Summing up the Sturgis Buffalo Chip experience is no easy feat. From the moment you first ride onsite until you’re packing up to head home, you’re immersed in a whirlwind of stimuli. Nine days of killer concerts, action-packed racing and stunts, eye-popping custom bike shows, plus all the people watching, eye candy and outrageous party shenanigans provide a near sensory overload that’s difficult to distill into a digestible explanation for all your friends. Thankfully, you don’t need to be a master storyteller to convey your experience; you can just show them this video!
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Events
An Insider’s View of the Outsiders: The Sturgis Buffalo Chip through Aaron Packard’s Lens
If you were given a camera and set loose at the Best Party Anywhere®, you wouldn't have to be a pro photographer to capture some moments that would impress the average music or motorcycle enthusiast. Let's be real. When you're spending two weeks surrounded by two-wheeled fun, thousands of friends and a larger-than-life Sturgis Motorcycle Rally soundtrack, sometimes the shot practically sets itself up.
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Hooligans Battle it Out at War of the Twins II Indoor Flat Track Races
Twin City flat track fans flocked to the Rose Lee Warner Coliseum in Minneapolis to witness the second episode of Indoor Flat Track racing’s “War of the Twins” on March 22. Three hours of competitive handlebar bashing and bumping kept the audience on the edge of their seats as dozens of racers fought for the lead on the tight concrete oval. Relive the non-stop action or see what you missed by checking out some of the standout moments from the event.
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Scratching Your Winter Motorcycle Itch at the Donnie Smith Show
It’s been a long, cold winter for much of America, and nobody is affected more by the brutal snow and temps than motorcyclists. Luckily there’s a great way to wipe away those winter blues and get excited about riding again. The Donnie Smith Bike and Car Show is a massive collection of some of the coolest custom builds, antique restos, eye-popping paint jobs and off-the-wall fabrications you’ll find in one place. It also hosts a huge parts extravaganza for anyone wanting to customize their ride or find a replacement takeoff. After two days cruising the floor talking bikes with the Twin Cities crowd, here’s some of our highlights.
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No Fun at Mama Tried and Flat Out Friday
The Mama Tried Custom Motorcycle Show in Milwaukee, WI has earned a reputation as an impressive collection of diverse custom motorcycles mixed with an atmosphere of fun-loving moto junkies. On top of that, they kick off the weekend with an indoor flat track race called Flat Out Friday that pulls some of the fastest on the track. That sounded like an experience we couldn’t pass up, so we hitched a ride with the Go Fast Don’t Die crew to take you inside the event that goes down right in Harley-Davidson’s own backyard.
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Cool Bikes and Cool Kids from The One Motorcycle Show
The One Motorcycle Show in Portland, OR celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year, and the entire motorcycle industry showed up to commemorate the occasion. Motorcycle enthusiasts and curious Portlandites braved the snowy weather for three days to see one of the most impressive collections of custom motorcycles available to the West Coast scene. Here’s a breakdown of the show..
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Official 2018 Sturgis Buffalo Chip® Highlight Video
If you weren’t at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s 2018 motorcycle and music festival, no combination of words could adequately explain what you missed out on. Only “Holy flat-trackin’, dragster driftin’, tire roastin’, Dirt-riotin’, Moto-Stampedin’, guitar-shreddin’, rock-n-rollin’, mini Gamblers, Batman!” could really even come close. Thankfully, this event highlight video does a pretty damn good job of taking you through the festival moto, music and party madness that’s been on our minds since the second it ended. Check it out for yourself to see the best of the Best Party Anywhere® in 2018!
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A Photo Journey to the Heart of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® by Aaron Packard
Blending in—it’s a practice lots of us suffer through in our day-to-day lives. But during the annual motorcycle and music festival many equate with “Adult Disneyland,” it’s a practice most folks stray from.
That is, unless you’re a great photographer.
Truly capturing all the beautiful insanity that unfolds during two magical weeks at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip requires full assimilation. You’ve gotta embrace your surroundings, make friends with your subjects and get right in the middle of their mischief.
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Donnie Smith Show and War of the Twins Kick Off 2018 Riding Season
Thunder and lightning. Mashed potatoes and gravy. Peanut butter and jelly. Some things just go hand in hand. For those of us in the Midwest, frigid temps and parked rides can be a less desirable pairing we’re forced to contend with. That is, until the annual Midwest Extravaganza known as the Donnie Smith Bike & Car Show finally pulls us out of hibernation for the unofficial kickoff to riding season.
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Official 2017 Sturgis Buffalo Chip® Highlight Video
Imagine what drinking a glass of lemon juice would do for your taste buds or what being bungee strapped to a rollercoaster would do to your heart rate. You can experience that same degree of intensity at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and approach that level of sensory overload from this aftermovie highlighting its 2017 motorcycle and music festival. If you think you can handle the party potency that is nine straight days of Chip madness down boiled down to mere minutes, then helmet up and press play!
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