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by Matt on March 13, 2007

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was founded by Jackpine Gypsies motorcycle club and was created to promote racing and stunts by motorcycles. In the beginning there were very few spectators, and just a few racers over a 2 day event.
Even with the low number of visitors the first year, it was considered a great success, and an even larger event was planned for the following year. By the 1960's, the number of visitors grew to around 1,000 covering a 5 day long event.
From the 1980's on, The Sturgis Rally took off. Sporting some 25,000 to 30,000 visitors in the early 80's it became clear that the Sturgis Rally was becoming a widespread and lasting success. By 1989, numbers exceeded 100,000 visitors. Over the last couple of years there have been over half a million visitors each year, with the peak of 633,000 in 2000, (the 60th event)
It is estimated that 95% of the town of Sturgis, South Dakota's revenue comes from the rally during a two-week period. The rally is held during the first or second week in August.
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Response from:
Robin
(03/30/07 6:51am)
Many of my riding buddies in the biker club BikerPals.com like to ride non-helmet, and feel the wind whip through her hair as she conquers the open roads.
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Don berry
(01/12/08 8:50pm)
I went to the rally in 1980 on my 78 Dresser. I was there a couple weeks befor the rally and one morning Jim B (Black) and i went for a ride and i crashed on a 25 mph road. I had to go beck to Detroit to heal up but my bike got picked up by some local bikers who I remember as working for UPS and these guys stored my bike and maid it ridable. I didn't call or wright them I just showed up a the Rapid city air port,called the house ( they put the ph# in my pocket while i was unconcious) The coolest long hire came and picked me up kno questions and dropped me at the house . I walked up to the garage and said"I'm Don Berry" a beer was toused to me and one of the guys sitting with tehere bike said "We have your bike right?' I said yep and they saddled up there bikes and rolled mine out and we took off into the hills. A pack of about 8 of us,instant friends and they kinda twisted my arm to stay for the rally. What soul I wonder if that would happen today. Thanks Don Ps 2002 FLHT ready to roll.
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