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OF
Lynyrd
Skynyrd
Collective Soul
Sunday
Aug. 3, 2014
Jared James Nichols
Sturgis Rider Daily
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8/3
Monday
8/4
Tuesday
8/5
Don’t Miss
Indian Night at the Chip
Page 4
John Shope Bike Reveal
Page 7
Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulls
Page 11
Today’s Bike Show
Baggers Magazine
Winner Take All Show
Today’s Ride
Custer Wildlife Loop
Page 6
Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s
Wolfman Jack Stage
Tonight
10:30pm ........Lynyrd Skynyrd
8:30pm ..........Collective Soul
7:00pm ..........Jared James
Nichols
Tomorrow
10:30pm ........Zac Brown
Band
8:30pm ..........John Mayall
7:00pm ..........4onthefloor
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Top Name Bike Shows Anchor the
CrossRoads starting today
Customization can take many forms, from simple
bolt on changes to frame mods and complete rebuilds.
But whatever way you go, it’s cool to show off the
results and there’s no better place to do that than the
Buffalo Chip Crossroads during the Sturgis Rally.
“The CrossRoads will be the place to find some of
the most beautiful and powerful motorcycles on the
planet,” said Rod Woodruff. “All the new bike shows
offer people the opportunity to see amazing customs
in one place while enjoying the many new attractions
we’ve added this year.”
They’re making it easy, too, by holding five different
bike shows in a row, staring today. Whether your
interest is in entering or spectating, pick the shows
that suit you and head on over. There’s nothing to
lose, and you just might ride away with a cool five
grand.
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The CrossRoads bike show roster kicks
off today with a sweet show sponsored by
Baggers Magazine, the Sailor Jerry Winner Take All
Show. And in this case “all” is $5000! It’s open to all
makes and models of baggers.
“We have grown tired of shows that are like pee wee
soccer where everybody who enters gets some sort of
prize,” says Jeff G. Holt, Brand Director of Baggers
Magazine. So there will be one winner, and only one.
The rest get nothing! That’s about as clean as it gets.
And since Jeff was in the mood to pile on the
accolades, the winner’s bike will get a full feature in
Baggers Magazine, too. So get out to the CrossRoads
today to enter your bagger or simply peruse the show
entries for customizing ideas. You’ll find cold beer,
live music, tasty snacks, a Wall of Death show, Victory
Demos, and plenty more at the Crossroads.
Sailor Jerry Winner Take All Show
presented by Baggers Magazine
Sunday, August 3
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
Entry Fee: $40
Registration Before 1:00 PM
Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
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If you’re all about raked front ends and tiller
bars, bring your sled to the CrossRoads on
Monday August 4 for Street Chopper Magazine’s
Winner Take All Bike Show presented by Sailor Jerry.
Editor-in-Chief Jeff Holt was so enamored with the
no nonsense approach he applied to Sunday’s Bagger
show, he’s repeating it: the winner gets $5,000 in cash
and, “the rest pound sand!” Icing on the cake? The
wining bike will also be featured in Street Chopper.
So swipe some Armor All on that king & queen
seat (unless it’s quilted velvet), blow out the fishtails,
and ride your rigid to the CrossRoads. All makes
welcome, but we’re talking rigid choppers, folks.
Hang on to your sissy bar, it’s gonna be a wild ride.
Sailor Jerry Winner Take All Show
presented by Street Chopper Magazine
Monday, August 4
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
Entry Fee: $40
Registration Before 1:00 PM
Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
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What happens when two badass bike shows
combine forces? The badass quotient goes
off the charts! And that’s what you’ll get when the
Top Builder Competition meets Hot Bike’s Winner
Take All Show presented by Sailor Jerry, on Tuesday,
August 5 at the CrossRoads.
Over the last three months, builders submitted
custom bikes online in two distinct classes: The Kinetik
Pro Audio Class where audio prowess is king, and the
Adventure Power Class where bling and radical styling
rule. Now that fan voting has ended, those 16 finalists
will join the Hot Bike show to be judged by industry
experts as they compete with entrants on site for the
$5000 prize and the opportunity to represent as the
champ in the 2015 Top Builder marketing campaign.
Said Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff, “This
unique event not only gives fans the chance to get an
up-close-and personal look at the world’s top custom
bikes but it also gives them great ideas on how to
customize their own motorcycles.”
The show is open to American V-Twin customs. Be
there! It’s two, two, two bike shows in one!
Hot Bike Magazine Winner Take All Show presented by
Sailor Jerry / Sturgis Buffalo Chip Top Builder Competition
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
Tuesday, August 5
Entry Fee: $40
Registration Before 1:00 PM
Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
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Sturgis
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Cycle Source Magazine Nighttime Chopper
Show
Get down and dirty in old school style at the Cycle
Source FREE ride-in show. Count on 15 classes
and handmade trophies from Kevin “Teach” Baas,
and there are tons of prizes on the block from S&S,
JIMS, Biker’s Choice, Bikernet, and more. Thanks
to GEICO Insurance, Best of Show wins a rolling
chassis outfitted by Led Sled Customs, Metzeler Tires,
Ridewright Wheels, Lowbrow Customs and Biltwell and a full feature in Cycle Source.
