One baby was born. There were two proposals and several marriages. Memorial stones were placed as tributes to those who have left us behind. It’s all part of the ritual that has become the Buffalo Chip experience during the Sturgis Rally for many bikers. And as new riders join the fold, traditions are carried forward and new ones are begun. It’s not uncommon to hear Chip campers say that spending the Sturgis Rally at the Chip was a bucket list item. What’s less common is to hear that someone bought a motorcycle and rode it over 1200 miles to come to Sturgis during Rally for the music festival at the Buffalo Chip. That was unquestionably the motivation for John from San Antonio who camped for just that

reason. A dedicated music fan, he had seen Cheap Trick and Motley Crue in the 80’s and the enticement was strong to hear them again. When he learned they were both at the Chip this year and his two buddies, both Chip Veterans, said they’d go, the deal was set. Pumpkin, so called because of his orange chopper, was here for a second year. He was sprinting around the site in a swanky new golf cart he had fitted out just for the purpose. He passed along this bit of wisdom for newbies: “Last year I wore myself out. This year I paced myself.” Chad from Wyoming said he’s been to Sturgis before but hadn’t stayed at the Chip until this year. “It just makes sense,” he said. “All the

concerts are here so you might as well camp right here, too. Pat from Idaho, a first time Chip camper, hadn’t been through Sturgis since 1976. “I just heard about the Buffalo Chip from friends coming and on Discovery,” he said. “Everybody’s been really nice and it’s kind of controlled a little bit, so the biggest bully doesn’t always win.” Pat plans charity rides at home and says that bikers are so generous. “They give more as a percentage of their personal income than any other demographic.” There are legacy Chip Campers, too, people who have camped at the Chip without fail for decades with the same group in the same

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James brought Woody a gift: a rare patch from 1982 that reads, “Buffalo Chip Picnic,” a one-year only name for what has since become the legendary Sturgis Buffalo Chip. Rachel gets around the Chip on these two wheels, what she calls her Harley.

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The Sturgis Rider® Daily crew began with and maintained high hopes and intentions to provide you the very best news of relevant events that would happen during your vaca-tion at the Sturgis rally. They’ve done a stel-lar job. I hope you’ve saved a copy of each day’s issue to help make your own photos more meaningful and, years from now, help you to recall just what an enjoyable trip this was. The Sturgis Rider® Daily, first thing in the morning, showed you what happened yesterday and gave you today’s news and expected events. It was a joy for the crew to bring you the full-color highlights, know-ing they weren’t merely reporting the news, but were helping you maximize your rally experience. It was the staff ’s first newspaper experi-ence. Great resources to work with included more than 50 performing artists. We were rocked out by a biker band from Japan. We shared Motley Cruë’s very last tour. We saw the 13th and climactic episode of Biker Battleground Phoenix, season one, being created. We experienced filming of a segment for Chinese television as well as unveilings of new and customized Indian motorcycles. How about all those beautiful custom motorcycles that competed in the six bike shows? And, speaking of bike shows, how about the bikes included in Built for Speed – Race Inspired Motorcycles and Art, the 2014 Motorcycles As Art exhibit? That was a world-class museum exhibit curated by the

internationally respected Michael Lichter and Paul d’Orleans that existed for only one week. You were there, you experienced it and the Sturgis Rider® Daily’s article is in your saddlebag. We shared it all with you and thank you for having made this Biker newspaper a success. Next year, the 75th annual motorcycle rally at Sturgis, promises to be a milestone, a genuine monster of an event. We’ll be here to share those experiences with you again. Until then, Ride Free, Take Risks and we’ll see your smiling faces next August. Woody & Crew

