The event has come a long way since it was known as the Black Hills Classic when Clarence “Pappy” Hoel, and some friends from the Jackpine Gypsies motorcycle club, decided to hold a racing event.
It’s now known as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the 74th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in the books.
Below are the law enforcement statistics as of 6:00 a.m. Sunday August 10, 2014
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the worlds largest and next year is the 75th Anniversary. This will undoubtably ensure that attendance will break previous records. There is even a special 75th logo being rolled out for such a legendary event and will be emblazoned on every imaginable piece of merchandise for you to spend some cash.
You can thank Paul Resnick of Hot Leathers who designed the logo for the 75th Anniversary. Hot Leathers is the primary licensee for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Previous Sturgis statistics are HERE.
Photo courtesy of Hot Leathers and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, inc. (SMRi)
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Interesting info on some of the Stats for this years Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Last of the three times I attended the rally was in 2008. I got tired of being ripped off by greedy hotels/motels and other merchants who jack up prices because they know the ‘rich’ bikers will pay. It’s become way too commercialized. Not my kind of gig any longer.
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Interested in seeing Stats from the 74th Sturgis Rally? Check them out here, courtesy of Northwest Harley Blog. Next year is the 75th! Sweet logo to commemorate. Who is going? We are !!!