“The Buffalo Chip is the epicenter of all things
that rock in Sturgis,” said Cycle Source editor Chris
Callen, “We would like to see Sturgis become the
centerpiece of all our bike shows rolling into the 75th
next year.”
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on hefty eye candy and copious celebrity sightings
as contestants vie to win a coveted sculpted Rat
Trophy. Best of Show winner takes the trophy on the
Wolfman Jack stage that evening just before headliner
band Train performs.
Free to spectators, builders can pre-register online
at www.ratshole.com. You simply don’t see bikes like
these anywhere else. In its 26th year, it’s the legendary
Rat’s Hole Bike Show at the Legendary Buffalo Chip.
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014
Rat’s Hole Show
Thursday, August 7
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
Entry Fee: $35
Registration Before 10:00 AM
Judging & Public Display 10: AM-4:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
Cycle Source Nighttime Chopper Show
Wednesday, August 6
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads
Entry Fee: FREE
Registration 9:00 AM - Noon
Judging & Public Display Noon-4:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
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The Rat’s Hole Show
The incomparable bike show of bike shows
returns to the CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip on
Thursday, August 7. With the famous Rat’s Hole
International Judging Team and 16 classes including
the Black Hills Bagger Showdown, you can count
Last Night’s Concert
There’s nothing casual about The Cult and that was evident on the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage last night as the British boys rocked fans on a journey
through their decades of decadence. Photo by Aaron Packard
List Lust
10 Biker Films
Worth Seeing
by Tim Watson
10. The Wild One
9. On Any Sunday
8. Electra Glide in Blue
7. Choppertown: The Sinners
6. Hells Angels on Wheels
5. The Motorcycle Diaries
4. Stone
3. Dust to Glory
2. Closer to the Edge
1. World’s Fastest Indian
Sturgis
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014
5 Minutes
with Actor
Kristy
Swanson
Why do you ride?
My husband (Olympic Medalist Lloyd Eisner) has been riding
for 40 years. So I got this bug to get a Spyder, a three-wheeler. I
felt safe and comfortable on it as a new mom and I fell in love
with the whole feeling of being on the road. I rode it for a year
and a half and I was on the phone with Woody one day and we
were talking about motorcycles. I said I was thinking of getting
off the spider and asked him if he thought Victory made a threewheeler. And he said, “Kristy, just get on two wheels, go take
the course and see how you feel, what do you have to lose?”
My husband was saying the same thing, so I did! It was really
Woody and my husband who inspired me to get on two wheels.
I borrowed a Victory in Sturgis two years ago and fell in love
with the feel and look of it. I’m comfortable on it.
That’s so important, right?
It really is. A motorcycle is kind of like a bra, it has to fit you
right. If you’re not wearing the right size it doesn’t look good,
it’s uncomfortable and you can be pretty sure something bad
will happen. (laughs)
Has anything surprised you about riding?
I never expected to be part of the motorcycle world. As an actor
I’m sort of protected, I live a life of being careful. This is on the
edge, it’s aggressive and it’s been exciting for me. I’ve met some
really great people. I can’t wait to get to be there in Sturgis again.
Tell us about the Playboy feature in 2002?
It was a good experience. I art directed and produced it myself.
I chose where I wanted to shoot and who was going to do it. I
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Kristy in her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
didn’t allow them to pay me until I saw the final images and we
turned them over to Playboy. It was funny, Hugh Heffner told
me there were Swansons in his family!
So are you two related?
Here’s what happened: in the mid ‘90s I was up at the Playboy
mansion shooting The Phantom. It was the first time the mansion
was ever used in a film and it fit because the film was set in
the 1930s. I was in costume, driving a vintage vehicle up the
driveway and there he was. He looked at me and said, “Swanson,
Swanson, you know my mother’s maiden name was Swanson.
Where are you from? I told him the Midwest, Chicago. He said
he was, too! I don’t know maybe we are related.
We’re crazy about David Uhl’s new painting featuring you
called, “The Huntress.”
Oh, he’s so incredibly talented! I’m honored to be in one of his
paintings. It’s like I can check that off my bucket list now! It took
us about nine months to figure out when and how to work it out
but we finally did.
With the painting’s gothic theme, it takes you back to your
vampire days.
It does! Hmmm. Maybe I need to talk to Victory about a new
model design for me: The Victory Vamp – as in Vampire!
Kristy and her husband Lloyd Eisner rode in the 2013 Biker Belles Ride.
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2015 Indians
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Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014
Indian night at the
Chip is tonight
For bikes with so much history, Indian
Motorcycles are full of fresh surprises.
