The New Age Guru Humor Test

“Om…ing into bicycling nirvana… A little off our usual track on this one, but it is…far out… “Just Enjoy the Ride, baby…”    Video made for Serial1, an ebike company that I think is owned by Harley Davidson. How is it possible that a big corporation can sign off on something as cleverly funny as this video??? Check the water for cooler traces of Psilocybin mushroom....

November 27, 2021

One-Eyed Jack's Sells for $5.5-Million

You have to sell a lot of beer…or t-shirts Big Biker Bar Perched on Maybe the Best Corner at Sturgis Deal just announced. Former owner of 20 years wanted to step back. Purchased by a Daytona t-shirt business owner out of Florida One Eyed-Jacks Saloon has lots of nooks and crannies and a rather large contingent of bar maids. One of, if not the busiest bars during the rally....

November 18, 2021

Buffalo Chip Charity Record

$477,000 raised for charity The Chip is a biker gold mine or oil well or something… Money going to: Special Olympics South Dakota – Rapid City Flame Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall Of Fame Treasured Lives The NASCAR Foundation Helping with Horsepower All Kids Bike Special Operations Wounded Warriors with help of Baden K9 Americas Mighty Warriors Shriners Transportation Fund and Motorcycle Missions. Lots of money is also funneled from city of Sturgis profits to local groups and charities....

November 13, 2021

Most Dangerous Motorcycle Clubs

According to complex.com…the list is here Their opinion for what it’s worth The List Not sure how they came up with this, but here are the clubs/gangs. Many if not all of them roam Sturgis during the rally. Especially Bandidos, Sons of Silence, Diablos, Hells Angels. The Hells Angels members who are of a capitalistic bent even with a shop with Hells Angels paraphenalia for sale on Sturgis Main Street....

October 30, 2021

Follow the Money

As you can see, a beautiful sight… Cash lubricates and motivates everything here The financial report of the 2021 Sturgis Rally is linked to here. I’ll let the accountant-types peruse it, as this is not my forte. Far from it, in fact. Nearly $2 million taken in by the city from all kinds of fees, rants, fines, charges, etc. But of course, a lot of expenses. And profits needed to make improvements every year....

October 26, 2021

Black Hills Threatened

Important…Help the Black Hills!!! Proposed Gold mine threatens Rapid Creek watershed Corporate interests are trying to dig a gold mine in the midst of a popular recreation area and near a blue ribbon trout stream. Rapid Creek entire ecocsystem near Silver City is threatened. The Black Hills has a sordid history of gold mine environmental disasters the past few decades. Including federal Superfund sites that remain expensive permanent dangers....

October 21, 2021