Sturgis 2011
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
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From: Windber, PA
I'm an old geezer too, so maybe that's why I agree so much with 103 sedona. You have to do it at least once. But... I never saw so many incompetant riders in one place at one time. You can see all the posers stop at Wall Drug and unload the bikes to "Ride to Sturgis" while the wife/GF drives the pick-up. To those of us who ride there they are known as "candyass trailer queens" and I mean the bike riders not the girls driving the trucks. If there was any truth in advertising the signs would say, "Welcome to trailer week".
You can be gassing up a thousand miles out and see some dude in a black tee shirt, leather vest, leather screaming eagle cap, fingerless gloves, dirty jeans and greasy boots pumping diesel into his truck. And then the ******* has something rude to say to the guy on a Gold-Wing who really rides.
You can be gassing up a thousand miles out and see some dude in a black tee shirt, leather vest, leather screaming eagle cap, fingerless gloves, dirty jeans and greasy boots pumping diesel into his truck. And then the ******* has something rude to say to the guy on a Gold-Wing who really rides.
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From: Windber, PA
The point is go have fun ride or tow it doesn't matter. All kinds of stuff to do out there.
If you can ride out do it. If not tow and have more time to sight see. If you want crazy time go to the camp grounds. You must ride the black hills. Nice.
If you can ride out do it. If not tow and have more time to sight see. If you want crazy time go to the camp grounds. You must ride the black hills. Nice.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: NoVA
Itmdl90, You are correct in that it's all about what ever fun you can find. I can well understand that if you only have a week off and are coming from the east or left coast the need to trailer. But how many trailer plates do you see from the north central states? How many guys strutting around Main st. with brand new vests or jackets with no dead bugs on them? How many of those posers sneer at the BMW or Wing riders?
The Black Hills have some technical riding in them and there are a poopload of bikes being piloted by riders without a clue as to what countersteering is. That's a fact. As another poster said you have dudes floating their valves at 3AM. That's a fact. For that one week in time it's also the center of the universe for the worlds ugliest exhibitionists. That's a fact. Of course for that reason alone, it may be worth going. It all depends what you want to find. Hey, just sayin.
The Black Hills have some technical riding in them and there are a poopload of bikes being piloted by riders without a clue as to what countersteering is. That's a fact. As another poster said you have dudes floating their valves at 3AM. That's a fact. For that one week in time it's also the center of the universe for the worlds ugliest exhibitionists. That's a fact. Of course for that reason alone, it may be worth going. It all depends what you want to find. Hey, just sayin.
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: San Diego, CA
Interesting . . . Seeing how today's H-D runs some $20 K plus, for starters, the "outlaw biker" crowd is fading fast. It's becoming a rich man's game, and Sturgis seems to attract those who can afford a week off for a road trip.
Here on the West Coast, I've not talked to too many who actually RIDE to Sturgis. I see a lot of "ship the bike" and fly out to pick it up.
We're mixing a lot of emotions about all this . . .
Here on the West Coast, I've not talked to too many who actually RIDE to Sturgis. I see a lot of "ship the bike" and fly out to pick it up.
We're mixing a lot of emotions about all this . . .
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Hickory, NC
I'm an old geezer too, so maybe that's why I agree so much with 103 sedona. You have to do it at least once. But... I never saw so many incompetant riders in one place at one time. You can see all the posers stop at Wall Drug and unload the bikes to "Ride to Sturgis" while the wife/GF drives the pick-up. To those of us who ride there they are known as "candyass trailer queens" and I mean the bike riders not the girls driving the trucks. If there was any truth in advertising the signs would say, "Welcome to trailer week".
You can be gassing up a thousand miles out and see some dude in a black tee shirt, leather vest, leather screaming eagle cap, fingerless gloves, dirty jeans and greasy boots pumping diesel into his truck. And then the ******* has something rude to say to the guy on a Gold-Wing who really rides.
You can be gassing up a thousand miles out and see some dude in a black tee shirt, leather vest, leather screaming eagle cap, fingerless gloves, dirty jeans and greasy boots pumping diesel into his truck. And then the ******* has something rude to say to the guy on a Gold-Wing who really rides.
Am I a poser if I haul my bike 30 hours to Sturgis?
