Loading... Please wait...
My Account
FREE standard shipping over $99
Biker Blog
Recent Posts
2019 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Posted by on
This year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally officially begins on Friday, August 2nd and ends at midnight on Sunday, August 11, 2019. The Rally is expected to draw over 500,000 motorcyclists from around the world.
The official Rally website lists the most favored destinations for daily rides. Depending on your departure location, most of these places can be reached within an hour or so. Among my favorites: Needles Highway, Pactola Reservoir, Devil’s Tower, Bear Butte State Park, Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Main Street – Sturgis, SD (of course), Spearfish Canyon, Crazy Horse Memorial, Iron Mountain Road, Hewitt, WY, Rapid City (City of Presidents), Hill City, Keystone, Custer and Custer State Park, Lead, and Deadwood.
If you want to enjoy some of the best country music in the USA, you won’t be disappointed. The Rally attracts some of the best singers and bands in the country: Keith Urban, Styx, Snoop Dogg, and Toby Keith are among those performing.
The best place to get an overview of the entire event is at the official rally website (sturgismotorcyclerally.com). The site is loaded with photos from past rally events, information on the various destinations in the area, and helpful information about lodging, etc.
Finally, enjoy some of the sights via the photos below. This is going to be an especially fantastic year. We've had record rainfall over the last month, leaving the grasses an emerald green and the fields full of clover. The breathtaking vistas of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming are calling you!
Sturgis, South Dakota - Enjoy the crowds and the vendors.
The town of Deadwood, South Dakota has been around since 1876. It was famous before the TV series and the recent movie. It's fun, and if you like to gamble, there are gaming tables in a number of casinos. Both Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried in the town cemetery - a visit to the gravesite is worth the time.
The 1880 Train, runs between Hill City and Keystone. Round trip and one way tickets are available at each end. It takes about one hour each way with an hour layover at each destination for those returning. Park and lock your bike at either Keystone and Hill City and enjoy the ride. Both cities are quaint and are popular. The train passes through beautiful wooded areas and the countryside.
The Badlands - Unable to describe, so I won't try. You have to see it to believe it.
The City of Presidents, Rapid City - A beautiful town at the foot of the Black Hills, known for it's series of life-size bronze statues of past USA Presidents.
Needles Highway, South Dakota - Twist and turn on one of the most unusual and beautiful highways in the USA.
Spearfish Canyon - breathtaking at each turn, going up or coming down the canyon road.
Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota - Magnificent. Take the nature walk, or just look at it. It's so big, you can see it from miles around.
Devils Tower, Wyoming - Immortalized in the movie, Encounters of The Third Kind. It is composed of igneous rock, formed cooled magma.
Ellsworth AFB is just east of Rapid City. The museum is fantastic and has a number of modern and vintage aircraft on display. Inside, the museum, the exhibits are one of a kind, and there is a gift shop, too.
------------------------------------------------------------
Father's Day Arrives on June 16th
Hoping for good weather on Father's Day? It’s been a rough spring for a lot of us. Let's hope for a drier summer that is not too hot or too cool - something perfect for riding. I hope you’ve made it through unscathed, especially those living in the Missouri, Mississippi, and the Arkansas river valleys. We [...]
Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 12th - Be Ready
Mother’s Day is almost here. Whether it’s a wife, mother, or sister, the women in our lives sustain the family in so many ways. This is especially true when they are Moms. Though gender equality is always a hot topic, it's the female of our species that seems to have a magical mix of chemistry that that [...]
Getting Your Ride Ready for Spring
Manoman, Golly Ned, and Geez Louise - are we ready for spring or not? That was one awful winter, no matter where you live. If it wasn’t 6-foot snow drifts, it was a polar vortex, a nor'easter with tons of freezing rain, or a tornado. Enough already! It's Goodbye Old Man Winter, and hello Spring. So, now [...]
Wisconsin Harley-Davidson Receives Harley-Davidson Platinum Bar and Shield Award
BREAKING NEWS - February 8, 2019Within the last few hours Wisconsin Harley-Davidson® has announced the following:We are thrilled and honored to have just received the Harley-Davidson Platinum Bar and Shield Award, as well as learning that we are ranked #2 among dealerships in the entire nation. We are so proud of the hard work on the part of [...]
Valentine's Day - 2019 - Memorable Gifts for the Ladies in Your Life.
Believe it or not, Valentine’s Day was an outgrowth of some very dark days in 3rd Century Rome. It seems that Roman solders were not allowed to marry. According to several written accounts, a Christian priest named Valentine was imprisoned for ministering and performing weddings for Christian soldiers, the religious group still being persecuted under the Roman Empire. While [...]
Holiday Gift Ideas for 2018 - 'Tis the Season
“And so this is Christmas, I hope you have funThe near and the dear ones, the old and the young” - John LennonThat special season is here, when our thoughts turn to others. It's a fun season with hugs, socializing, and of course gift giving. Whether it’s for Mom, Dad, a son or daughter, good friends or co-workers, [...]
Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary - Collectibles Generate Fond Memories
We all do it. Sitting on a shelf somewhere in the house is something triggers a fond memory. It could be a shell collected at your favorite beach, or a gift from someone special - something that evokes warm feelings about a past event. For us motorcycle fans, with the 115th Anniversary Celebration is this [...]
All Roads Lead to Wisconsin Harley-Davidson for the 115th Anniversary Celebration
WELCOME TO THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON 115TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONAugust 30th to September 3rd, 2018All Roads lead to Wisconsin Harley-Davidson1280 Blue Ribbon Drive Oconomowoc, WI 53066Bikers are soon heading to Milwaukee to celebrate the 23rd quinquennial of Harley-Davidson's founding in 1903 - the 115th Anniversary. It's not surprising that one of the best known Harley dealerships is located just a [...]
Sturgis, South Dakota - 2018
AUGUST 3-12 / STURGIS, SD It’s that time of year again. August is approaching. For many of us, we’re starting to feel that pull that Roy Neary felt in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” But instead of Devil’s Tower, we’re heading to the next best thing to a “Close Encounter”, and that’s the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally® in the [...]