Woody’S fareWelllocation; and others whose years in are less but not their enthusiasm. Said Rachel from Santa Monica, “It’s just like a family, everybody is so close knit.” You see people from years past and they recognize you.” That’s especially likely for Rachel because she’s come to the Chip from California for the last six years to work as a bartender, a high profile spot in terms of visibility. She calls it a working vacation at the Chip. “I love it! I won’t ever miss it!” Days before the rally even got underway, she was lamenting the fact that it would end. You have your post rally withdrawals,” she said. One of the many friends Rachel has made is James Backalich of Whitehouse Point, FL, and a veteran of the Chip each year since 2009. “The first time I came out to the Buffalo Chip to camp I was here 15 minutes and I said, ’Oh my gosh! Why has no one told me about this?’ I’ll never

miss this again as long as I live!” James has since made a habit of arriving early and leaving late. “I like to see the way it all unfolds and folds back up,” he said “It goes from a cow pasture to the best place anywhere then back to a cow pasture! Besides, I worry I might missing something if I’m not here. “ James also has a novel way of getting to the rally. Each year he ships his bike to a different location and rides from there. “I just throw a dart!” He rode in from Omaha this year, but has traveled before from Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver and Bozeman. Like Rachel, James says being at the Chip ahead of time is great but it’s also an indication that when the Rally begins, that means it will also soon come to an end. A bit wistfully, he adds, “To me it goes by way too fast.”

Rally Week is coming to a close and you’re packing up to head home. Does that mean the Sturgis Rally is really over? Well, no, because TV crews have been filing all week to bring you more Sturgis once you get home. The History Channel was boots-on-the-ground filming the season finale of Biker Battleground Phoenix at the CrossRoads and on the main stage of the Buffalo Chip. The episode will air August 26. Roving Reporter Jesse Watters from the O’Reilly Factor will relate the story of his time at the Rally on Monday August 18 and possibly again on Monday August 25. The Bling Johnson Show, which airs on

a CW affiliate network, will dedicate one episode of a 13-show season to the Chip. Vladimir Roshchin, who has organized the Two Days Fest in Moscow the last four years, filmed all week. The bike scene there is only a decade old, the custom scene younger still. “But there is terrible traffic in Moscow so for six months people ride their motorbikes to escape it,” said Vlad. They may be more interested in custom bike culture in Russia than Americans are, he says, because they don’t have any of their own. Crews were filming from Japan and China, too, so check your local listings and stay connected to the Chip.

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All week long, the Sturgis Rider Daily has tapped the hearts and minds of industry luminaries such as bike builders, TV and film stars, motorcycle legends and other personalities to give you, our readers, the inside track on the motorcycle industry. But who better to visit with than Rod “Woody” Woodruff, founder and president of the Buffalo Chip, for a unique viewpoint on the Sturgis Rally? The Chip is the best party anywhere™, after all, right?

It’s the last day of the 2014 rally. Do you have mixed emotions? I woke up this morning thinking, all my friends are leaving and I haven’t had enough time with them. I’m lonely already. Even though I didn’t get to talk to all of them, we’ll have their experiences to relive the next time we see each other.

What are your thoughts on this year’s rally?It’s just the most successful rally we’ve ever had in terms of how well things went. It hasn’t always been this way. There have been those times where there were so many challenges, but that was probably before we had the staff we do now. We’ve learned something over the years.

How have things changed?When I started there was just one guy and it was hard to do. Over the years we’ve been blessed with a lot of good people who just wanted to be part of the Buffalo Chip. So then it became our responsibility to figure out how we could keep them employed year round so they could be here for the rally. Everything comes with a responsibility. We’ve invested in people over the last 10 years and it has become a bigger and more closely knit family.

How have your people managed this year?They have worked about 355 consecutive days in preparation for the rally and everybody has had a multitude of responsibilities leading up to it, knowing that sometime between Friday and Saturday several thousand people were going to show up all at the same time and expect the best. It’s our responsibility to meet that. The stress level gets real high. It’s particularly rewarding that they made it though all that while being friendly and sociable and helpful to all the people that came. As far as I know, I’m the only guy that became cranky around here, but instead of cranky I’m calling those my Gunny moments, when I’m being bossy.

It seems like there are so many first time campers here this year.I too am stunned by the apparent high percentage of people that are here who have never been here before. They recognize the place from TV, they recognize us. It’s apparent that part of the reason they feel comfortable coming here is because from the TV stuff, they saw a well-organized, polite, courteous group of people operating a business. That’s rewarding for me personally.Millions of people have stayed at the Chip, but how do you cater to the various ways people want to experience it?We pretty much let everyone choose their own way to vacation. If

someone wants a fancy piece of dirt we enable them to experience the Chip their way.