Expect to be wowed once again at the
Sturgis Rally as Indian shoots straight to
win the hearts and minds of V-Twin riders.
Widely welcomed with favor last year,
the company’s three 2014 models have
continued to impress.
Wonder what’s in store for 2015? Join
Indian Motorcycle as they host a party on
Sunday, August 3 at the Buffalo Chip, the
Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™.
In addition to southern rock band Lynyrd
Skynyrd performing live on the Chip’s
main stage, Indian Motorcycle will take the
stage as well to celebrate and showcase its
all-new 2015 Indian lineup.
For 2015, along with the three prior
models—The Chieftan, Chief Classic
and Chief Vintage—Indian adds the
Roadmaster, their priciest model yet at $26,
999 and made for touring. On the other
end of the price spectrum is the new Scout
a liquid-cooled 69 c.i.V-twin that starts at
$10,999.
Expect a parade of Indians to flow from
The CrossRoads into the Chip amphitheater
in a spectacle you won’t want to miss, just
before the new models are revealed to
concert fans.
The CrossRoads is also the location on
Sunday at 5:00 PM of the Indian owners’
party. Meet for complimentary dinner, live
music and tons of attractions at the Sturgis
Buffalo Chip’s free access venue.
All week long, new bikes are on display
at the Crossroads, August 2 -August 9, 10
AM to 5 PM. Visit and sign up to win a
2015 Indian motorcycle. New models are
also shown in Sturgis and demo rides are
offered just off exit 30 of I-90 from 9 AM
to 5 PM daily. Join fellow Indian riders for
a ride, guided by EagleRider, on Tuesday,
Thursday, or both. Meet at the new Sturgis
Indian Dealership.
Indian riders and fans of the marque have
no shortage of way to immerse themselves
in everything Indian during the Sturgis
rally.
It’s official: The Indian Scout is back, but this time with a 69 c.i. liquid cooled V-twin power plan and
a price tag of $10,999. See the old/new model and much more at Indian Night, tonight at the Chip.
Indian Motorcycles gave Roland Sands free reign to build the first frameup Indian custom. See the bike and maybe a smoky burnout, too, on the
Wolfman Jack stage tonight.
The American Motor Drome Wall of Death Riders put the new Scout
through its paces in demanding acts of daring do. History and
technology collide in equal amounts
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Motor Marc Lacourciere
Rockin’ the art world
If you’ve visited the Russ Brown Event
Center near the Buffalo Chip east gate in
prior years, you’ll recognize the work of artist
Marc Lacourciere. Marc is back again and
he’s looking for riders to represent in his next
Legend Rider Series painting.
He produces a new painting each year to
honor and support the Buffalo Chip Legends
Ride and donates a print each time to the
Legends Ride charity auction. The Legends
Ride benefits Black Hills Special Olympics
and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of
Fame. Marc’s “casting call” is in preparation for
the piece he’ll be unveiling in 2015 and that’s
the big one folks, the 75th Anniversary piece!
“The Legend Rider I is the image that started
it all,” he said. “This print was very successful
so I started a complete series. If you plan to
collect them all, this is the place to start.”
In addition to the Legend Rider Series,
Marc’s gearhead tendencies are further revealed
by his other work seen at MotorMarcArt.com.
But that’s only half of Marc’s story. Marc’s latest
series at his MusicFineArt.com site features
the crowning names in rock n’ roll history,
from The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, to a wide
variety of musicians and bands. He strives to
capture the very essence of the performers
through precise expressions and performance
gestures.
Marc began painting as a child in his native
Canada. He has since become one of the most
sought after fine artists by combining his
passions for music, motorcycles and art to
create astounding expressions of motorcycle
riding and musical performance art. His work
has been featured on major TV networks
and in high profile publications across North
America.
Marc also accepts commissions on an
individual basis. Look for his work at www.
musicfineart.com, www.motormarcart.com
and during the Sturgis Rally at the Buffalo
Chip’s Russ Brown Event Center. Admission to
the gallery is free.
And if you think you’re model material,
men and women riders can meet Marc every
morning, August 1-10, from 9-10:00 AM at
Black Hills Harley-Davidson for a casting call.
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Buffalo Chip Russ Brown Event Center
East Gate, 132nd Avenue
Open Daily 2:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday August 2 through Friday August 8
Admission FREE, no ticket or wristband required
Art of the Lakota & More
Within our historical building you’ll find the finest
collection of Plains Indian Arts, Crafts and Jewelry,
plus Pine Art and Prints, Glassware, Pottery, Toys,
an incredible selection of Native American and
Pioneer Books, Tapes, CDs, Videos, Out-of-Print
Collector Books and unique Craft Supplies.
