“I’ll bet anyone that I can go out next week and get five hundred signatures not to have the Sturgis Rally anymore. Anyone want to take me up on that bet? Because I know damn well I can come up with five hundred signatures to stop the rally cold. That’sRead More →
One of the big pushes we’ve done here at Historical Sturgis is to seek to produce a definitive history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. In doing that, we’ve discovered history that is relatively unknown. With history that is relatively unknown, or that goes against public perceptions, it is important toRead More →
When thinking about the Sturgis Rally, a family fun event may not be what you think of first. Yet, when the Rally began in 1938, that’s exactly what it was, and for the next few decades, that is how it would continue. So how did we go from family funRead More →
On December 7th, 1941, the unthinkable happened. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended upon Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in what would become a devastating surprise attack. The next day, the United States would declare war on Japan. With that declaration, day to day life in the states would begin to changeRead More →
It would only take a year for the Black Hills Motor Classic to become an international event. The first to show up, and show up ready for speed, were Canadians. Bringing some of the fastest bikes from around the world, they would put up their skills against the quickest ridersRead More →
On August 30th, 1885, Gottlieb Daimler created the first motorcycle. That German invention would go on to change a tiny town in the Black Hills of South Dakota into a worldwide phenomenon. At the time, Sturgis, SD was just beginning to form, not even being a decade old. The citizensRead More →