That said, you want to retain the Chip’s grassroots heritage. So how do you balance it?At one point there was a definite awareness that we needed to make this experience available to people who didn’t want to sleep in the dirt. And what we noticed was, as soon as we did that, people started bringing women with them and then the party started growing exponentially. When it was all mechanics and rat bikes there weren’t very many women here. But when they started bringing motorhomes and trailers, well that was a big deal.

What question do people always ask you?Long ago people used to ask me: what do you do the rest of the year. But I think people have pretty much figured out this doesn’t happen by accident.

What’s you favorite thing about the Buffalo Chip?The people.

People seem to feel that the Chip is a special place.I’ve come to accept that there’s a certain magic here. My job is to not screw up the magic. Fifteen years ago 38-Special came out to record live at Sturgis, at the Chip. I asked the producer why and he said, “There’s a certain ambiance here that doesn’t seem to exist anywhere else.” Another time, I was talking with Bon Jovi’s tour manager and another guy, a top agent. He said, “I’ve done shows all over the world and there ain’t no place like this place any place.”What we have to do is to continue to grow and continue to provide more amenities and services without losing that certain ambiance. If we allow people to feel free when they come here, and meet other people, and have the time of their life, the ambiance is there. It comes from our guests.

So sometimes a place becomes more than a piece of land.We’ve had people born here, people have died here. We have memorials here and memories have been made here for lots of people. We have to honor and respect those memories—and allow more people to make them.

Tell us one thing we don’t know about you.It’s not about me.

5 minuteS With rod “Woody” Woodruff

George’s latest sculpture, in progress.

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ContributorsChris Yushta, Jordan Axtman, Christine Paige Diers, Paul Mitchell, Aaron Packard, Jessica Nelson, Rachael Omps, Mary Panerio, Kurt Shaw, Marilyn Stemp. Other material contributed by staff of the Rapid City Journal.CirculationThe Sturgis Rider® Daily is published eight consecutive days during the Sturgis Rally. 9500 copies are distributed each day at 70 locations in the Black Hills and to campers at the Buffalo Chip.

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In case you missed it, Bull Shipley of Flint, MI, was drawn as the winner of a Ness-customized Victory 8-Ball and matching Les Paul Studio Epiphone guitar in the Buffalo Chip Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes. He was shocked! “This was my first Buffalo Chip experience. I came here as the tour manager for the band Pistol Day Parade not knowing what to expect, and I am leaving here a fan of the best party anywhere!” he said. “I want to thank Victory Motorcycles, Gibson, Rod Woodruff, Pistol Day Parade for bringing me out here, and all the new fans and friends we made here. It’s been awesome.”

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In 2007 Lance Corporal Tom Jacobson was conducting a mounted patrol in Iraq with his platoon to evacuate a team of snipers when the Humvee in which he was riding detonated an IED. The blast killed the driver and severely wounded Tom and two others. After years of rehabilitation for burns and damage to his right leg, Tom meets bikers during the Sturgis Rally on the Buffalo Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage as recipient of a mortgage free home, thanks to The Military Warriors Support Foundation and Wells Fargo. The Military Warriors Support Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, founded by Lt. General, Leroy Sisco, (Ret), in 2007. Their mission is to provide support for our nation’s combat wounded heroes and Gold Star Families as they transition out of the military and into their new civilian life. Programs include home donation, academic and employment assistance, as well as recreational activities.

Through the Foundation’s Homes4WoundedHeroes home donation program, 100% mortgage-free homes are awarded to combat wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. The program is also available to Gold Star Spouses of Heroes who have fallen in combat. In addition to the home, each family receives three years of family and financial mentoring. Working with Wells Fargo they match the hero’s needs with once-empty foreclosed homes in inventory. Jacobson, who currently lives with his two brothers in Minneapolis, MN, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in his senior year of high school in 2006 and shipped out to Iraq July 2007. “I joined to change my life for the better as well as to uphold the freedoms, constitution, and the bill of rights we have all inherited,” he said. His goal is to complete his college degree and teach history at thecollege level.

