How To Sturgis 2021 - Rides, routes, and best stops...
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- A video about the routes I use during the Sturgis rally intended for us to chat about where to go and what to see.
Ride Routes:
Badlands - maps.harley-davidson.com/shar...
Topless Tuesday - maps.harley-davidson.com/shar...
Needles/Iron Mountain Road - maps.harley-davidson.com/shar...
Needles Route - maps.harley-davidson.com/shar...
Spearfish/Bikers Ball - maps.harley-davidson.com/shar...
Where else do you go? Let me know in the comments!
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Great video, thanks for the info. Places to go not mentioned. 1) Wildlife loop (early morning) at the south end of Iron Mt. Road. Side note- when on Iron Mountain Road stop at Spokane Creek Campground for a shirt, coffee and a sausage dog. 2) Belle Fourche big compass in the park by the river then go to the actual Geographical center of the country 15 miles north of town then 8 miles out a dirt/stone road. 3) Dragstrip out by the Full Throttle for the swap meet. 4) Vancouver Canyon Road is a great route to drive thru Nemo for breakfast, great road to ride that most people miss.
I recommend dividing the area up into sections then into events in those sections. Beats driving all over with no plan. Also take lots of pictures,
I'm writing that one down!
One of the only videos I’ve ever seen with ‘zero’ dislikes.
There’s a reason for it.
You’re great at this. Keep pushing. The subs’ll come.
Thanks for the riding routes and the info. with excellent details and preferences/recommendations. Best you tube video (indeed all your Sturgis series videos); excellent! Thanks!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Ham & Jam in in Hulett Wyoming is a lot of fun too. Free food and live music. It’s on a Wednesday during the rally
You've been a lifesaver for this Sturgis First Timer...Thanks so much for all the great information! Hope to see you there!
Happy to help!
Thanks for the routes. That couldn't have been easier!
Glad to help!
Yours is my new favorite UA-cam channel and I’m not even a biker “yet”. There should be a way to track how many new @harleydavidson bikes are sold thanks to you and Mrs Monkey.
I will never be able to go I can't afford to go and dam sure don't want to make the ride on my bike alone. You and those who makes the trip are very fortunate to do it and I hope you have many returns to the rally. I have never been to a single one but hopefully some day I'll get to be fortunate enough to go to one
Understood. I hope you can join his one day…
Great video, glad I stumbled on to your channel.kerp up the good work
Thank you!
Great info. Hoping to get there next year. Love the hat btw.
Rode to Sturges 4 times from Florida over the years. Last time I did a "Pre-Sturgis" was there a week early, everything was in place but very easy to get around and hotel in Spearfish was $50 a night. At my age I really enjoyed it. Good video tips buddy. Ride hard and often!!!
Ocala Fl.
I have heard the week before is better. I just love converts so I put up with the crowds.
We're planning on being there from the 6th to the 9th can't wait
When I went to Sturgis in 2019, I ended up in that little town of Nemo. Cool little town.
Thanks for all the details. Sturgis '21 will be my first Sturgis - have ridden all over the country, thanks for tips. I'll be the only BMW GS, so I'll give you a wave
No you won't! All types of bikes there every year these days.
I went in ‘02 on a blue GoldWing, next year on an ‘03 RoadGlide.... no one cares and I had a ball both times! It’s a blast!
Update - within striking distance of Beartooth/Chief Joseph so out to Red Lodge second night, then back and two weeks of the Black hills - stoked
I`m enjoying your vids. lived in Havre ,MT 38 miles off Canadian border 3 years then dropped 40 miles south to BIG Sandy,MT from there 11.5 hours into Sturgis on 2 wheels 2018 to Stugis rally after 3 trips to Glacier National Park (Going to the sun rd) no mistake at all the most beautiful all inspiring bike trip, and 3 trips to Beartooth Hywy and mountain where once on top at 10,900 ft. on a road designed for cars and bikes there are only 2000 more feet above any where you ride; you are in the Heavens. Then later south through Wyoming crossing the continental divide in a rain and hail storm which included a small level 1 tornado as i get my first glimpse of Teton Mountains of Jackson Hole. From there north to Yellowstone. Time spent there then off the mountain through Cody, Wy ,Lovell,Wy into Pryor Mountain,Wy to see big horn sheep and wild mustangs. I am certain that the Buffalo Chip is a great time, been to all the bars in and around the hills and Sturgis, but there is more to see if your butt can handle it. By the way, i lived in sturgis 3 months and Rapid City 5 months. Oh you can get to Alzeda, MT straight up 212 out of Belle Fourche a lot faster than looking at the Devils Tower again which is a stunning out of no where phenomenon. You did not mention the gravel road to the last scene of " Dances with the Wolves" out 222 ( Rough Lock Falls RD) from Spearfish Lodge . A sign denotes camera set location for last scene Hope i added to your future plans. Made sturgis in 2020 also. Yea i was in Custer with all the buffalo the day before the woman was tossed around by her belt.
Sounds amazing!!!
