Oldest bar in Sturgis

Fewer entries into Sturgis on the first weekend

Maybe down 15 percent from last year

Those little rubbery hoses across the main enrances to Sturgis measure traffic. And it's less than last year.

Knuckle Saloon Biker Bars doing a good business as usual. This is The Knuckle Saloon


Being attributed to the weather

Officials speculate that the heavy rains this year, and cool weather (only 63-degree highs on a couple days) resulted in lower attendance.

I'm suspicious of that theory

Seems to be good numbers here, but they the Main Street is always packed no matter what. It could be that with the cold rain, more bikers stayed in their hotels/campgrounds.

  • We'll see later in the week when there will be sunny skies and sunshine. It hasn't been 100-degrees on any day this summer, in and around the Black Hills.

Total chaos is part of the allure

One of the famous 59-second videos