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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 06:46 AM
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Needles, Iron Mountain Hwy, Spearfish Canyon are all great rides. Check out Devil's Tower and Hulett to the north. Deadwood is cool too, checkout Saloon No. 10.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 07:58 AM
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If you get west toward Gillette, do not stop at Chuck's Deluxe for any reason, unless you need to plug the toilet.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 06:32 PM
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Eat at One Eyed Jacks but don't park adjacent to the property. Seems their kitchen exhaust fans pickup every drop of grease and the bikes will wind up speckled with grease. Look on line for the parks and road routes, plan your events from those. Don't the old buildings in Deadwood.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 08:58 PM
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Thank you for the replies, my friends and I appreciate them.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2016 | 09:22 PM
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All the above and you need to go to the Stone House Saloon, where are you staying at in Spearfish?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 02:55 PM
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Here's a few photos I took last year to give you some visuals.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...re-thread.html
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 03:50 PM
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Be sure to ride Old Hill City rd. between Hill City and Keystone.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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I'm sure everybody does this anyhow; but if you have a GPS, make your lodging "Home", then you have a point of reference with the touch of a button anytime you need it when you're out touring around
 
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 06:50 PM
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I'll second the stone house saloon- one of our favorite stops.
 
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Good rides: Iron Mountain, Needles Highway, Nemo, Sheridan Lake, Old Hill City, Custer Park (get out early to avoid the traffic). Ron
 
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