My First Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - 2023
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It stopped raining when my hubby’s CVO Road Glide, the Rainmaker 2, left to go back home to Indiana. We bought it in June from Farrow North!
great stuff Jordan
Awesome handlebars !
You are right, Sturgis is what you make it. For us, its a base camp at a quiet campground, with 1200 miles of great riding in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. Just hanging out at the Chip is a tiny part of the rally. There are typically 22 to 26 live bands playing in the area every day, from noon to 1:00 AM. If you haven’t explored the small towns in the area, your are missing the best parts of the rally IMO. We spent time in Deadwood, Lead, Hot Springs, Custer, Keystone, Hill City, Spearfish, Beulah, Whitewood, Sundance, Newcastle, Nemo, Rochford, and Rapid City. It took three trips to the rally to just ride most of the back roads in the area. If you are on a touring bike you can be comfortable on all day long, you can explore and hang out sun up to sun down.
This is why Heather and I usually ride up on Friday and home on Monday. That's typically enough rally for us to be honest. Thank you guys for making us stay longer this year though, it was definitely needed and hanging with yall made the trip worth it!
P.S. I bet that live wire was faster than the super 73, but just barely 😁
If we had to stay at the Buffalo Chip, we’d only last a couple days and be done too. Thankfully there are so many other places to stay, each with their own personality. We stay at Hog Heaven campground on the other side of Sturgis. If we want nightlife or a concert we can go out, and then return home to a quiet campground with regular adults no BS at all hours of the night. We’ve been here 10 days so far, and are sad to see everyone leaving.
@@FFL-vg9ro this was our first time staying more than 1 night at the chip. Fun experience but I missed my sleep 😂 We usually stay near Custer in a quiet campground or just hotel it in rapid. It's hard to fit everything on the bike two up for tent camping. Lots of sacrifices have to be made. We had our van this year so we figured we'd break it in with the chip 😁
I was there too, you are right about the vendors. Most had the same shirts as well as other things
Very glad to hear your insight. I love riding and love my Sportster. BUT not a fan of huge crowds... happy to be an introvert biker and ride with a couple close friends. Great video!
I (and friends) stayed two days in Deadwood in early June and road all around the area. It’s a great area to ride.
Nice! Did my first two trips to Sturgis on a Sportster.
Nothing and I mean nothing compares to Sturgis
Hey Jordan for a quieter camping experience. I camped off Camp 5 road, it's free, and their are some other content creates there. Camp 5 is off 14A halfway between Sturgis and Deadwood.
Jordan Ray
There are other campgrounds or hotels that you would enjoy your time more if you’re not into the party atmosphere.
I stay at a hotel and enjoy riding the black hills and enjoy looking at all the bikes and craziness in Sturgis but going back to my hotel and getting a good nights sleep and up early to riding again before most wake up at noon.
The last vid of all the bikes was really good. This was good too. The livewire looked nice. How is Midgie handling the trip? Good vid
Great honest vid bud, not my idea of paradise either.
Have gone on the tour of the Badlands and HD in Rapid City and all the vendors there?
Mellow here too bro. Thanks for sharing your experience. I definitely want to make it next year and check off my bucket list. Your videos are great by the way. What is the range on the live wire?
Absolutely! Whatever you want, you can find it at this rally.
Good video, Jordan. I would like to take a Live Wire for a test ride. Maybe I can do that at Farrows. I hope to see you and Jess at Handlebars and Hot Rods in September.
Hi Jordan, I liked all of the videos that you have made on your trip that I saw. I have been riding off and on for years and have never been to a motorcycle rally. Not that I wouldn't want to go to one but just haven't. Anyway thanks for your take on it. Have a safe trip back home, and stay safe out there.
Huron South Dakota area even does Sturgis biker rally stuff and Merch
Yeah, same thoughts on rallies. I go to ride and do different events and vendors. I’m over the Party thing but there’s plenty to do at the rallies.
Gave up drinking years ago; now I can enjoy and remember the whole time there and buy t-shirts and souvenirs to take home, instead just a lot of expensive runs to a port-a-potty.
