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Buford, GA United States | I am!!! |
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West Salem, WI United States | I'll be there the 2nd week! |
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Dallas, NC United States | I am. Been every year since 1982, rode out from NC on all of them. Just passing thru in 82 on way to Baniff/Glacier Park in Canada, knew I had to return. Did all those years on Goldwings and Harleys, this will be the first on Vision. Looking forward to it. To me its not just Sturgis alone but the countryside around it and the vast open areas. As they say the trip is the best part of the destination.
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Buford, GA United States | Hired a guy to haul the bikes to Sioux Falls and we fly in and get the bikes on Wednesday, August 6th. Staying in Sturgis Thursday through Sunday. Then we head down to Colorado Springs to ride up Pikes Peak. From there we head to the million dollar highway to Durango\Montrose then south to Albuquerque. Then to Oklahoma City and we are going to try and get to Beale Street in Memphis for bike night. Finally head towards Birmingham then back home just outside Atlanta. I am ready to go!!! |
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| Will see you all there. Did you signup for the Victory ride and dine at the Chip?
Ride from CT. Hope the Midwest rains give us a break.
I too go for the riding and countryside. Stay in Hill City and ride the Black Hills. Needles, Custer State Park, Mammoth Museum, Wall, Badlands, Spearfish Canyon to name a few. |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Spectacular scenery out there....... Every biker needs to go at least once..........
If you have time go a little further west and see Wyoming and Colorado.....
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West Salem, WI United States | Never been out there on a bike, been there many many times as a kid and adult in the car. My kids liked it there better than Disney! We will be staying at the Creekside campground, about a mile north of the Full Throttle. None of my buddies ride Victories yet, so I'll probably not get to the Victory ride...
I'll be on the Black Vision ;-) |
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Dallas, NC United States | Love that ride, coming out of durango/silverton down to New Mexico. Usually stop at Clines Corner and eat. If you're in the pikes peak area, check out Mount Evans, the highest paved road other that pikes peak. Around 14,000 ft. Ride safe. |
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Sand Rock, AL United States | me if the finances are there.  |
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New Bohemia, VA | XRsteve - 2014-07-08 7:58 AM Spectacular scenery out there....... Every biker needs to go at least once.......... If you have time go a little further west and see Wyoming and Colorado..... I still would like to do the Sturgis trip, not necessarily the event. My best riding was over the plains of Kansas over the Great Divide, by the Grand Canyon, over the Sierra Nevada's, the loneliest road in America and through Utah. Beautiful country our nation is!!! |
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Dallas, NC United States | Just registered for the Chip Victory ride and party. I'll be there rain or shine. |
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| ljurgens - 2014-07-07 8:38 AM I'll be there the 2nd week! Hope you know the even is only one week event. I have been out there many times before during and after the rally. If you spend any time sitting around your waisting some of the most beautiful country. Its nothing to put two thousand miles on in just the black hills alone Crazy Horse sculpture is a joke |
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| Pick up one of these maps there free and help
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=black+hills+map&qpvt=bl... |
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West Salem, WI United States | johnnyvision - 2014-07-08 6:57 PM jurgens - 2014-07-07 8:38 AM I'll be there the 2nd week! Hope you know the even is only one week event. I guess I should have clarified. Tuesday through Sunday ;-) 2nd half of week.
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Sand Rock, AL United States | I agree with a previous post , Crazy Horse is a tourist trap and unchanged in progress for years. Doesn't look like they will complete it in 200 years at their current pace. Agree also that the area is about the riding not the rally but I like to be there during rally dates because everything caters to and is about the motorcycle and it's rider. I spend just enough time on Lazelle St. to get a t-shirt and last year meet Mike Wolfe and look at the Indian and Victory display. I care nothing about the circus acts, just enjoying God's creation. Chris, need to get with you about the lonliest highway. I want to make it part of a new West trip I am dreaming about By the way, I just got a summons to jury duty in the mail and you will never guess when the dates are, 2 weeks beginning August 4th! 
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Belding Michigan | I on the Vision my Buddy on his V92 that he bought from me and my Daughter and son in law on their CC. We are getting into
Rapid City on Monday afternoon and I will be getting some paint work done by Sue Hopper (signs and wonders by sue) on Thursday. We will pull out for the return trip on Sunday the 10th and we are all signed up for the Victory ride. Hope to see some of you there. Archie |
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West Salem, WI United States | Ok, so what day are you all wearing your Vision-Riders t-shirts  |
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| Once you see the black hills you'll go back time after time. As far as being down town try to do only one side of the street one day and do the other side the next day. Take your leather jacket you'll need it. Go up to Bell Foch and head west to Devils Tower. At devils Tower there is a warden that has a great store about it and you might see rock climers going up the rock. There is plenty of night life ask if there is a shuttle bus. No need to run into a big critter.
If you have a motel or hotel ship ups your clothes to and then to home |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Check out Hill City, great lunch eateries and they shut the whole town just for bikes, no cars allowed on main street ...... |
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| here is some reading and they have web cam to
http://rapidcityjournal.com/sturgisrallydaily/ |
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| Come on XRsteve you know better than that. Sure they close the road through town down to only motorcycles but just wait about a half hour and see how many cars try to drive down it. I have even stopped campers before. Once I get them to stop I always ask if we need to do the road closed sign in Spanish cause they can't read English. Love the look on their faces. I think dumb cage drivers give the sheriff's the only thing have to do. It's just hard to believe that people that can't obey signs can pass drivers test.
If anyone going out stops by the Alpine Inn for supper look for me on the porch having a beer waiting to go in. I usually wait for the 5 o'clock line to go before I get on the wait list. Stop and say hello.
Sturgis is about having a good time. I can remember Sue and I parking in Hill City and only one other Victory in town back in 2000. Now it's hard not to see a bunch. Looking forward to seeing lots of new Indians there.  |
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | RedRider, I believe it, dumb ass people are everywhere. I just didn't notice that while I was there having lunch and hanging out......... |
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San Diego, CA | May give it a look next year. |
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Dallas, Texas | Not even at gun point. |
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