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Old Jul 4, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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i will be going through the 23 on the way out to glacier and stopping by aweek later Before the rally everyone is geared without the big crowd
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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Shipping the bike out tomorrow to Milwaukee...riding down to Lafayette, IN on the 20th, plus local rides in WI w/ buddies and doing a company training thing until the wife gets to MKE July 28th...then riding western WI, on to Badlands and arrriving Sturgis the Monday BEFORE the rally. From there to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, southern Idaho and home to Oregon.

Should be a good ride; no problems when I made reservations in Wall and Sturgis. Looking forward to the legendary rides and plenty of miles with no company cell phone going off every 5 minutes.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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I went there once during the rally, that was enough for me. The next time will be the week before. The riding is fantastic. I didn't get to the badlands so I plan to next time.
 
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A friend was in Sturgis last weekend. He said that there were a few vendors set up all ready,WR.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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A friend was in Sturgis last weekend. He said that there were a few vendors set up all ready,WR.
Catching all the riders that come in 2-3 weeks before the rally opening, makes good business sense.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 08:30 AM
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Leaving Thursday morning for Yellowstone and then Sturgis, pre rally is definately the time to ride the Black Hills!!! See ya all there.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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Great time to go, I went the last day of Sturgis and the week after . . . awesome roads and country to see.
 
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I was there last week. Perfect time to visit without the crowds. There were some t-shirt vendors set up and some of the vendors downtown were open. Great deals on last years rally shirts if that's what you're in to. Visited the Full Throttle Saloon. Only a few worker bees and the donkey hanging around. Camping sites and rooms in the area were no problem and the prices were cheap. Definitely different than when the rally is on.
 
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Leavin for Yellowstone in the morning and be in Sturgis end of next week
 
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We go the week before the rally. Vendors are set up, rooms are cheaper. You can enjoy riding through the Black Hills and take in the sights because the roads are not crowded.
 
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