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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2016

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2016

This is by far, the experience of a biker’s lifetime in a place where local people can still show you a thing or two about hospitality. The Sturgis 2016 motorcycle rally just ended a few weeks ago and already they are planning for Sturgis 2017!

The 77th Annual Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally is scheduled for August 7-13, 2017.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The first rally was held by Indian Motorcycle riders on August 14, 1938, by the “Jackpine Gypsies” motorcycle club,[2] who still own and operate the tracks, hillclimb, and field areas where the rally is centered. The first event was called the “Black Hills Classic” and consisted of a single race with nine participants and a small audience. The founder is Clarence “Pappy” Hoel. He purchased an Indian Motorcycle franchise in Sturgis in 1936 and formed the “Jackpine Gypsies” that same year. The Jackpine Gypsies were inducted to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1997. Hoel was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame the following year, in 1998. Read more »