I will say this for anyone riding to Sturgis (trailering Tommy does not count). Get off of Interstate 90 and either take Hwy 14/34 or Hwy 212! What a pleasure to ride. No 18 wheelers, no traffic (at one point we rode 37 miles without seeing a car in either direction), no buildings and most important....NO WALL DRUG STORE signs!
The speed limit on the signs is 65. We probably averaged 75+. At one point there had to be about a 1500-2000' vertical drop on the road to the bottom. Almost a mile long. It would not do for my nephew Donald to live there! But, I think that is the pot calling the kettle black...I finally got the White Knight above 100 today. My personal best, 111! (sorry Mark...on one shoulder was the devil waving two checkered flags saying do it! On the other shoulder was the NCHP saying don't! Oh well, it was SD so I did!)
Grasshoppers! Grasshoppers! Grasshoppers! Millions! And no, I am not exaggerating. There were so many grasshoppers today I thought someone had dropped dirt on the road. We stopped at a store for a pop and a local rancher said they were so bad they were eating the paint off houses south of where we were at! I had to wash my jeans just to get the grasshopper guts off! It was the strangest thing I have ever seen. Those little SOB's hurt when they hit you in the head and legs.
We will be in Sturgis for three days. Steve has never been here. Will probably average about 300 miles a day while here.
Story of the trip so far:
Got to the hotel and checked in. Took off to get the thousands (yes, thousands of grasshoppers off the bike) at the car wash. Got back, showered and took off for Sturgis the main part. First stop was the Full Throttle Saloon.
We were sitting at the bar bs'ing with the bartender and a fellow walks up with dreadlocks. Very unpretentious type fellow. Huge southern accent. Great guy to talk with. Come to find out, he is the owner of Full Throttle Saloon. He is from Jackson, TN. Told us the whole story about how he came to own the bar.
It is incredible. Long story short, he started selling pagers and cell phones out of his dad's tile shop when he was 16. Was the first person to ever "give" cell phones away with a contract. Verizon bought him out about ten years ago for $48 million! He is living the dream. What a down to Earth, good person.
The bartender was the same. He is an aircraft mechanic the other eleven months of the year. NASCAR fan. Go figure! Both were good people.
This bar is incredible. The owner just bought a bridge and had it moved to the bar for seating. You have to see it, to believe it.
OK, it's bed time for Bonzo!
Bumper Sticker of the day:
OBAMANOMICS: TRICKLE UP POVERTY!
Rick (MDD)
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