Prairie edge
605-342-3086 • 606 Main Street, Rapid City
www.PrairieEdge.com • [email protected]
Open 7 Days a Week
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Custer Wildlife Loop
Riding Time: Two Hours
Total Distance =40 miles
Highlights: Wildlife Loop Road
Skill Level: Moderate
The Custer State Park Ride covers the 18-mile
Wildlife Loop Road and it is the only ride that
stays within the boundaries of Custer State Park.
The shortest of the Black Hills Motorcycle Rides,
this trip starts at the State Game Lodge (on Hwy
16), one of three resorts within the park. This
stately lodge is on the National Register of Historic
Places as President Calvin Coolidge made it his
"Summer White House" in 1927.
This 18-mile loop features the Wildlife Loop
Visitor Center, managed by the South Dakota
Department of Game, Fish and Parks. It is home
to a wide variety of wildlife including pronghorn
antelope, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk,
buffalo and mountain lions.
The Wildlife Loop is a well-maintained and
well-marked paved road, as well as a popular and
busy ride where you can expect traffic. Riders often
stop suddenly to take photos of the scenery and
wildlife. Although there are plenty of turn-offs for
sightseeing, be alert for those sudden traffic stops,
as well as for animals that venture onto the road.
It is not unusual to encounter a roadblock of
grazing bison along the Wildlife Loop. A herd of
1,500 buffalo, one of the largest herds in the world,
roam the park freely and often stop traffic along the
way. As they can be unpredictable and dangerous,
stay on your bike and do not approach them.
The loop will bring you back to Hwy 87. Turn
right and enjoy a beautiful stretch of road running
north past Blue Bell Lodge. Hwy 87 intersects with
Hwy 16 in just a few miles. Turn right on Hwy 16
and ride back towards the Game Lodge.
You can exit the park several different ways.
Just past the Game Lodge on Hwy 16 is the east
entrance where you can take Hwy 36 to Hwy 79
and ride north 20 miles to Rapid City. At that
same east entrance, you can stay on Hwy 16, which
turns into Iron Mountain Road, and ride 17 miles
to Keystone. Another route out of the park is to
take Hwy 16 west to Hwy 87, the Needles Highway,
which exits the park at Sylvan Lake and heads to
Hwy 385 and Hill City.
Black Hills Motorcycle Rides by Paul Mitchell is a
concise yet detailed guide written by a veteran rider
and writer. http://www.blackhillsmotorcyclerides.
com. Copies are available at the Buffalo Chip
CrossRoads in the Chamber of Commerce trailer.
Images by Paul Mitchell and South Dakota
Department of Tourism.
Sons of Light Motorcycle Ministry
And Daily FREE Pancake
Breakfast, too
Even in the midst of a
throwdown bike rally like
Sturgis, or maybe because
of it, rally goers sometimes
find they need a break, a few
restful minutes to offload
concerns and fuel up for
another day. You can find
all that at the Sons of Light
Motorcycle Ministry in the
Church of the Chip tent at the
Buffalo Chip CrossRoads.
The Sons of Light
Ministry travel the country
proclaiming the gospel,
focusing specifically on the
biker community. So along
with free pancakes and
plenty of hot coffee to get
the day going you’re likely
to meet other like-minded
individuals looking for a
break and few cheerful words.
It’s completely informal and
everyone is welcome. Just
bring an empty stomach and
an open mind. Breakfast is
free!
Enjoy pancakes and
fellowship at the tent with
the blue and white striped
top each morning from 7:00
AM to 11:00 AM through
August 11. When the rally
kicks into overdrive but you
want to kick back, head to
the Church of the Chip at the
CrossRoads.
Ride that rigid to the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads tomorrow for the
Sailor Jerry Street Chopper Magazine bike show. One winner—and
only one—will take home five G’s!
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014
Sturgis
Is John Shope
For Real?
Owner of Dirty
Bird Concepts
reveals his
built-for-TV
custom tonight
Is it all bluster or does John Shope have
what it takes? Decide for yourself when
Shope, owner of Dirty Bird Concepts and
one of five builders on the History Channel’s
Biker Battleground Phoenix, reveals the
motorcycle he built for the show on the
Buffalo Chip’s main stage Sunday night.
And yes, History Channel executives will
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be on site filming the bike reveal in front of
and among thousands of fans in the Chip
amphitheater.
Shope seems to invite controversy with
his mountain-sized confidence and fierce
swagger. A one-time ally of Paul Yaffe, Shope
is unabashed with his trash talk but the proof
is in the craftsmanship. On that score, he
worked as an artist and sculptor before he
got into bikes so he just may have the artistic
chops to score a winner.
Be there between music sets with Collective
Soul and Lynyrd Skynyrd to see if Shope can
back up all the bragging. Can he produce a
custom bagger that not only dazzles with
searing good looks but also functions with
primal power and reliability? We’ll all know
when the cover comes off!
