Builders from around the country gathered as the Buffalo Chip’s Student Build Challenge™ participants rolled their fully customized 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glide onto the showroom floor at the recent Donnie Smith Bike Show. The motorcycle’s anticipated reveal at the show brought a powerful and eye-catching custom 2014 Street Glide into the public eye—a feat the Sturgis Brown High School class hoped would bring home a major award for the second year in a row. So what did the judges think? Find out for yourself by watching this exclusive footage from the show!
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Student Build Unveils Custom 2014 Street Glide at Donnie Smith Bike Show
Each year the renowned Donnie Smith Bike Show brings out the best of the best in custom motorcycles, parts and products. So to some it may seem a surprising location to spot a motorcycle customized by a group of high school students. But those who have been following the Buffalo Chip’s Student Build Challenge™ know the bike these students customized will likely garner some major attention at the show. Why? Because it’s one of the first known custom 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glides in existence!
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One Ride You Must Take Before You Die
Once you’ve ridden your motorcycle down a great stretch of highway, you understand the intimate connection that forms between biker and landscape. Ask any biker what their favorite ride is, and you won’t just hear how the pavement twists and turns. You’ll hear about the smell of the air, the sound of the breeze, the friendly faces at a roadside stop and countless other elements that create a memorable ride. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® recently asked a group of seasoned riders about their best motorcycle rides, and to our surprise, many described the same location. So what is this place? Why is it special to so many? Keep reading to find out why, out of all the rides to take in the world, these riders’ favorite ride is the one you must take in your lifetime.
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Photo Journey – Memorable Student Build Challenges
The 2014 Buffalo Chip Student Build Challenge™ has now been under way for one month, and keeping on schedule has become an uphill battle for its participants. Each week the Sturgis Brown High School class meets with mentors, Keith Terry of Terry Components and Randy and Nick Cramer of Dakota V-Twin, to transform their 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glide into a powerful and eye-catching custom bike. But because custom parts don’t yet exist for this new-year model, each step of the build has brought on its own set of challenges. Check out the photos below to see what the motorcycle mentorship program has been up against.
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Can They Do It? Motorcycle Project Faces Biggest Challenge Yet
The students participating in the 2014 Sturgis Buffalo Chip® Student Build Challenge™ certainly have their work cut out for them. Class officially started for this enterprising group of Sturgis Brown High School students on Monday, Jan. 6, and already the motorcycle project has turned into an intense race against the clock.
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New Plans Unveiled for 2014 Student Build Challenge™
The Buffalo Chip’s groundbreaking Student Build Challenge is returning for its fifth year, and the question on everyone’s mind is, “How can the program possibly improve upon what it did last year?”
With the bar set high, the Buffalo Chip kicked off the 2014 Student Build Challenge on Tuesday, Nov. 26 with a press conference to answer this very question. The event introduced the public to this year’s group of enterprising student participants, as well as the teachers, administrators, mentors and sponsors who make the motorcycle project possible. Sturgis Brown High School principal, Jeff Simmons, kicked off the conference by announcing that this will be the first year the students will customize a brand new motorcycle—a 2014 Harley-Davidson® Street Glide.
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You Asked For It! 2013 Legends Ride Commemorate Video
A few weeks back, we asked fans of the Legendary Buffalo Chip Facebook page to choose what video we released next in our first ever Video Versus. The options were Miss Buffalo Chip highlights or the Legends Ride commemorative video, and we have to say, we were pretty surprised when you unanimously voted for the Legends Ride video!
The 2013 Legends Ride packed in more action and more celebrities than any previous year’s bike events. As a result, the annual Sturgis ride blew past previous attendance and fundraising records. We could talk about it all day, but to truly understand the insane amount of fun we packed into the 2013 Legends Ride, you’ll just have to watch this video!
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9 Favorite Ride Photos: Check Out This Week’s Top Picks
Roll Baby Roll. Here are 9 cool ride photos to inspire you to get out and live life to the fullest. Stay tuned each week to the Legendary Buffalo Chip Facebook page for 10 new photos of varying topics. More bike rally photos are available on the Buffalo Chip website in the 2013 photo gallery as well!
This week’s topic: Riding the Beautiful Black Hills!
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Bikers and Bike Events Make a Difference
Bikers are one of the most caring and generous groups of people on the planet. So it’s no wonder that the home of the biggest biker party would also be home to some tremendous acts of humanitarianism. With help from its kind-hearted campers, the Buffalo Chip® is making a long-lasting positive impact on the community.
There has never been a shortage of worthy local causes in need, and The Chip® has always been eager to “Chip in” whenever possible. Throughout its 32-year history, the Buffalo Chip has proudly contributed to countless organizations. From a Habitat for Humanity house built at the Chip by bikers for a single mother in ’94 to lingerie auctioned for breast cancer research in 2012, the Sturgis Rally destination does not hesitate to express its care with creativity.
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Legendary Rides, Music and Memories at 2013 Sturgis Rally
After a non-stop nine-day whirlwind of powerful performances, crazy contests and shocking stunts, the 32nd annual Motorcycle and Music Festival at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® has come to a close. The 2013 Sturgis music festival packed in more events and more patrons than any of its festivals prior.
Events at the Sturgis campground officially began with the second annual Friday Fest kickoff on Aug. 2. The unparalleled Sturgis Rally pre-party delivered 12 hours of music on the main stage from six of the Chip's showcase performers, all leading up to the evening's pinnacle performance by heavy metal rockers, Queensrÿche.