Now that’s the way to pay it forward!

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freedom CeleBration reSonateS general WeSley Clark make a WiSh

for the 75thAs it turned out, the biggest buzz at the 74th Sturgis Rally was about the fact that next year is the Sturgis 75th Rally. And that generated speculation of vast proportions as people threw out their wish lists of elements that would put the 75th Rally over the top. Here are some of the answers we got to this question:

If you could request anything at the Buffalo Chip for the Sturgis 75th Rally, what would be on your wish list?

The Rolling Stones

Get some high-end food like tri-tip instead of deep fried carnie food

Something to set some type of record

Set a Guinness record for the most motorcycles in one place in the Chip amphitheater

Doug Danger will be jumping 22 cars. Why not 75 smart cars? Or 75 motorcycles?

Play candid shots of the day’s pictures playing all day on the Jumbotrons.

Family first: Bikers welcome home

Fix it so the vendors take my credit card

Wine

A TORC Truck parade to the Chip as they come into town

A Ferris wheel

AC/DC and the Foo Fighters

This is only my second year here so I don’t know yet

Mud wrestling

Daft Punk

Have a welcome home party for the early arrivals then deputize them to be ambassadors who welcome the other campers home!

What could we do that’s crazy for the 75th? It’s already crazy here, right?

It’s become an integral aspect of being at the Buffalo Chip during the Sturgis Rally: the Freedom Celebration. “The Chip is blessed with a very large population of U.S. military veterans,” said Chip President Rod Woodruff. “We aren’t here to do the familiar token thanks to the vets. The vets here are patriots.”

That thought was prevalent when General Wesley Clark addressed the crowd during the evening’s Freedom Celebration on Thursday, August 7. It’s not every day a highly decorated Four-Star General and Rhodes scholar stops in to visit. We got a few minutes to chat with him.

You probably don’t get to many biker rallies.Some people will say it’s a really odd place for me, but I know there are a lot of bikers who are really patriotic and they really care about our men and women who serve. That’s why I wanted to come out here.

So you don’t ride?I was always discouraged when I was growing up from having a bike. And then the time passed, I was in the Army, and had a family. There was no time and no resources to devote to it. But motorcycles make a great reconnaissance vehicle.

In one of my companies we were actually contracted by Special Forces to build an electric motorcycle. This was the first electric motorcycle with the motor in the hub in 2002 or 2003. We were given a contract by Special Operations Command because they wanted something that was quieter. The thing was fast, totally silent, and deadly because it just takes off and you don’t hear it moving. There’s no exhaust sound.

You’re a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Those soldiers were never welcomed home properly.There’s no doubt about it. But I think it’s never too late to express your appreciation.I was recently with a group called Folds of Honor for a charity golf tournament. They invited 40 veterans in to play and a lot of them were Vietnam veterans. When the master of ceremonies said, “Welcome home,” it was an amazing feeling, even for me.

Tell us about your involvement with the Grilled Cheese Truck and how the company is helping veterans.We want to give veterans a way to make a transition into the civilian economy. We want them to learn about managing a business. In the military you don’t pay for anything, everything is issued. You also don’t have a chance to exercise a lot of initiative. This is a transition program for veterans. They can work part time, go from truck to truck if they want to. But the most important thing, whether they stay with it or are passing through, is this: we’re giving them the kind of job skills, financial skills leadership skills to take what they’ve learned in uniform and apply it in the civilian economy.

How is the effort structured?With this effort you’ve got two groups; the senior leaders, the more experienced NCOs or soldiers, who can take one of these trucks and really make a business out of it. Then you’ve got the younger veterans who

will transition through this program. They’ll earn money from it, they’ll learn skills, they’ll keep their relationships with other veterans alive, but they’ll probably go on and do other things.

What drives you to tackle new ventures like this?I think people take a lot from where they grow up and I think people are a product of their experiences in their adulthood. You have to be true to yourself and it takes courage to do that. It’s probably even harder today with social media and the press, especially for someone who is in public life. They don’t have any privacy at all.

