totally took my time getting around to this. but wanted to share with you guys. here are some pictures of my sturgis trip this year. rode all the way from DC. 1710 miles one way. total trip distance with riding around the area for 5 days was 4500mi. cant wait to do it again.

start of the trip.


stopping for gas right over the OH/PA border.


first bit of rain, about 3 hours outside of chicago.


tornado warning underpass dwelling.


beginning of day 2, camped out in Michigan City for the evening.


Fritz gets the first ticket, somewhere south of Milwaukee.


waiting on Fritz after his citation.


camping in a KOA in sioux falls night 2.


stopping in wall, and visiting badlands harley (which is basically just a t-shirt store.)


campin at the chip for the week!


goofy *** white people doing goofy *** white people stuff.


midget bowling. yup.


day 1 of riding, started at Black Hills HD in rapid city.


another view of the parking lot at BHHD.


stopping at rushmore.


my buddy Matt and I.


Keystone.


Hill City HD.


Hill City from above. time for lunch.


We got lost around deerfield, literally just riding around until the road ended, then we would turn around and do it again. I was pointing at a moose that ran across the street when we stopped, and then I did my ATLAS pose!

 

waiting in line at Full Throttle to see Sinderella with guest star Sebastian Bach!


Main street Sturgis.


riding out to devils tower.


Buffalo bike spotted in Sundance, WY.


Devils Tower!


Big rig tire bike in Hulett, WY.


1922 sidecar in Hulett.


couple of Flat heads that looked really nice.


Hulett, WY.


Fritz gets a second ticket leaving Devils Tower.


Larry's 10th anniversary vest he made for the 2011 ride.


Main street at night.


Burnout contest at the Chip.


Needles tunnel traffic jam.


Moki! and his owner.


needles as we depart.


Deadwood. This is where I plan on staying next year.


one of the photographers on the side of the road caught me departing from the area! see ya again next year!

 

Those are great, what is the name of the town you want to stay next year...camp or hotel?

 

****ing bad *** pics dude. What were those two tickets your buddy got for ? Lol

Looks like you boys had a blast.

 

speeding. funny part was he was always trying to catch up to us. pretty good story about the first one. dont know how people feel about "above the speedlimit spirited riding" stories around here though. maybe ill drop that one later.

 

Looks awesome! Poor Fritz! lol When you camped did you use pup tents or what?

 

super cool pics man!!! thanks for sharing

 

Good pics, I like how you did them, very cool! I love sturgis , and can't wait to go back!

 

yeah, I think i've got a picture of the tents somewhere. just the little cigar minnow sized 1 person pop-up and a sleeping bag. I had to get a blow up floatie matress in wall because of how uncomfortable the ground is. who knew.

@fatusboyus you're welcome! I love taking pictures on all of my rides. This was just a major one that I didnt share yet.

Major, here is a pic of the campground in michigan city. I took a picture of the urinal because it had been quite a while since I had actually seen a **** trough in person!


and here are the bikes in front of the tents in Sioux Falls. As you can see, they arent big at all.


@jadlh - I want to stay near Deadwood next year. camping, no hotels. that ***** for the birds, and old people. I liked spearfish canyon, and there were some great camping areas around there, so that might be where I lay stakes for 2013.

 

So what are the "must pack" items for us rookies?