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Buffalo Chip Fan Fest
Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014
Social media meet-and-greet happens today
For many campers, coming to the Buffalo Chip
is like a family reunion, and the folks at the Chip get
that. In fact, they feel the same way about having
you back. But for a select group, the Chip fans who
stay connected to both the Chip and each other all
year long on social media, the rally kicks off with
something extra and it comes with the chance to earn
over $1,000 in prizes.
Fan Fest is the Chip’s way of saying welcome back
and thanks for staying in touch just as rally week gets
underway. This exclusive party gets going today from
2 to 4 PM at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads stage. Iron
Cowgirl Missy performs with her band, Bean’re is in
the house, the Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers strut
their stuff and Laramie, the 2014 Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Poster Model, takes the stage. Then Missy is your host
for a slew of wild and wacky contests that will send
you reeling. Like what? Like best beer belly, best beard
or best fake orgasm. Think your bike has the loudest
pipes or you can eat the most cherry pie? Come to Fan
Fest and prove it.
Sound silly? Maybe, but winners will walk away
with super fun prizes such as zipline tickets or a pair
of passes to the best party anywhere® on the planet
during the Rally’s 75th Anniversary in 2015. Now
you’re interested, right?
If you’re missing out you don’t have to! Just “like”
the Legendary Buffalo Chip Facebook page, add us to
your circle on Google+, or follow the Chip on Twitter,
Pinterest or Instagram. It’s that easy. Let the Chip help
you find your people so you hit the
ground running. They’ll be at Fan Fest
at the CrossRoads this afternoon.
The ultimate second amendment expression
Guns of
Freedom
Whether you’re after a bit of target
practice, seeking training for your
35-state concealed carry permit, or
simply looking for the adrenaline rush
of shooting live ammo from genuine
automatic weaponry, the Guns of
Freedom shooting range is the place to
go. Located off Alkali Road near the east
gate of the Buffalo Chip, the range offers
fun for both experienced and novice
shooters.
Even if you’ve never fired a gun before,
no worries! There are trained experts
on hand to teach the basics and
walk you through the process: no
prior experience required. More
practiced shooters will appreciate
the selection of hardware on hand
including WWI, WWII, Korean
and Vietnam War-era firearms.
Also available are present-day
full- and semi-automatic weapons
and bolt-automatic rifles—over
60 models including the Smith &
Wesson 500, a .50-caliber longrange target gun that fires 5 ½ inch
long shells, and the .50-caliber M2.
Put down the video game and
try the real thing at the Buffalo
Chip Guns of Freedom shooting
range.
Open daily, prices depend on
choice of firearm.
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Art For Aidan
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This is something everyone can support
When Bobby and Elisa Seeger of Indian Larry
Motorcycles lost their young son to ALD, it was a
heartbreak felt throughout the motorcycle industry.
Since then, Bobby and Elisa have worked to bring
awareness to this insidious neurological disease that
most severely affects young boys and generally goes
undiagnosed. Thanks to their efforts, Aidan’s Law,
which insists on compulsory screening of newborns
for ALD, passed in New York State in March of 2013,
but there’s still work to do in the rest of the country.
Here at Sturgis, in the Buffalo Chip’s Russ Brown
Event Center, you’ll find a display of 4” x 4” artwork,
some by people you know such as David Uhl and
Pat Simmons, others by emerging artists. Once you
choose a piece for $50, the artist will be revealed to
you. No matter the results, children and families
affected by ALD will win, and you will too.
All proceeds support the mission of the Aidan Jack
Seeger Foundation which are: to advocate for ALD
newborn screening nationally; to gather and provide
current, functional information and provide financial
support to families affected by ALD; to fund research
efforts that will identify new treatments, therapies and
ultimately a cure for ALD; and to raise awareness of
ALD and increasing probability of early detection and
treatment.
Entry to the Buffalo Chip’s
Russ Brown Event Center is
FREE and open from 2:00 to
10:00 PM Saturday through
Friday. Head to the Buffalo
Chip and turn left on Alkali
Road to the EAST entrance.
The gallery is next to the
EAST entrance and does not
require a ticket or wristband
to enter. Buffalo Chip
campers may enter from
inside the campground.
The 75th is Coming!
Don’t wait to make your plans
You just arrived in Sturgis for the Rally and
a whole week of biker fun stretches out before
you. Who wants to think about next year, right?
But you should, because as you’ve likely heard,
next year is the 75th Anniversary of the Sturgis
Rally and if current interest is a predictor, it’s
going to rock the socks off this town!
Campground and hotel reservation desks are
already receiving bookings, and that’s certainly
true at the Buffalo Chip. “We’ve had people
asking about reserving for 2015 for months
already,” said Buffalo Chip President Rod
Woodruff. “In fact we’ve even had requests for
2016!”
But let’s concentrate on the here and now.
If you plan to camp at the Chip for the 75th,
you’ll get the very best pricing right now. And
perhaps more important, if you want to reserve
a particular space, savvy campers will book it
right away before someone else does.