Do you have a message for the bikers here at the Chip?I love this country. When I come here I see other people just like me who look at the beauty of this country and enjoy meeting other people. It’s about patriotism and love of country.

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drag raCing in SturgiS With Wmdra The WMDRA Amsoil Sturgis Nationals hosted at Sturgis Dragway saw eliminations cut short by rain but thanks to the efforts of the impressive track team and a field of greatest racers in the world, they fit in the entire program on Thursday. This year’s track events included track passes on S&S-powered machines, a drag race school by Mark Dotson, drag racer, Bonneville record holder and author. Mark’s two classes included one for novice racers and one for media contacts. Drag racers on hand included street machines to 900 horsepower NITRO bikes. And if that wasn’t enough, the

Grand Marshalls included drag racing greats Pete Hill, the first Top Fuel champion at Sturgis on his NITRO knuckle; Marion Owens with his vintage double; and Glen Kerr of Dubble Trubble fame with a double engine Triumph. But the man of the day was Bonnie Truett who had earlier been inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame. Keeping America foremost, members of the USAF Academy band were on hand singing the National Anthem. A great day all around. If you missed it this year, we’ll see you next year for the best racing west of the Mississippi.

Pete Hill, Bonnie Truett, Sandra Alberti, Marion Owens and Mary Lou Brewton – photobombed by a moto-journalist!

Smoky burnouts courtesy Jim Deemer and Twang of Asshole’s Garage.Sturgis Top Fuel Champion Freddie Robbins.

Members of the USAF Academy Band Wild Blue Country.Troy Cade won the Street ET class on a vintage Indian.

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Today’s action at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex (PSC) saw Championship ATV racers running heat races for qualifying in 16 classes, in preparation for tomorrow’s finals. The super maneuverable four-wheelers carved out a section of the challenging new TORC track to take advantage of the moguls, obstacles and tight turns that promise exciting race action.

It was the perfect day for racing as North American Hillclimbers Association (NAHA) ‘climbers tackled the hill at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex.

Logan Meade of Team Unlimited took the win in the 450. Austin Cardwell dominated the 701 open class. The crowd got a treat when several sponsors put up cash and four spectators stepped up to attempt the hill on their own bikes. You never know what might happen at the PSC! Photos by Chris Yushta.

The main events take place in both pro and amateur classes tomorrow. Events at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex are open to the public and separately ticketed. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.BuffaloChip.com. Advance tickets are $15 each.

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Being inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is an unqualified honor. Seven new members were brought on board for 2014 at the annual breakfast held each year during the Sturgis Rally. Let’s get to know them.

Deb “Tiger” Chandler – Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame – Deb “Tiger” Chandler has been active in the motorcycling community for over 40 years. In partnership with the Colorado Confederation of Clubs she assumed the role of Colorado Commander of the Coalition of Independent Riders. Tiger has worked tirelessly through the state legislature to address issues of importance to motorcyclists in Colorado including funding for beginning rider training and alcohol interlocking devices for motorcycles. She has also helped implement a Biker Day in Denver as a means of opening dialog between bikers and legislators.

Clyde Fessler – During his 25-year career at Harley-Davidson, Clyde Fessler played an integral role in the turnaround of the company. He served in multiple positions including Director of Marketing, VP of General Merchandise, VP of Motor Accessories, and VP of Business Development. He was responsible for many innovative programs, policies, products, and marketing strategies that made Harley-Davidson one of the most recognized brands in the world. Since his retirement in 2002, Fessler has remained active in the Hamsters. He recently wrote a book, "Rebuilding the Brand," and travels extensively as a Keynote Speaker.

Jesse Jurrens– Legend Suspensions began in 1998 when Jesse Jurrens

recognized the benefits air springs could offer motorcyclists and sought to develop the technology for the Harley-Davidson Softail chassis. The company took off when Gates™ Rubber Company, the leader in air spring technology, agreed to lend their patented Kevlar air spring technology to the fledgling South Dakota start-up. Since then, Jesse has continued to develop innovative suspension systems. Today, the Sturgis-based company is a recognized leader in suspension technology, making suspension systems for Harley-Davidson models and off-road UTVs.

