This is the 82nd Anniversary of the Worlds Largest & the Most Famous Motorcycle Rally Through the area at multiple locations and venues you will find top notch music and entertainment, 1000s of vendors, wild parties and more stuff than we can even tell you about. There are lots of great campgrounds from peaceful to campgrounds with their own parties, entertainment, shows, vendors and more going all day and all night. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (also know as the Black Hills Motorcycle Rally) takes place throughout the city of Sturgis, SD and the surrounding area with something going on all day and all night for the entire week. Some of the hot spots with events going on are...
The first rally was held on August 14, 1938, by the "Jackpine Gypsies" motorcycle club, who still own and operate the tracks, hillclimb, and field areas where the rally is centered. The first event was called the "Black Hills Classic" and consisted of a single race with nine participants and a small audience. The founder is generally considered to be Clarence "Pappy" Hoel. He purchased an Indian Motorcycle franchise in Sturgis in 1936 and formed the "Jackpine Gypsies" that same year. Jackpine Gypsies was inducted to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1997. The focus of a motorcycle rally was originally racing and stunts. In 1961, the rally was expanded to include the Hillclimb and Motocross races.[3] This could include half-mile track racing (the first year in Sturgis, there were 19 participants), intentional board wall crashes, ramp jumps and head-on collisions with automobiles. The Sturgis Rally has been held every year, with exceptions during World War II. For instance, in 1942, the event was not held due to gasoline rationing.
2nd. Annual Sturgis Bikeweek Motorcycle Parts Swapmeet. FREE ADMISSION. Friday August 6, 2021 - Sunday August 15, 2021 Located 3 miles from downtown STURGIS on ROUTE 79 North at The STURGIS DRAGWAY. Next door to Glencoe Campground. TONS of late model, early model , new, used, oem, NOS, aftermarket Harley-Davidson parts and other motorcycle parts and accessories. Open 9:00AM - 5:00 PM. Sturgis's ONLY motorcycle parts and accessories swapmeet! ALSO: AHDRA ALL HARLEY DRAG RACES AND NITRO MOTORCYCLE RACES ST THE STURGIS DRAGWAY! Small admission fee to the races.
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