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[9 1/2 Beers]

It's not hard riding in gravel. No resason for any bike to go down because of it. Or if they do maybe time to learn how to ride.

 

[Twolanerider]

 

He was obviously not one of those nicest people you ever met writing a Honda.

[Road Dad]

Or riding

He was obviously not one of those nicest people you ever met writing a Honda.

[HoustonAgingDad]

He was obviously not one of those nicest people you ever met writing a Honda.

I wasn't going to reply but no kidding. This guy obviously has never seen the area during Rally time. They peak at over a million attendees! Now just imagine if only 25% of those go to Devils Tower (which btw is a major attraction/riding destination during rally).  You have tens of (or hundreds of???) thousands of bikes, packing the roadways to and from the tower. Now just guess how many of those are less than ideally skilled riders. Yeah, YOU might be fine on gravel hills but those others going up and down may not. And when someone in a crowd like that dumps it on the gravel road, you and the other couple of thousand riders around you are making evasive maneuvers on gravel.

I just don't get some people. You try to be helpful and you get this kind of response.  (I've noticed that fortunately most of this forum is not like that. The vast majority are helpful.)

[HoustonAgingDad]

Not uncommon to see them doing road work in that area in June/July but they usually have it completed by the first week of Aug.

It looks like they plan on being completed by July 27th.......   http://www.safetravelusa.com/sd/

thanks for the link JC. I'll add that to my bookmarks. I don't see how they'll get the construction done but MAYBE they can on the highway. the signs on the way to the tower said completion was slated for October. (even then I don't see how). fingers crossed for those here during rally.

I plan to be outta here by then. It's just too crowded imho. (not knocking those that enjoy it. it's just not for me.)

[Road Dad]

Did not mean to offend anyone. I been to trailer week 13 times so far so I know the crowds.

[Indenial]

Any updates on the roads?  Are they gonna make the 27th?

[kiro]

Any updates on the roads?  Are they gonna make the 27th?

You heading out for the 77th Fred? I'm riding west this Friday - Cam and I are stopping in Milwaukee for a few days and will get into SD on Monday... No matter how poor a condition the roads may be around Sturgis I doubt they'll be much worse than many between home and South Dakota.

[HoustonAgingDad]

Any updates on the roads?  Are they gonna make the 27th?

I'm back in TX now. I'll ask my inlaws if they opened the highway yet. There's no way in Hell that the road to the Tower is paved by now though.

[ultra13]

Yep, great road update...Been to rainy Laconia bike week and rode muddy back roads and not real happy when they tar and chip roads here in Ohio! Heading to Sturgis Saturday...Now that I know Steve (fs) is going to be there is he going to have a display? Maybe a "Bike Week" deal? lol  I may have to buy my pipes early!

[Indenial]

Hey Kirk, yeah I'm heading out thursday afternoon, go half way, then other half on Friday morning. That way I'm not beat when I get there.  Coming home in one day on Monday.  Short trip, but I can see everything I need to see.  FC

[Dean_Nelson]

and if you want to see what going on, if you load up that safe travel USA, for S.D. they have all the cameras up and down all of 90 and the roads in the black hills.
fun to look each day and see all the bikes on the road going and coming all day long.

Dean Nelson