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From: NoVA
And I've been riding over 44 years, had two heart attacks and still ride to where I'm going. Stuff happens, you deal with it. If someone lacks the commitment to ride for three days out and three days back, that's OK. But don't think it's the same as riding through 1,500 miles of corn in 103 degree days or across Death Valley then over the mountains. It's not. It is only a road trip in an air conditioned truck to attend an event.
I believe that Sturgis is about riding not trailering. You do it the old fashion way, you earn it. I won't even address the issue of shipping the bike and flying out.
If you have been there you have seen the tee shirt, "I rode my bike to trailer week". Everyone else should wear the shirt, "Candyass trailer queen". I'm betting that the clown floating his valves at 3AM with open pipes did not spend the last fifteen hours putting his scoot across the plains through a God fearing thunderstorm.
If you live in Minnesota and trailer to Daytona that's a whole other story. There's damn good reason then. Sturgis is in the middle of riding season. You are either a rider or you are something else. Have fun, but as you watch yourself go by in the window, others have taken notice of the lack of grit and absence of dead bugs. But not to worry, there's a store down the street, next to the leather vest shop, that sells a dirty dead bug spray. Just one quick spray across your face and chest and you too can look like your real.
I believe that Sturgis is about riding not trailering. You do it the old fashion way, you earn it. I won't even address the issue of shipping the bike and flying out.
If you have been there you have seen the tee shirt, "I rode my bike to trailer week". Everyone else should wear the shirt, "Candyass trailer queen". I'm betting that the clown floating his valves at 3AM with open pipes did not spend the last fifteen hours putting his scoot across the plains through a God fearing thunderstorm.
If you live in Minnesota and trailer to Daytona that's a whole other story. There's damn good reason then. Sturgis is in the middle of riding season. You are either a rider or you are something else. Have fun, but as you watch yourself go by in the window, others have taken notice of the lack of grit and absence of dead bugs. But not to worry, there's a store down the street, next to the leather vest shop, that sells a dirty dead bug spray. Just one quick spray across your face and chest and you too can look like your real.
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my favorites are the badlands/wall, spearfish, crazy horse and iron mountain road. in terms of the drive there, we download comedy to the ipod, which helps pass the time. robin williams, louis black, whatever floats your boat.
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And I've been riding over 44 years, had two heart attacks and still ride to where I'm going. Stuff happens, you deal with it. If someone lacks the commitment to ride for three days out and three days back, that's OK. But don't think it's the same as riding through 1,500 miles of corn in 103 degree days or across Death Valley then over the mountains. It's not. It is only a road trip in an air conditioned truck to attend an event.
I believe that Sturgis is about riding not trailering. You do it the old fashion way, you earn it. I won't even address the issue of shipping the bike and flying out.
If you have been there you have seen the tee shirt, "I rode my bike to trailer week". Everyone else should wear the shirt, "Candyass trailer queen". I'm betting that the clown floating his valves at 3AM with open pipes did not spend the last fifteen hours putting his scoot across the plains through a God fearing thunderstorm.
If you live in Minnesota and trailer to Daytona that's a whole other story. There's damn good reason then. Sturgis is in the middle of riding season. You are either a rider or you are something else. Have fun, but as you watch yourself go by in the window, others have taken notice of the lack of grit and absence of dead bugs. But not to worry, there's a store down the street, next to the leather vest shop, that sells a dirty dead bug spray. Just one quick spray across your face and chest and you too can look like your real.
I believe that Sturgis is about riding not trailering. You do it the old fashion way, you earn it. I won't even address the issue of shipping the bike and flying out.
If you have been there you have seen the tee shirt, "I rode my bike to trailer week". Everyone else should wear the shirt, "Candyass trailer queen". I'm betting that the clown floating his valves at 3AM with open pipes did not spend the last fifteen hours putting his scoot across the plains through a God fearing thunderstorm.
If you live in Minnesota and trailer to Daytona that's a whole other story. There's damn good reason then. Sturgis is in the middle of riding season. You are either a rider or you are something else. Have fun, but as you watch yourself go by in the window, others have taken notice of the lack of grit and absence of dead bugs. But not to worry, there's a store down the street, next to the leather vest shop, that sells a dirty dead bug spray. Just one quick spray across your face and chest and you too can look like your real.
Well now, gotta love the brutal honesty of this post. Personally, I wouldn't go to any rally if I couldn't ride my bike to it. Been to my fair share of them. At this point, it's more about the ride and once there, hooking up with my friends from different states, than the event itself.