and finally S. Dakota. Be interesting to try riding in states that don't treat you like a child!

Anybody else going? Or has been in the past?
 
Yeah, planning to see Mt Rushmore & also the Crazy Horse Memorial; would also like to visit the Black Hills & Custer State park, would like to see Pine Ridge Reservation & Wounded Knee. Lots of history in the area, most of it......is sad. But historical nevertheless. Would be cool to go to the motherf*&kin town of Deadwood, goddammit (any fans of the show?). Lots to see & do, including a possible sidetrip to Riverside, Iowa, to satisfy the token nerd in the group.
 
I suspect most bikes arrive there loaded on pickup trucks, the old guys don't ride much if they can help it.
 
Brill said:
I suspect most bikes arrive there loaded on pickup trucks, the old guys don't ride much if they can help it.

........... and lots of RV's

When I was there in '99 there were more RV's then bikes.

Sturgis has gotten very commercialized lately. Lots of people selling lots of crap to lots of tourists. I talked to a buddy who went last year and he said he couldn't believe the amount of families and kids there just on vacation.
 
make sure to make extra time for stopping to let your balls drop every 2hrs. or so...

I love sturgis and the ride out that way is amazing... but I don't think I'll ever do the whole run again solely on a bike. my nuts are still sore thinking bout it.
 
Brill said:
I suspect most bikes arrive there loaded on pickup trucks, the old guys don't ride much if they can help it.
Im an old guy who is riding out there this year. Rode to it in 2001 also. The ride is a bitch unless you mentally prepare by convincing yourself that its the ride and not the destination that is inportant.

If you want a closer biker party with more bare tits than you have ever seen in one place I highly recommend the Harley Rendezvous Classic. Abso fuckin unbelievable. http://www.harleyrendezvous.com/