Jay “Lightnin'” Bentley – From the time he was a teenager, Jay Lightning rode in a motordrome owned by Pappy Boudreaux – first part-time and later full-time. Early on, Jay rode Harley Hummers as a straight rider, but soon graduated to trick riding on the wall on Indian 101 Scouts. By 1998, Jay took out a loan against his home to begin building what would become the American Motor Drome Wall of Death. Completed in 2000, it was the first of its kind to be built in over 50 years. For the past 14 years, the American Motor Drome has toured the country full-time.

Keith Terry – An avid motorcyclist since he was 15, Keith Terry built his first custom motorcycle in 1994, and he’s been building them ever since. Keith and his wife Fran have owned Terry Components, supplier of motorcycle starter motors and battery cables, for 20 years. More recently, Keith—along with Chris Malo—started Baggster LLC, to manufacture custom conversion kits for Harley-Davidson applications. For the last three years, Keith has been the spearhead of the Buffalo Chip Challenge

working with Sturgis Brown High School students to build a custom bagger that's auctioned off at the Legends Ride each year.

Bonnie Truett – Ask anyone in the drag racing world about who’s had a broad impact on the sport and Bonnie Truett’s name will come up. Bonnie started racing in the 1960s and was constantly working to get more out of his drag bikes. He started by changing the flywheels in his own Sportster, but eventually he and his partner Paul Osborn created and manufactured their own flywheels, frames, cams, cylinders and rods. Bonnie continued to race until 1984, and he and Paul continued to run Truett & Osborn together until his retirement in 1997. Bonnie is well known to everyone in drag racing as a friend, mentor and all around good guy.

Paul Yaffe – For over 20 years, Paul Yaffe has created custom motorcycles, working on as many as 12 commissioned bikes in any given year, many of which have graced the pages of motorcycle magazines in the U.S. and abroad. As part of his creative process,

Paul has often engineered innovative parts for his custom creations, which were soon in demand by others in the custom world. Responding in kind, Paul created his Bagger Nation brand of custom parts and accessories. Paul’s contributions don’t end with the motorcycle industry, though. He’s well-known as an advocate and fundraiser for children’s charities both in Phoenix and in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Anyone can nominate a person or group they think is worthy of consideration for either the Hall of Fame or the Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame. To see the nomination form, visit www.sturgishof.com. And don’t forget to visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum while you’re here. It’s one stop you won’t want to miss.

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T124 DEMO DAYS2nd Annual

T e s t r i d e d o w n t h e Sturgis Dragway 1/8 m i l e !

Test ride a T124 equipped motorcycledown the Sturgis Dragway 1/8 mile!

Come visit us at the S&S Display during the Sturgis Rally

Fri. Aug. 1st - Sat. Aug. 9 th at 1535 Lazelle Street

S&S T124 Demo Days is open to licensed drivers 21 years of age or older. Riders must have their own safety equipment – helmets, jackets, boots, gloves, and eye protection. Anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol will not be allowed to participate. S&S reserves the right to deny access to anyone in the interest of safety. Riders will be required to sign a liability waiver.

20523 Hwy 79, Sturgis, SD August 5th & 6th • 10:00am - Noon

For more details, visit sscycle.com/demo-days

FEEL THE POWER!S&S ProveS PerForMaNceS&S Cycle’s T124 Demo Days event at the Sturgis Dragway allowed customers to feel the power of an S&S T124 engine. This year, the event drew in 25 rally goers who can now say they’ve driven an S&S T124 powered Dyna® down the dragway. An experience like no other! Pictured from right to left: Steve Iggens, Grant Hillegass, Dean Young, and Bob Iverson.

