Try reading the news:

"In a survey of residents conducted by the city, more than 60% said the rally should be postponed. But businesses pressured the City Council to proceed."

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so 60% of those who responded to the survey. "hardly most people" but thanks for answering for Gusick. He needed a water boy.

so 60% of those who responded to the survey. "hardly most people" but thanks for answering for Gusick. He needed a water boy.

Me and the wife make the trip every year. She doesn't put on the slutty outfits until we get into town.

Since most business in Sturgis make about 85% of their yearly money and in this ten day stretch I highly doubt they voted to cancel the rally. The people who live there that don’t work or own business in Sturgis have not like the rally in years nothing new. You can’t just change dates some people have vacation time for this. The waitresses come from all over to work this and other rallies. They cannot just change everything at the last minute. The people in Sturgis appreciate the rally and it’s money but they don’t really like the two week noise fest that goes with it.

I know some guys that make some good money hauling trailer loads of bikes to a small town outside of Sturgis where the “bikers” pick them up, stay the week, then drop them off again for the trip back. They catch a return flight back to home after leaving the bike.

Most are a bunch of posers! I ride about 10k miles a year and I laugh when I see 10 yr. old bikes with 3k miles on them. Had a neighbor sell a 5 yrs. old bike with 800 miles.

wife and i happened to be making a big circle through western states several years ago and saw huge number of bikers at every national park...actually we met hundreds on the highway plus there were large numbers of bikers at every scenic overlook and truck stop...turns out they were on their way to Sturgis and I saw bikers literally from every state.....talked to several from different areas and they were average guys like you and me who liked to ride bikes and this was a vacation trip they looked forward to ...

several years ago I stopped at Savana,Ill. on one of my river trips. Savana is a popular destianation for midwest bikers due to a popular bar/restaurant that hosts a lot of concerts/bands....ate dinner there couple nights and they had a gift shop with all sorts of biker wear...I saw a T-shirt that I wish I had bought...it said simply...."It's the ride not the destination"....and that really applies to motorcyclists (river rats too)........

Hell yeah. Who doesn’t like a good party?

Sadly we get several motorcycle deaths this time of the year across Wyoming. Ride safe and be patient. Lots of truck traffic on the highways with all those bikes.