Thank you for this video. Im new to the bagger bike community. Sturges has been on my bucket list since 2006 and 2021 will be the year i go to sturgis for rhe first time. Your opinion and routes are appreciated.
Thank you
Have fun! Welcome to the party!
Had to rewatch this. Never heard of that app. Started messing with it. Gonna be nice this summer on some of our trips. Thanks man..🤙
Glad it was helpful!
Wild Bill riding from Texas btw
If you ever get the chance bear tooth pass and chief Joseph between cody Wyoming and red lodge mt is a beautiful ride
Agree with Iron Mountain being the #1 ride. Would put Cherohala Skyway in the smokies as my #2 ride. I ride for scenery and relaxation and these two are my top rides. Would put Needles in my top four. Dragon is not in my top three or four.
Interesting. I've never done the dragon so I don't know. Thanks!
Rode the Dragon twice Almost got hit head-on both times... Too many Idiots. Cherohala Skyway is my favorite.
Greetings Mr. Monkey. New HD rider. Found your channel searching for the floorboard spacers. Really glad I did. Subscribing and looking forward to tuning in.
Welcome aboard!
When visiting the Badlands, go earlier in the day, 102 degrees at 2 pm in the afternoon sucks.
The ride from Belle Fourche to Devils Towers is great. BUT, I have never seen less than 4 Wyoming Troopers. If you are hauling assets, you will get a ticket.
I agree that Iron Mountain Rd. & Needles Highway are probably the top 2 rides in Sturgis. Spearfish Canyon is less demanding, but still a nice cruise. We plan on going to Spearfish Falls, which I saw in a Sturgis video from "Let's Go Traveling."
In terms of Iron Mountain & the Dragon being the 2 top rides in America, while both being great MC roads (on one trip I rode the Dragon 4 times in one day), I will show my bias for the "left coast" by saying that PCH (Highway 1) from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, Big Sur, Monterey, San Fransisco, Mendocino, Eureka, Crescent City ending at the Oregon border is the most amazing highway I know of in the U.S.A. Almost 600 miles of ocean hugging highway mixed in with a side trip on Avenue Of The Giants in the Redwood State Parks. If you've never ridden PCH, it will treat you to amazing riding & scenery the entire route.
Thanks for doing this. You HAVE to do Tail of the Dragon. There are some amazing roads around there. There is also Back of the Dragon in SW Virginia. If you're ever up this way a beer is on me.
I'll check it out!
did the tail with my dad back in oct.. we rode it up and then to gatlinburn
If you ever get a chance ride into glacier national park and do the going to the sun road you will not be disappointed
Store that sells bumpers. Im drunk too and laughing.
In my opinion Iron Mountain Road is a better ride than Tail of the Dragon. The Black Hills has so much more going on and to see. I’m going to try that bar in Montana, your the first person I’ve heard talk about that place.
Yup, the Stoneville is a must.
RIDE PLANNER EXCELLENT CHOICE
I like it.
Iron Mountain Rd is hard but cool!! My advice is not to do both in the same day. Newbies will be worn out!!
A 50 mile ride can take most of tge day because of traffic. From tge Chip if you take Woodley new road it's packed gravel in good shape it keep you out of downtown Sturgis and out to exit 37 on tge highway. This map is free at a lot of places in Sturgis area. It's color coated for skill level required for some roads in tge area.
I hope they work a bit on that gravel road. It is getting more and more washboard every year. These are Harleys, parts might fall off!
I like your routes through the Sturges area, can’t figure out how to save into the Harley app can you help
I’m not the most technical person, but I thought if you click the links in the description from a computer you can save them to your Harley profile, then when you log into your app they should be there.
Only ever driven through Sturgis on my way somewhere else. It’s just so packed I don’t know how people do it.
Tremendous patience, that's how.
Devils Tower Fee is now $20 for a motorcycle and $25 for an auto, unless your wanting to do the hike around the tower I don't think it's worth it. It's free to get to the Gift shops outside of the park.
That trading post is pretty good.
It's for parking they say.
Planning on riding up from Dallas Tx, to Sturgis this year with a buddy. Plan on riding up from NM, thru Colorado, then into Wyoming. We'll be camping/boondocking the way up. Any best suggestions on which campsite offers the best comforts (showers, toilets, buy beer onsite,etc.) around the Sturgis area?
Do you want partying, concerts, or quiet? Ha! I did a video about where to stay that talks about campgrounds - ua-cam.com/video/IT4D4Ccytqk/v-deo.html
@@ProfessionalMonkey Rough plan is to park the tent in a quiet place, but use DaBus to get to the parties. But would like the campground we stay at to offer food/beverages/showers/etc.
@@iceterminal check out maye Kickstands. Sacora Station Campgrounds in Piedmont is great and has a bar on site! I like it. If you stay in Piedmont you'll have to ho at least to kickstands to catch Da Bus. Be sure to get tickets ahead of time (cheaper). I only have 12 years but willing to share info.
Talk to me about getting a front tire replaced at Sturgis. Doable or a pain in the butt? They got to have tire venders yes?