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For a month, Donna Anderson of Utah planned the quintessential American family vacation: a tour-de-force of sightseeing in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Custer State Park. Her grandchildren were excited. Her daughter and son-in-law were excited. The family could practically taste the region’s Ponderosa-pine laced air. But the gaggle of Utahans soon realized there was a major hiccup in their plan — they had unknowingly scheduled their trip during the annual Sturgis rally. “The first few motels we called, they laughed at us,” said Anderson, 75. “That’s when we found out.” Despite the prospect of sharing the road with legions of roaring, two-wheeled beasts, Anderson and her family decided to head to the Hills anyway. Rather than dampening their trip, however, the family said it morphed into one of the family’s most memorable

vacations ever. “It has probably enhanced it a little bit,” said Wayne Berry, Anderson’s son-in-law, yelling over the roar of Harley-Davidsons passing through Keystone’s main street. “The boys do like motorcycles.” That sentiment wasn’t uncommon this week among the out-of-town families that milled about in their bright summer clothes down Keystone sidewalks, surrounded by a sea of beards and leather. Like Anderson and her family, the Schroeder family was on the cusp of heading out the door of their home in East Bethel, MN, when they realized the rally was on. Dustin, 33, and his wife, Nicole, decided to go anyway. Rather than find the bikers bothersome, the Schroeder’s actually found some perks. “When we went down to Evan’s Plunge it wasn’t too busy,” Schroeder

said of the Hot Springs natural water park. “Basically because it’s not a place where bikers like to hang out.” Despite not riding motorcycles of their own, the rally and all its trappings are exactly why some out-of-towners decide to hit the Hills. It was 25 years ago that Pam Stressman and husband Tom – who now live in Harlan, Iowa – accidentally stumbled upon the Sturgis rally on their visit to the Black Hills as newlyweds. The couple got such a kick out of the event that they came back 10 years later with their two kids. This year, they came again for their 25th wedding anniversary. “I enjoy seeing all the bikes,” Stressman said. “And the people are so nice. They are all just, you know, very nice.” By coincidence, the Stressmans weren’t the only tourists celebrating their wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Ralph Burlock, 75, and Vicki Burlock,

70, from Sunnyvale, CA, decided to swing by the Black Hills during a cross-country road trip to see the progress on the Crazy Horse Memorial as part of their 52nd wedding anniversary. The couple didn’t realize the rally was on until, just like the Anderson family, they tried to book accommodations. Despite the inflated prices, the couple booked anyway. On Tuesday, standing on Keystone’s main street as crowds of burly bikers brushed by, the Burlocks said they had no regrets. “It really has been an experience just walking up and down this street,” a beaming Ralph said, clad in a 2014 Volksmarch shirt and matching cap. Besides, Ralph added, it was far better than their alternative traveling route. “The other option was to go further into Nebraska or something like that,” he said. “And there’s absolutely nothing to do there. This is real humanity.”

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The Schroeder family from East Bethel, MN, found out that the rally coincided with their family vacation to the Black Hills while making hotel reservations, but decided to come anyway.

Vicki and Ralph Burlock of Sunnyvale, CA, walk along the sidewalk in downtown Keystone Tuesday afternoon after visiting Crazy Horse Memorial earlier in the day. The couple didn’t know about the motorcycle rally until they were almost to the Black Hills and called to make hotel reservations.

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Whether you’ve been camping at the Buffalo Chip for decades or you just arrived, there’s one voice you’re familiar with: Hank Rotten’s. And that’s as it should be, because Hank has been the voice of the Chip for 26 years. Hank first came to the campground from his home in Carterville, MO, one year earlier, as a camper like the rest of us. “That first year, it was nothing like it is now,” he said. “There was a line of wooden shacks and not much more. The only thing you could get to eat was from a carnival guy.” He returned the next year as a performer, eventually moved into an emcee role, and just kept coming back—an unplanned but welcome turn of events that suited everyone. I was blessed with the voice, and a little bit of wit,” he said. His wit shows in a now-legendary contest Hank didn’t invent but has developed: the Pickle Lickin’ on the Kinison stage.

You haven’t been to the Chip until you’ve seen a pickle lickin’! For some reason even Hank can’t explain, the contest has been especially popular this year. It can be unpredictable but Hank handles whatever comes along. In fact, going off script is his specialty. See, back home in Missouri, Hank is a well-known TV and radio personality. “I’m Walmart famous in the job,” he laughed. He has a TV gig on a morning show, a regular radio show, and hosts Friday Night Movies With Hank each week. But it’s his job at the Chip that makes him smile and the interaction with Chip campers that energizes him. “It’s thrilling to be out on the big stage, to be the voice of the Chip, to be backstage,” he said. “Each year it improves so much. It just wouldn’t be right not to be in the Black Hills in August.”

