Great Music at 2009 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Entertainment at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is always great and this year is no exception! The Buffalo Chip Campground is the place for the big names. "Bad To The Bone" George Thorogood is going to be on hand Sunday August 2nd to welcome rally bikers and kick the week of right. On Monday the 3rd you'll be able to attend the Toby Kieth concert. Toby is a true patriot and will be sure to put on a great show "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue"! Always a Sturgis favorite is Aerosmith and this year will be no exception. The band will be rockin out at the BCC (Buffalo Chip Campground) Wednesday, August 5th.

A couple of other bands will be appearing at the BCC. One is a very cool group named Black Bird Pond and the Sturgis favorite, Midstokke, will play as well.

Here's a tip for you! Before you hit the road for Sturgis be sure to head over to Biker T-shirts and Tanks for some cool Harley shirts, leathers and other biker riding gear.

2009 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Every year, in early August, thousands of men and women on motorcycles gather in Sturgis South Dakota for an annual rally. This year August 3 – 9 are the dates the 69th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will be take place. The first Sturgis Rally was called the “Black Hills Classic” with 19 participants racing towards the finish line. However as years passed, more and more people became interested in the annual rally. In the last few years, well over a million people have attended the rally. This amazing statistic surpasses the actual population of the entire state of South Dakota! The event has indeed become a legendary affair for bikers, celebrating the renaissance of motorcycling. The event is being televised nationwide by the VH1 network.

Black Hills Classic Evolves Into Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

J. Clarence "Pappy" Hoel bought an interest in the Indian Motorcycle Company in 1936 and is credited with being the founder of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. A local motorcycle club, the Jackpine Gypsies, was also founded in 1936 and in 1938 they were the first participants in the two day Black Hills Motor Classic event. There were nine entrants. The event initially featured stunts and races, which slowly evolved into motocross and hill climbing races. As the years passed the word got out and more and more people became interested in the annual rally. This was the beginning of what was to become the world famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The 60th anniversary rally in 2000 saw an estimated 550,00 – 633,000 people in the little town (population of around 6,300 full time residents) of Sturgis, S.D.

To Many Irons in the Fire Syndrome

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back in the grove. I've made myself a victim of the old "to many irons in the fire" syndrome...lol Trying to do a little on a lot of projects instead of doing what's good for a few worthy projects. I'll be posting more regularly and am happy to get started on the Sturgis stories. I'm gathering facts and trying to stay between the lines factually. Feel free to comment if you read anything that you feel is not right. First installment coming right up! Remember to check out the BikerTshirtsandTanks.com store every once in a while ;-)

Home Again

Hello y'all. Sorry I've not been posting for awhile. I've been out of town and I've got some catching up to do. I know I said that I was going to do some stuff on Sturgis and that's still coming up. I come across a couple of new websites that I think you'll like. The 1st is a road trip reference site called MotorcycleRoads.US and has some good riding maps from every state. They place an emphasis om 2 lane blacktops which are color coded as "wide curves", "twisty" etc. The other is a patriotic website called Pizzas 4 Patriots and the name says it all. They got permission from the Pentagon to send pizzas and beer to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for the super bowl. And they did! Now they're working on the 4th of July. Donations are accepted on the website. Check it out! Later