It promises to be the biggest, loudest and most
memorable Sturgis Rally in decades at the best
party anywhere. Set your plans now and you
won’t have to think about it again until it’s time
to pack your motorcycle for the trip.
Last year’s Legends Ride is in the books, but the 2014 Legends Ride is tomorrow. Be
where the stars of motorcycling shine the brightest: in Deadwood with the Legends
Ride.
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1912 Flying Merkel
The 1912 catalog from the Miami Cycle
& Manufacturing Company in Middleton,
Ohio touts the company’s Flying Merkel
motorcycle as “The Only Motorcycle with
a Spring Frame and a Spring Fork.” While
the Flying Merkel is one of the most soughtafter antiques around today, in 1912, it was
just one of dozens of motorcycles being
produced in the United States. The Miami
Cycle & Manufacturing Company was
actually the third company to produce the
Flying Merkel. Originally created by Joseph
Merkel in 1902, he sold the company to the
Light Manufacturing Company in 1909,
then it sold again to the Miami company in
1911. Despite the fact that it was a relatively
small brand, it still became well-known for
innovative designs and excellent engineering.
The company also enjoyed great success in
the racing world.
This 1912 Flying Merkel racer was over
two years in the making after about 10
years of collecting parts to put it together.
The original motor cases were found at the
Oley Swap meet a number of years ago.
Other original parts include the carburetor
and the magneto. It is on loan to the Sturgis
Motorcycle Museum for a limited time.
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Visit the Sturgis Motorcycle
Museum & Hall of Fame
At the corner of Junction and
Main in Sturgis
Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM during
the Rally
See the Museum’s Women Rider
Exhibit at the Buffalo Chip Russ
Brown Event Center, located at
the Chip’s east gate. Free and
open to the public all week. No
ticket or wristband needed.
Serving Food, Refreshments & Fun!
Air Conditioned - Sit Down Comfort!
Locally Owned for 25 Years
Breakfast - Lunch & Dinner • Half Pound Burgers
Fabulous Omelet’s & Skillets
Best Sturgis Prime Rib, Steaks & Seafood
I-90 Exit 32, Sturgis
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Grit, Grunt and Tradition
Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulls come to Sturgis
With 50 events a year, the people that run and
compete in Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulling don’t
get much downtime. But that’s changing this year
as they bring the brute power of their sport to the
Buffalo Chip’s new PowerSports Complex (PSC),
Sunday and Monday, August 3-4. “This is our first
time in Sturgis and we’ll be the very first event in
the brand new motorsports complex,” said Doug
Roberts, President of the Outlaw Truck & Tractor
Pulling Association. “We’re excited about it.”
This is the association’s 32nd year. They have 250
competitors from 17 different states and the purse
this season is a million and a half dollars.
Though the sport has often been televised, Doug
says tractor pull is one of those sports that TV
doesn’t do justice to. “Tractor pull is really a good
spectator sport. Fans like the sound, the smell,
and the feel when you’re at a live event, you really
have to be there.” Now, Sturgis rally goers have that
opportunity.
Truck and tractor teams compete by pulling a
sled of set weight down a 300-foot track. Due to
weight transfer, the further the vehicle pulls the
sled the harder it gets. Two-wheel and four-wheel
drive trucks and tractors compete in six classes.
You’ve never seen anything like the big Modified
Tractors featuring 3 Chevy or 2 hemi engines,
aircraft, turbine and industrial engines. This pull
runs two days on two tracks, with a 12 x 16 foot
jumbotron to show replays, slow motion and
standings.
According to Doug a lot of the pullers have never
been to the Sturgis Rally because of their grueling
schedule. “Our sled operator rides a Harley but
he’s never been able to go to Sturgis, we’re always
pulling. Now that we’re having a pull in Sturgis he
gets to go to work and play a little bit too.”
And he’s not the only one. “We all have a couple
days to goof off while we’re here. It worked out
good.”
Meanwhile, Outlaw pulling events are being
filmed by the Velocity Channel and will air
for 12 weeks, starting in October. Visit www.
outlawpulling.com
All events at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports
Complex are open to the public and separately
ticketed. For more information or to purchase
tickets, visit www.BuffaloChip.com. Advance
tickets are $15 each for Outlaw Pulls.
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Sunday, August 3 and
Monday, August 4, 5-7:30 PM
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The joy is in the journey
For many avid bikers, all
roads lead to the Mecca of
motorcycling — Sturgis.
The Sturgis motorcycle rally draws nearly a halfmillion visitors to the Black Hills each August,
clogging its scenic highways and maxing out
motel and hotel rooms, campgrounds, restaurants,
parks, monuments and memorials.
But its lingering legacy stretches down lonely
two-laners and backwater byways and to the tiny
towns that time may have forgotten, but which
bikers may know well.