Im like that too.. i can go hours of not talking even hanging with friends. They understand its just me lol. That said i love your vids but if you dontfeel like want to talk n post then thats cool. Pressure ruins the vibes. Im bad at explaining stuff but you get it. Im glad your having a good time. Sit back and enjoy the time with your wife and friends
I would like to go to Sturgis (and surrounding areas) someday but not really for the rally. Prefer to go for the riding without the crowds.
I wanna try riding an electric bike sometime. I'm sure it's not much different than mine cause I have a DCT, but it'd still be interesting.
Great video thank you very well done. I would rather be riding. Thanks again cheers to ya.
Your video quality is very good, what type of camera are you using?
Cool to hear your take on Sturgis. I've been to Laconia (im in the northeast) so thats my only frame of reference. What would you prefer?
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Most of the merch when I’ve been there was in Rapid City…. It was cheaper there too.
I live in Sioux Falls and like going to the hills and ride out side of the rally , I have the same feeling that I like people watching but after few hours or a day of watching the party people I am ready to move on . Thanks for all sharing !! Drive Safe
your right the electic bike and cars might be the future but them shutting down power plate might change it
Thanks for the videos Jordan i was curious have you been to little sturgis in Kentucky next year its gonna be July 17-21 if you want to check it out ok talk to you later bye
great job like your honesty I went to Sturgis 2 years ago 3 weeks after the rally rode everywhere and the campgrounds were quiet
Electric is happening.. but it will not succeed imho
It makes sense it is a great event but that at some point you are over the festivities. Partying for a few days straight is tiring, physically and mentally, since at some point you are just done. Even though you had great fun at the time it was happening. Glad you guys enjoyed it though and awesome you rode the LiveWire.
I like your summary of the rally, I would probably think the same way. So did Midgie enjoy the rally parties?
Electric is the future only when we the people give up and allow it.
So keep fighting the good fight.
I believe that Sturgis was originally a gathering around a flat track racing event. (I don't know if the races still happen.) It is similar to how Daytona Bike week happens around racing that now takes back stage to the other activities.
How is your green eyed girl (cat) doing in the trailer?
TRUCK! I thought you rode your bike to Sturgis , bummer!
I was on the road for 4 weeks, no way was I camping that whole time.
@@JordanRay LOL
Sometimes, silence is more powerful. Enjoy the moment and be present in the moment. I’ve been in Sturgis during the rally and not during the rally, and I prefer the not during the rally. The rides are less crowded and I feel safer.
I think for me, I'd be the same. Not into the huge crowds and 'scene' of the rally itself but I'd really enjoy riding the area and seeing the sights. I think a day or two at the rally itself would be more than enough for me.
Do you think that if you went to a quieter campsite than the Buffalo Chip appears to be ( English and never been to Sturgis ) that you would have enjoyed it more?
Interesting that both you and Jess were giggling away on the Livewires.
New vehicles in the UK have to be all electric from 2030 - and some motorcyles have until 2035 to fully change. This of course is subject to the laws changing as the deadline draws nearer. Bikes bought before 2030/2035 can still use petrol - as long as it is at a reasonable price
"Electric is the future." Only in golf carts and wheelchairs😂
When I do get to Sturgis, it will be before or after the rally. Just want to ride and not deal with all the traffic and people. Just enjoy the area. ✌️❤️🙏
I think maturity is kicking in. Sturgis would be OK for you and Jess with a couple of hundred like minded folk but it just looks like a parking zone for a tonnage of Harleys and clones, ah well everyone's different I suppose,enjoy the bits you can 👍🏻
No, electric is one path in the future, but not for me…
Finally someone giving everyone who watches this the real story about stergus
Really?
I think this video is just one story, among millions of stories about the Sturgis Rally.
Agreed, I don't understand the get wasted and fall asleep in the dirt thing about Sturgis. Hell, I can do that at home. I'm like you, ,I'd rather travel outside Sturgis and see other things. I test rode the livewire bout 2 yrs ago at a Harley dealer demo day. That thing is fast!. It's a fun ride, but not something I would ever buy. I need to "hear" my motorcycle. Maybe I'm just to old school.
Hey Jordan when you go to sturgis it is about the riding a rally is a rally they are all about the same but you just cant find the kind of riding you can do there any where else in this country enjoy and be safe
Thanks for your insight, I've been trying to make this make sense.
Sturgis is all about riding. Do you want everything 30 minutes from each other?
Jordan Do you want to come back next year????