Covid-19 and Sturgis – The Truth of It In Memes
The single largest event held in 2020 taught the world a lot:
Open air Is the safest environment. Outdoor events can be safely held. Real human connection is essential. And that’s just the beginning.
Learn the truth about COVID-19 and Sturgis through these sharable memes.
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30 Biker Babes Living Their Best Life at the Buffalo Chip
What were you doing the last time you could honestly say you were “living your best life”? Were you turning heads on your motorcycle? Standing within arm’s reach of your favorite band? Sharing your talent with the world? Laughing till your sides hurt?
Well, there’s a party where folks gather every year to do all that and so much more—the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®–and the biker babes featured in this article were there to drink up every moment of it in 2020!
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Double Take: Sturgis People Watching at its Finest
There are a million and one reasons people flock to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Naturally, all the beautiful bikes, scenic roads and huge concerts are high up on the list. But there’s another activity that’s a MUST for every trip, and you won’t find on a single event schedule. It’s people watching.
See, when thousands of bikers gather together in a place like the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®, you’re sure to come across things you don’t see every day. Some people will shock you. Some will make you laugh. Others will make you do a double take. Here are a few of those people from the party at the Chip in 2020.
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The Party that Couldn’t Be Stopped
Some things in life you can always count like clockwork. Every day the sun will rise. Every month your bills will come due. And every August bikers will flock to the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip.
During a year when everything became uncertain and so many plans unraveled, riders from around the country intended to stay that course no matter what. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally couldn’t be stopped because there is no official owner of the rally. (Learn more about this controversial reality here.) Short of the National Guard posting up at the state borders, they were coming. They were free to attend. And the Sturgis Buffalo Chip had been preparing to host them.
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Camp Zero Doesn’t Live Up to the Sturgis Name
Over its 80-year history, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has earned a serious reputation with bikers around the world. If you ride, you know about it. And even if you haven’t made the trip yourself, you’ve heard enough stories to picture the scene. A sea of leather. Big-name concerts. Extravagant bikes with all the bells and whistles. This is what a lot of people expect when visiting venues around Sturgis. But anyone who checked out Camp Zero in 2020 knows that it fell way short of those expectations. Here’s why…
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The Strange Will Never Change: 2020 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Lost & Found
2020 has been a weird year to say the least. While lots of folks have struggled to adapt to a “new norm,” the Chip stuck to their guns and did what they know best– throw a big ol’ 9-day frickin’ music and motorcycle party and invite anybody who wanted to come. Even in these strange times, one thing you can count on is attendees of the Best Party Anywhere® leaving behind a bunch of weird stuff after it’s over. Check out what made its way into the Chip’s 2020 Lost and Found and take solace in the fact that some things, although strange, will never change.
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Against All Odds: An Insider’s Look at the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
When news broke in early August that hundreds of thousands of bikers were heading to the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, living rooms across the nation lit up with theories of what this event would look like amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journalists from every imaginable outlet flocked to the area, pointing their cameras at biker destinations across the Black Hills in order to send a snapshot and a story to viewers at home. But truly portraying this event required more coverage than these outlets could muster.
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Meet 2020 Buffalo Chip Poster Model Mai
For Mai Richards, becoming the face of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® for 2020 meant traveling down a road with some unexpected twists and turns. After entering the Buffalo Chip Poster Model Search Presented by Bud Light Seltzer in March, COVID-19 virtually caused the contest’s gears to grind to a halt. It’s safe to say no one was completely certain how things would shake out, including this first-time contestant. But when the model search was able to fire back up in June, Mai was poised and ready to show she had the beauty, brains and personality to stand out from the other 14 worthy finalists and earn the title.
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Meet the 2020 Poster Model Search Finalists
COVID-19 might have stopped you from crossing paths with many beautiful women in the Black Hills this spring, but rest assured, these ladies are coming out of hiding. Over the past few months, dozens of gorgeous women have been competing to become the face of the Best Party Anywhere® in the 2020 Buffalo Chip Poster Model Search presented by Bud Light Seltzer. Thousands of you have already voted for your favorite sexy selfies from the semifinalists, and a few hundred of you were there to see KSKY announce the finalists in person at the semi-finals rounds. But now you’ve got a chance to see these women in the flesh.
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Is Sturgis Canceled?
In a world where questions loom large, the answer to the question “Is Sturgis canceled?” is crystal clear. Put simply, NO.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is NOT canceled, and it would never have been canceled even if City of Sturgis had voted to not participate in it on June 15, 2020.
According to a Sturgis.com press release, the reason for this lies in the fact that no one owns the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
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