The Interstate 90 corridor — at 3,100 miles the
longest interstate highway in the U.S. — stretches
from Seattle to Boston, serving as the primary
artery on which two-wheelers and trailers
carrying countless bikes travel to the world’s
largest motorcycle rally.
Still, many others seek a slower pace away from the
concrete ribbon, tooling down remote stretches
of secondary highways, stopping at national
parks and monuments, and making the cash
registers ring in even the smallest of America’s
communities.
As most Sturgis-bound travelers will tell you,
the joy is as much in the journey as it is in the
bikes, babes, beer and bands that await them upon
arrival in the Black Hills.
Just across the South Dakota border in Wyoming,
on an otherwise quiet stretch of road, the tiny
town of Aladdin officially claims 15 residents.
But locals, of which there are few, will tell you it’s
closer to 10. This year they are most proud that a
native daughter, Laramie Noyce, is serving as the
poster girl for the Buffalo Chip.
The entire town is for sale at $1.5 million, an offer
that has made international news, and its Aladdin
General Store, one of Wyoming’s five remaining
19th century mercantiles, is the community’s lone
place to conduct commerce. Area ranchers have
been sipping cream sodas on its front porch and
casing its aisles for fishing supplies, groceries, art,
beer and hardware since 1896, though lately owner
Judy Brengle says ranchers have been opting for
the Wal-Mart down the road in Spearfish.
Even in this backcountry village, nearly 50 miles
from the roar of Main Street in Sturgis, business
was so brisk at 10 a.m. last Wednesday that
Brengle barely had time to talk.
“What does the rally do for the store? A lot,
naturally,” she said. “I’ve got so many people
waiting in line to check out I can’t even talk right
now.”
Down the road at America’s first national
monument, Devils Tower Trading Post owner
Tim Davis last week was bracing himself for an
onslaught of bikers and his biggest week of the said Operations Manager Dan Wilde. “We have
year.
a definite uptick in business throughout our
“It changes and bikers blend in with the tourists property and some of these people have been
three weeks before the rally,” Davis said. “Then it’s stopping for decades.”
all bikes, except for the tourists who don’t know Further east, at the intersection of Interstates
what’s going on.”
90 and I-29, the city of Sioux Falls also feels the
The rally accounts for 15 percent of the year’s affects of the Sturgis rally.
business at the Trading Post and Davis said by this
Jan Grunewaldt, regional director for Regency
Wednesday, when nearby Hulett hosts its annual Hotel Management, which operates 10 hotels in
Ham & Jam, the entire week is just a blur of bikes, South Dakota as well as four resorts in Custer
brats, burgers and beer.
State Park, said the impact of the rally throughout
“It’s hard to even get a count, but so many the state is significant.
don’t go into the park. Instead, they just stop by
“Absolutely, we feel the rally at all of our
the Trading Post and do some shopping, have a properties,” Grunewaldt said. “We see all the
refreshment, then leave,” Davis said. “It’s in the traffic. We see it the week before, we see it the
thousands, and I don’t know how many thousands, week of and then we see the stragglers.”
but it’s a lot.”
Staff at Regency’s properties, which include
“You could have ZZ Top performing out back Best Western Ramkota hotels, The Lodge at
and nobody would know they were playing, it’s so Deadwood and Cedar Shore Resort, are trained
loud,” he joked.
to accommodate bikers with bike-wash stations,
In little Lusk, Wyo., 150 miles from the streets hoses, rags and a welcoming attitude because they
of Sturgis, staff at the Fresh Start convenience want them to come back, Grunewaldt said.
store said last week that sales already were up 25
“We cater to them and we take care of them
percent over last year and that they were handling and we enjoy them,” she said. “We’re thrilled to
hundreds of bikers bound for the rally.
see them come. They use all of our properties and
“It’s our busiest week of the year, always,” said they’re coming to see one of neatest things our
General Manager Tara Mendoza. “It jumps our state hosts. It’s our intention to make them friends
sales quite a bit and our little town gets pretty full.” and we hope to welcome them back again next
With bikers packing the town’s five motels, as year.”
well as bars and restaurants, Mendoza said she
and her staff go with the
flow, fill coolers with ice
and beverages, and watch
a crowd of travelers fill
their gas tanks before
heading down U.S. 85 for
the Black Hills.
“It’s crazy and fun,”
she said. “We try to have
a good time and just get
through it.”
The traffic to and
from the rally boosts
businesses to the east and
south of Sturgis as well.
Midway across South
Dakota, hugging the
Missouri
River
at
Oacoma, Al’s Oasis has
been welcoming travelers
to the American West
since 1906. During the
weeks surrounding the
rally, sales soar as much
as 50 percent.
“It’s a nice stop before
they head out for the
Melody Judge of Iowa raises her arms in the air before she and her
final leg of the trip,”
group of friends depart Aladdin, Wyo. for the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
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Bikers
Served
here
A welcome place
and a smiling face
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip has partnered with
businesses all over the north central United
States that are motorcycle rider friendly.