It's totally doable. The garage at the front of the Buffalo Chip does tire swaps. They run out of rears a lot because of the burnouts, but front tires they should have. You'll get it done for sure up there. I personally would do it before the trip, but that's just my opinion...
Dam Homie I go every year and I got to get nerdy like you with the route planning, I usually ride where ever the wind blows. Lol.. you'll be passing my place every time you head towards Black Hills Harley, I'll be in piedmont a not to far from the Chip... Wat Up From the 818SFV...
No kidding. I have down time during the daily grind so I find ways to make my trips more "efficient."
Do you use the exit 37 bypass road Woody put in for getting to tge Chip?
@@neildewitt2869 you mean the pothole bumpy dirt road? Yup..
@@neildewitt2869 absolutely. I mentioned that in the where to stay video but I think I need to add that again to the follow up with the stuff I missed.
@@johnnyceeuontheroad.2389 not last time I was on it. It was nice and smooth and well packed.
If you're from east tn south east ky xa or western North Carolina those mph signs are still a suggestion. Ain't nothing in the black hills that's worse than here.
I have the app on phone. When I click on link it wants me go to a website. Once there how do I add it to the app?
Ha. Nvm. Open on website on pc then click link in description and bookmark on website then close and open app
Normally I love you. I can not believe you would judge a road you have never ridden.
When did I do that?
@@ProfessionalMonkey You were talking about Tail of the Dragon VS one of the rides you had planned for Sturgis.
Ohhhhhh. I don't feel like I was judging the road, what I meant was that Iron Mountain Road ends in Sturgis where there will be concerts, and a lot to do. Sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way!
Good info. Planning trip now. Heard needles hwy is a must.
Absolutely. Needles is sort of the center of it all as far as rides go. I will run Needles at least 5 times during my week up there. Each direction is a completely different ride also.
@@ProfessionalMonkey yes if you go west to east you see Mt Rushmore as you come out tgr tunnels.
Make sure you do Iron Mountain as well!
Was Sturgis cancelled in 2020?
Nope. I was there
Didn't need to create an account or log in. - I downloaded the GPX files which should let me add them to my Garmin Zumo XT. Should work with any other planning software that's capable of importing a GPX file - which I think covers most Phone Nav Apps, Garmin, and Delorean.
Cool! Thanks for letting me know, that's pretty slick!
How did I get from the provided links to thr HD app on my phone? Any advice?
My dad said basically the same thing about the Badlands in 1994. “What the hell did people think when they rode up on THIS on a horse?”
"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
GAS!! The badlands only shows one gas stop!!
Yeah, you have to plan for sure.
Fill up before going in. Wall on one end and I forget mile mark on other end. Plan all day and long day. Iys hot as he'll. Tske plenty of water. Someone else might need some if you don't. About half way through is a rest stop store.no fuel.
@@neildewitt2869 I’m definitely gonna need to do a follow up video with all of these comments. Really good advice in here.
u need a pointer show direction u go start and finish bro
Huh?
ride the badlands at night full moon
That would be amazing.
I’m from Tennessee. Iron Mountain is 10 times better than the dragon. Dragon is not even in the top ten rides in US.
Really? Thanks!
Agree 100%, I've doe The Dragon many times. In that area Cherohala Skyway is much better, more fun and scenic. wide sweeping curves on top of mountain instead of sharp corners.
My favorite road in us is Hwy 12, going from Lewiston, ID to Missoula, MT. Twisty up the mountain to Lolo Pass, entire route is along the Clearwater River. Beautiful and fun
The dragon is not even the best ride in it's own area. It's 15 minutes of left, right, left with an enormous amount of d-bags trying to go 100mph on a 15mph road. If you go there, the cherohala and moonshiner 28 are much more enjoyable rides.
That's it you need to come up and do a strip club run!!!
After I am vaccinated hell yes. Viruses, strip clubs, there are too many jokes there.
@@ProfessionalMonkey ha ha very true! Plan for April.... I have details
You talk about Vietnam and how nobody has shot at you. But you are still young and that could change...lol
That’s a very good point... many chances still to come right?
@@ProfessionalMonkey Let's hope you never have to find out what it's like. I wish you only the best 😘
@@kellistevens6370 Thanks, I agree!!!!
Beartooth Pass is better.
Gets a bit cold up there no?
I have ridden Beartooth a dozen times and there has been snow either 8 feet high on the roadside or light across the landscape. The ride is beautiful and curvy enough for most riders. I live in Virginia Beach, VA, with no curves or elevation changes so I have an appreciation for the mountains. I also love the ocean here in VB. Having ridden from VB to 49 of the 50 states and most of Canada, Beartooth is my favorite ride in the U.S. I have ridden the Dragon many times and I have ridden all the roads around Sturgis. My favorite around Sturgis is the Wildlife loop for the roaming animals.
I get really aggro with people who can't comprehend how opinions work and that theirs isn't the same as mine, or someone else's. I do not understand why they are so invested in their own ego to the point that any disagreement with them on a point of opinion results in a tirade and accusations and threats. Childish twatwaffles.
I love the term twatwaffle...