Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas September 2015 | Page 37

FEATURES

my cold water and occasional
Dr Pepper. This is only a part
of the description I give when
people ask me, why I like going
to Sturgis every year.
But, what about when I
arrive? It’s wonderful and the
excitement builds with every
passing bike. This year, our
group stayed at the home of a
wonderful couple in Spearfish.
They rent rooms to riders who
want a comfortable place to stay
while enjoying the rally. Many
people in the areas surrounding
Sturgis do this as there are
not enough rooms available
otherwise. After unpacking the
bike, one of the first things I did,
was go to Main Street Sturgis
where I helped Design Wraps
set up the store for sales. Sarah,
myself and a couple other lady
riders took shifts throughout
the first week. It was my first
experience vending in Sturgis
and I must say, it’s exhausting.
Week two, was time to cover
the rally and out to the Buffalo
Chip we went and picked up

our Media Passes so we could
get the best shots of their many
attractions. This is the world’s
largest motorcycle campground
and it is rocking every single day
and night! It’s amazing the things
that happen in one week. We
got to experience the breaking of
Evil Kneivel’s 22 car jump record;
a 1,000 bike and human art
creation; concerts of top names;
Rat Holes Bike Show and the list
goes on! And this isn’t the only
place that has great amounts of

coolness happening. The Broken
Spoke Saloon and Campground
also hosted us to bands, bikes
games, a giant swimming pool
party daily, book signing by Jessi
Combs and Kayla Koeune, art
displays and the induction of
Billy Lane into the IMBBA Hall of
Fame.
I enjoyed a morning in
Deadwood at the Biker Belles
event where the highlight for
this year was a celebration of
Gloria Struck’s 90th Birthday
Party. She’s an original Motor
Maid and has ridden to Sturgis
for decades, including this year.
Another afternoon in Deadwood,
took me to the Legends Ride.
These two events were hosted
by The Buffalo Chip. I took a
few days hosting the Scootin’
America group once they made
it to town. We were able to meet
up with friends from Altus, OK
who they had met riding through
Oklahoma. We took a long
afternoon ride through Spearfish
Canyon, Deadwood and back
in to Sturgis to a favorite little

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