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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Sturgis, South Dakota

August 8 to 14, 2011


General Sturgis Bike Week Information

It is simple; Sturgis is the Mecca for bikers and is a rally that you need to experience at least once in a lifetime whether you are a biker or a motorcycle enthusiast. The Sturgis biker rally is obviously on the 2011 Lightning Customs' Major Motorcycle Rallies List.

The Sturgis bike rally started in 1938 when the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club had some races which attracted a small number of attendees. Now the Black Hills rally attracts hundreds of thousands of bikers every year. What is often called Sturgis Bike Week has had fluctuating attendance due to the boom in the industry in early to mid 2000, slowdown over the last few years, and the poor economy. No matter if there are 400K or 700K attendees it is still one of "The Rallies" you will always remember.

Sturgis Biker Rally Attractions

The ride into Sturgis and historic places to ride during Sturgis (which include Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Devil's Tower, and Custer State Park) are things that always are cool to do. The events are not just in Sturgis, but also the surrounding towns, campgrounds/music venues like the Buffalo Chip Campground and Glencoe Camp Resort, and the infamous bars.

Being one of the largest biker rallies in the US the 2011 Sturgis motorcycle rally will have bike shows, the most popular bands playing at different venues, top name custom bike builders, industry celebrities, racesand everything and anything you have seen at any rally. Additionally, since Sturgis is one of the premier rallies the major motorcycle manufacturers, distributors, and product manufacturers will be there with best set-ups of the year.

Sturgis Rally Fees and Other Information

-Fees widely vary for camping, camping at venues that have live music and all of the attractions that you would find at a lot of rallies, and for vending space
-More info at Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce website

Two other premier rallies are Laconia Bike Week and Daytona Beach Bike Week. The third rally that has had a significant decline in attendance because of laws passed to try and squash the rally, but that there has been some positive news and that we hope recovers soon is the Myrtle Beach Bike Week.


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