“I’m either an institution here or I should be institutionalized!” So says Crazy George, the self-appointed artist in residence, lost and found department, and information booth at the Buffalo Chip. No one is quite sure how it happened that George became these things, and if they know they aren’t saying. He’s responsible for several art installations on the grounds, too, and is currently working on two pieces for the 75th anniversary, one painting and one sculpture. According to Crazy George myth, his parents came to Sturgis in 1947 in a ‘37 Harley sidecar outfit. George’s mother went into labor on August 1st and he was born seven days later on August 8th in a sweat lodge at the foot of Bear Butte. Some say the spirits of Crazy Horse and George Custer descended upon him and that’s why he was christened Crazy George. Decide for yourself if that’s myth or bunk but either way George returns to the rally every year to celebrate his birthday. He’s been at the Chip

since the year it began. Stop by to see George’s artwork and also to sign his birthday card. “The bottom line of what the Chip is all about is taking care of one’s self and each other,” he said. “And we bring to the Chip the brotherhood and respect that true bikers are all about.”

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George’s latest sculpture, in progress.

Painting has connections to native beliefs representing this location (near Sturgis) as the geographic center of the continent. The motif is being surrounded by state quarters appropriately placed.

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Back in 1952, Pappy Hoel still owned an Indian Motorcycle dealership in Sturgis, SD. If you don’t know Pappy’s story, he’s the dealer who brought together a group of riders to form the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club in Sturgis. It’s the same group that was responsible for that very first weekend of racing back in 1938 that was the start of what has become one of the biggest motorcycle events in the world. Pappy’s business, though, was selling motorcycles…and this is one that he sold. This 1952 Indian Chief is believed to be all original—right down to the painted gas and oil caps on the top of the tank. It was purchased new from Pappy, and owned by the original buyer until his death, it’s been driven fewer than 5,000 miles. Since the original Indian Motorcycle Company went out of business in 1953, this motorcycle was made close to the end of their era. The motorcycle was stored in a basement in a house for many years before being uncovered when

the home needed to be torn down. While this bike is – by itself – a great addition to the museum, perhaps even more exciting is the memorabilia that came along with the bike when it was loaned to the museum. Besides the bike itself, the museum has almost every license plate that the bike ever sported – and even a few plates that were never even opened. There are letters and receipts signed by Pappy Hoel to the original owner and it also came with a set of Indian PowWow magazines and a really great license plate holder – we’re not sure if it was ever installed. Included were AMA tour pins, motorcycle toys, even some clothes and riding gear. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum is proud to have this excellent collection of memorabilia that makes the history of the motorcycle even more interesting. It is collections like this one that help keep the history of motorcycling alive.

Visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame

At the corner of Junction and Main in Sturgis

Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM during the Rally

See the Museum’s Women Rider Exhibit at the Buffalo Chip Russ Brown Event Center, located at the Chip’s east gate. Free and open to the public all week. No ticket or wristband needed.

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TEn OFFbEAT SEcRET SERVicE cODE nAMES

10. Parasol: Cindy McCain9. Angler: Dick Cheney8. Smurfette: Karenna Gore7. Rawhide: Ronald Regan6. Sunburn: Ted Kennedy5. Deacon: Jimmy Carter4. Searchlight: Richard Nixon3. Lancer: John Kennedy2. Javelin: Mitt Romney1. Napoleon: Frank SinatraBonus Points if you know which one’s real name was spoken by their spouse from the Wolfman Jack Stage.

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Last night’s Buffalo Chip headliners, Cheap Trick, delivered their signature hybrid of punk, pop, metal and rockin’ antics to ardent fans from the Wolfman Jack Stage. Photo by Jordan Axtman.

The perfect lead-in to Cheap trick, The Pretty Reckless took no prisoners with a hard driving performance. Photo by Jordan Axtman.

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