Sturgis Tip #4: Get A Badlands/Black Hills Map!
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Each year around the end of July, we begin to salivate, and kinda act funny.. It's like the old town we live in just ain't big enough to hold us anymore. We're lookin' for thrills in the hills, the Black Hills of South Dakota!
If you've been here before, you may have picked up a "Black Hills & Badlands" map, a printed two sided sheet, about 12" by 20" reads up an' down, and shows in great detail how to plan out, and get around your incredible Sturgis experience. Pick one of these up at the Sturgis welcome center. We've also seen them at campgrounds, vendors, mc dealers, etc. Ask around. You'll find one. Worth your while.
Most of the cool riding, with the exception of Devil's Tower, and the Badlands is located inside a north to south "box" just west of Rapid City, and south of Sturgis. Devil's Tower is in Wyoming, and you'll find the Badlands to the southwest of Rapid, directly on the south side of I-90. Riding thru the Badlands, try to imagine how generous our government was when they "gave" this land to the natives..you couldn't grow crabgrass here. Some of it looks like the moon. Great riding! Do the entire loop. We like to take Rt 44 out of Rapid, the route less traveled. Gas up before you get there, 'cause ain't much in the way of gas, crackers, and donuts. There is a cool bar with buffalo burgers and Bud at the far southern end of the park, and there is a late opening gas station with 86 octane, at 93 octane prices across the street.
This free map we refer to has been around longer than ABM, and that's a long time! Find a couple of copies, keep one for a souvenir, fold the other and stash it in your bag. It's a great tool for finding your way around the far southwestern corner of South Dakota, one of the world's coolest biker hang outs!
Parts, ya need parts?
Good luck, Chuck! We attempted to order a 200 rear Metzler donut for the better half's 06 soft tail standard.. out of stock! Custom Chrome dropped their shorts to the tune of about 80 bucks for a Metzler 210. Looking for a 200 but can't find one? Our standard HD factory rim will take the jap size 210 with no problemo.. and it is incredibly FAT in comparison to the 200, leaving just enough room for the belt to clear..she's on her second in 2 years. We're happy they were out of 200's!
(What's this say for the Sturgis Run? Tires ain't the only stuff they're sold out of.. for the first time in 2 years.. are the biker skies clearing, and will the 70th Sturgis hear the thunder of an extra hundred thousand last minute bikers? Come on, get offa the couch, an' do something cool this August!
Each year around the end of July, we begin to salivate, and kinda act funny.. It's like the old town we live in just ain't big enough to hold us anymore. We're lookin' for thrills in the hills, the Black Hills of South Dakota!
If you've been here before, you may have picked up a "Black Hills & Badlands" map, a printed two sided sheet, about 12" by 20" reads up an' down, and shows in great detail how to plan out, and get around your incredible Sturgis experience. Pick one of these up at the Sturgis welcome center. We've also seen them at campgrounds, vendors, mc dealers, etc. Ask around. You'll find one. Worth your while.
Most of the cool riding, with the exception of Devil's Tower, and the Badlands is located inside a north to south "box" just west of Rapid City, and south of Sturgis. Devil's Tower is in Wyoming, and you'll find the Badlands to the southwest of Rapid, directly on the south side of I-90. Riding thru the Badlands, try to imagine how generous our government was when they "gave" this land to the natives..you couldn't grow crabgrass here. Some of it looks like the moon. Great riding! Do the entire loop. We like to take Rt 44 out of Rapid, the route less traveled. Gas up before you get there, 'cause ain't much in the way of gas, crackers, and donuts. There is a cool bar with buffalo burgers and Bud at the far southern end of the park, and there is a late opening gas station with 86 octane, at 93 octane prices across the street.
This free map we refer to has been around longer than ABM, and that's a long time! Find a couple of copies, keep one for a souvenir, fold the other and stash it in your bag. It's a great tool for finding your way around the far southwestern corner of South Dakota, one of the world's coolest biker hang outs!
Parts, ya need parts?
Good luck, Chuck! We attempted to order a 200 rear Metzler donut for the better half's 06 soft tail standard.. out of stock! Custom Chrome dropped their shorts to the tune of about 80 bucks for a Metzler 210. Looking for a 200 but can't find one? Our standard HD factory rim will take the jap size 210 with no problemo.. and it is incredibly FAT in comparison to the 200, leaving just enough room for the belt to clear..she's on her second in 2 years. We're happy they were out of 200's!
(What's this say for the Sturgis Run? Tires ain't the only stuff they're sold out of.. for the first time in 2 years.. are the biker skies clearing, and will the 70th Sturgis hear the thunder of an extra hundred thousand last minute bikers? Come on, get offa the couch, an' do something cool this August!
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