Bikers on the way to or from the Sturgis
Rally can stop at any of these locations, many
of them in small towns where the increase
in traffic is appreciated, and be assured of a
welcome. More than that, each time bikers
encounter a rider friendly business they get
to register for a chance to win the Cory Nesscustomized Victory 8-Ball motorcycle in the
Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes. Enter as many
times as you like!
It’s a win/win for bikers traveling to Sturgis.
You know you’ll be treated right when you
visit one of the partner hotels, restaurants,
gas stations or convenience stores. These are
companies that want your business; some
even offer specials just for riders such as a bike
wash or bonus.
The winner of the Sweepstakes bike will
be announced on the Chip’s main stage this
Thursday night, between performances of
Pop Evil and Train, so you can still enter to
win here in Sturgis. Stop at the CrossRoads
Chamber of Commerce and Victory display.
But even when the winner rides off and
you’re headed home, you have the comfort
of knowing there are convenient services and
friendly faces along the way. If, that is, you
stop at Rider Friendly Businesses.
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2nd Annual
Sturgis
FXR Show
Considered by Harley insiders as “the engineers bike,”
the FXR was an anomaly when it debuted in the early ‘80s.
But even as technology has advanced to provide FXR-like
handling and performance elsewhere, the FXR remains a
legend.
Join enthusiasts of the FXR in Sturgis City Park on
Sunday August 3 for Big Joe’s second annual FXR ride-in
bike show. The turnout and energy were so high last year,
there’s sure to be an even bigger crowd and more awesome
bikes at this year’s event.
Registration is free and starts at 11:00 AM. The show
runs from noon till 3:00 and Joe has garnered tons of
industry support, meaning there will be great prizes and
cool giveaways. Learn more at www.fxrshow.com
Credit goes to Big Joe Mielke for coming up
with the idea for an FXR show – and in Sturgis
City Park, no less.
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Get
Ready
to
Rock
And be treated like a rock star
Concerts at the Buffalo Chip are
legendary and if your vacation in the
Black Hills doesn’t include at least one
night in front of the Wolfman Jack stage,
you’re missing out. Nowhere else on
earth is applause replaced by the revving
engines of V-Twin motorcycles, and the
selection of bands on offer is broad and
eclectic; there’s definitely something for
everyone.
The good news is there are several
ways to not only enjoy the experience but
enhance it, too. Your concert ticket gets
you among the fans, in the solid vibe of a
rockin’ sea of like-minded individuals—
and that’s a blast! But if you want to kick
it up, there are options.
The Chip’s Top Shelf Lounge gives fans
a bird’s eye view in a restricted setting to
enjoy the concert like a rock star. Located
up high, about 135 feet out from center
stage it’s the prime spot for both sight and
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sound. The cash bar exclusively serves
only Top Shelf guests and occupancy is
limited to maximize the experience. (You
also need a campground admission pass
to enjoy the Top Shelf Lounge.)
Top Shelf is always in high demand.
One trip up to the top and you’ll see why.
To get a free taste of the experience Chip
campers can stop in for Top Shelf open
house, every afternoon during the rally
from 5:30 to 6:30.
Another option is the Fan VIP Upgrade
area, a secured VIP reception space right
beside the stage, with access to special
viewing areas for concerts and potential
opportunities to see or meet the artists.
(Remember, you need a campground
admission pass to enjoy Fan VIP
Upgrade.)
Some artists make arrangements for
meet & greet events and while there’s
no guarantee you’ll connect with them,
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you’re in the pool to participate from
the VIP section. Admission commences
30 minutes before opening acts take the
stage and guests receive complimentary
light snacks and beverages. VIPs can
also add on either a seat in the Fan VIP
Skybox or a spot to stand in the pit in
front of the stage.
Thinking about going whole hog? Get
the total treatment at Fenske Park. This is a
special camping package in a secured area
where the number of campers is limited
and access is restricted. We can’t promise
you’ll rub elbows with rock stars but the
chance is there, along with serendipitous
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opportunities that might happen such as
pop in visits from dignitaries and special
guests. It’s all about right place, right time
at Fenske Park.
Fenske Park camping includes food and
beverages, all concerts with stage front
access (pretty damn close,) a host/hostess,
early bird access to the campground, and
more. What a way to spend the 75th Rally
anniversary in 2015!
Further details for all upgrade experiences
can be found at www.buffalochip.com.
And a word to the wise: if you’re planning
for the 75th, don’t wait!
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Friday Fest Delivers!
Campers on site early at the Buffalo Chip got
the Rally rocking’ right away with Friday Fest.
Bands included Iron Cowgirl Missy, Charlie
Brechtal, The Living Deads, Loverboy, Japanese
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punkers MMS, the Mods, and more. Beautiful
weather, friends getting back together, and
non-stop live music. That’s the way to start the
Sturgis Rally!
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