79 th Sturgis Rally Completed Some Bucket Lists There’s nothing like a motorcycle rally, especially when well over 300,000 like minded folks show up with you. Sturgis, SD played host to the 79 th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the world. It lasts ten days and has lots of famous places to ride to, lots of places to visit and a mega-amount of live entertainment for all of the folks that come to this event. From downtown Sturgis, to the Buffalo Chip to the Full Throttle Saloon to the Iron Horse Saloon, 250+ top acts came to entertain the masses; Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Brett Michaels, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Jamey Johnson, Skid Row, Molly Hatchet, Jasmine Cain, STYX, Collective Soul, Foghat, Jackyl and many more! There were tons of bike shows, charity rides, contests and so many more things to do that ten days just isn’t enough time to do half of it. Most just plan one event a day and let the rest of the day flow with it by whatever they pass by. Some of the best charity rides included The Legends Ride, the <strong>Biker</strong> Belles Ride, The Green Knights Veteran’s Ride and Carey Hart’s Good Ride. In the Kirsh Helmets’ Paint Slinger Shootout contest, my good friend Jodi Perewitz took first place honors. Rain hit the event again this year with a little flooding, but quickly dried up so that everyone could have a grand ol’ time. According to final numbers, attendance was down a little over last year, but the ones that came had blast (some a little too much as arrests were up for DUI, wrecks and public disturbances). Many people claimed that their bucket lists were scratched off by one or two numbers by riding to or visiting places in the area like Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Deadwood, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Needles Hwy, Devil’s Tower and the wild buffalo at Custer State Park. Riding the roads and site seeing around Sturgis is something that only those who have come can explain… it’s just awesome. I’ve been to Sturgis once and wait for the day to return to see what has changed since my visit. My wife, Kristin, has never been. Everyone says it’s different now. I guess I’ll have to put this back on my bucket list to visit the NEW Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with her. Next year is the 80 th Anniversary of the rally… see you there! Legends Ride in Deadwood lead by legendary rocker, Dee Snider The Sturgis Mayor's Pub Crawl 14 - <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Biker</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong>
RIDE IN CUSTOM BIKE SHOW VINTAGE BIKE GATHERING & KICKSTART RIDE RIDE IN & BAGGER SOUND OFF <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Biker</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> - 15