Sturgis Black Hills Motor Cycle Rally

[Cowboy Medic]

Just got done working my fourth year as an EMT at the Sturgis Rally. Estimates are there were close to 500,000 bikers in western South Dakota last week. 8 fatalities recorded the last one being my patient on saturday afternoon, and seven more still in critical condition at the big hospital in Rapid City. Still blows my mind, just how many people come out for this thing. There were a ton of Dodge diesels running around. Dodge had a display in sturgis with the new trucks as well, they are ok but I still like mine better. Like I said earlier, four years of this, had at least one dead patient every year. Could be worse I suppose, gotta figure the actual population of our entire state is only 750,000 and more than 2/3 live on the eastern half, so you go and throw an extra 500,000 at us and I think we handle it pretty well. If you have never seen it it is really something I cannot describe. Anyway, y'all have a good day and be safe. Jon

 

[TPCDrafting]

Congrats on another year. I live about 15 mins outside Cheyenne right off hwy 85. All I could hear for the last three weeks was rumbling Harleys. It's nice to finally have a little quiet again. I like to take my Ninja out on the highway and play with the biker dudes. They don't like me much. Question, are there plenty of water vendors up there? What do they get for lets say a 16 oz. bottle of drinking water?

 

[lschultz]

I was there in 87. Every type of individual(you name it or describe it) on the face of this earth was there. We stayed at a cabin out in Spearfish Canyon. Sure was pretty. Thats all you could here was them Harleys. Malcolm Forbes was there with his balloons and bikes,bodyguards. Maybe some day I'll make it back,got to get me another Harley first. Back then I had a Softail. I think there was 6-8 of us that rode up there. Still got a bunch of pictures. Beautiful country compared to where I live. I better quit or I will keep on and on about Sturgis.