The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame will be presenting Sturgis Buffalo Chip^® President, Rod Woodruff with the J.C. Pappy Hoel Outstanding Achievement Award.

Sturgis, SD (March 21, 2017) The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame has named Buffalo Chip owner, Sturgis Rally supporter and philanthropist Rod “Woody” Woodruff as a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee. Woodruff will be presented with the Pappy Hoel Founders Award for individuals who have played a special role in the founding, maintaining and/or promoting of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at the Lodge at Deadwood, Deadwood, SD.  

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The Chip roster heats up with the addition of four outstanding bands for the motorcycle and music festival.  

Sturgis, SD (March 21, 2017) The addition of four more bands to the 2017 line-up proves the Sturgis Buffalo Chip^® is pulling out all the stops to bring fans “The Best Party Anywhere!®” The gods of Southern rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd will performing on Tuesday, Aug. 8 following fellow Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke. Pop punk founders Blink-182 will land on the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Wolfman Jack Stage Thursday, Aug. 10 following Doug Danger’s world record rattlesnake jump. And alternative hard rock supergroup Alter Bridge will make their debut on the main stage on Friday, Aug. 11 following the Chip’s AMA Supermoto races. See the band announcement video by clicking here

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Sturgis Buffalo Chip® to unveil power-hungry one-off custom motorcycle at the Donnie Smith Bike & Car Show March 25.

Sturgis, SD (March 20, 2017) – In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride S&S Cycle, Inc. is debuting a 165-170 horsepower performance-styled Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider custom to be auctioned in support of the milestone event that kicks off in Deadwood, SD on Aug. 7. The fully customized Low Rider, designed to look and feel every bit a “muscle bike,” will be unveiled on Saturday, March 25 at 12:15 p.m. at the Donnie Smith Bike & Car Show in the St. Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, Minn.  

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Moto Stampede™ giveaway bikes come complete with hooligan race battle scars and wild stories

Sturgis, SD (March 14, 2017) – Creative motorcycle madmen Roland Sands and Carey Hart are molding identical 2017 Indian Scout Sixty motorcycles into wicked racing machines for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Moto Stampede Bike Giveaway. Before being given to two fans on the Chip’s Wolfman Jack Main Stage these two hooligan race bikes, known as the “Evil Twins,” will face off during the RSD Super Hooligan races presented by Indian Motorcycle at the Buffalo Chip Moto Stampede on Wed., Aug. 9. Fans may enter to win the bikes online now at www.BuffaloChip.com/EvilTwins.

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Stunning race-themed motorcycle to be unveiled and celebrated.

ST. PAUL, MINN., MARCH 9 —The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® and Kuryakyn® are back at it again with a second powerful dose of “Rock, Rumble & Rebellion” to gear up for the annual August rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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Combining high-energy rock with American Flat Track racing to make Aug. 6 a night to remember.

Sturgis, SD (March 7, 2017) An explosive evening of authentic rally flat-track racing will come to a climax when Shinedown brings its hard rock spectacle to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 6. The combination of the American Flat Track Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle, featuring some of the country’s biggest racing stars and the chart-topping band Shinedown will create a perfect storm of excitement and adrenaline-pumping action at the “Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling”^TM.

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The epicenter of rally racing, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip has added even more exciting racing action for 2017.

Sturgis, SD (February 28, 2017) - AMA Supermoto, a high-energy race hybrid, will bring Sturgis Buffalo Chip^® campers face to face with the ultimate “through-the-streets” style racing on Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12. Spectators watching in both the amphitheater and at surrounding campsites will be able to get an up-close view of all the action as AMA Supermoto competitors take their battle through the Chip’s amphitheater and around some of the surrounding streets in the campground prior to the night’s concert performances as part of the Chip’s Moto Stampede.

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Another iconic classic rock band jumps on the 2017 Chip wagon, and they are more than just alright.

Sturgis, SD (February 21, 2017) After five fruitful decades the Doobie Brothers have produced a bedrock of classic hits that resonate with Sturgis Buffalo Chip® fans. Now, this long-time fan favorite will be bringing their powerful live performance to the venue’s Wolfman Jack main stage on Monday, Aug. 7. The band is just the second of many world-class performers yet to add their names to the 2017 lineup. See the Best Partier Anywhere make the announcement by clicking here.  

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Move it on over for George Thorogood!

Sturgis, SD (February 7, 2017) –George Thorogood and the Destroyers will be performing for fans at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® on Thurs., Aug. 10, and they’re still “Bad to the Bone.” The band’s show will follow Doug Danger’s Rattlesnake Jump, an attempt to jump Evel Knievel’s 1972 Harley-Davidson 120ft. over a pit filled with live rattlesnakes. See the best partier anywhere make the announcement by clicking here.

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Sturgis, SD (January 27, 2017) – Two well-known and highly experienced motorcycle rally event specialists have recently joined the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® team. Brenda Vasknetz and Tammy Bohn, both former executives with the City of Sturgis Rally Department, will now be assisting the Buffalo Chip.

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