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.
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.