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After getting my project bike finished just in time for Sturgis this year, I put here on a trailer and headed towards the Black Hills of South Dakota. Along the way I stopped off in Colorado Springs, Co to meet "Crusty", one of our CVOHarley members and a Chief in the Air Force.

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I got into Rapid City on Sunday and meeting up with "Chuck R" from CVOHarley who was sharing the room with my for 3 of my 6 nights in South Dakota. On Monday I went to check out Sturgis and the Full Throttle Saloon so I could get the lay of the land for the upcoming Baddest Baggers in Sturgis Bike Show on Tuesday.

This was around 9:30am so my parking options were good.







The Staff at the Full Throttle said they didn't know anything about a "bagger" show but that there was a "Chopper" bike show being held today, Monday. So much for my recon, guess I show up on Tuesday like everyone else. At least I know how to find the place now.

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Tuesday morning arrives and I am one of the first to show up for the 9am registration. The only other souls in the house are a few of my Albuquerque homeys from La Vida Custom Bikes and the owner of what has to be the World's Largest Bagger.

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The following pictures are of the many many baggers that showed up for the bike show. The show had 3 different baggers classes.

Stock - no frame or body modification, just paint and bling
Modified - body modification - stock frame
Radical - chopped, cut, racked or otherwise custom build frame







One of the Bike Show sponsors, Paul Yaffe. Interestingly, thing were pretty disorganized until Paul showed up. All of a sudden registrations were being completed and voting cards were handed out to the contestants who voted on each others bikes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place.

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This contestant brought a different kind of bling to the bike show. Rumor was that he hired her as eye candy for the show.



This bike was one of my favorites.

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Paul Yaffe, the primary show sponsor for Baddest Bagger in Sturgis Bike Show.

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The message on the duct tape is interesting.

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One of the Albuquerque "La Vida" Bikes

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If you look real close at the bag lids and have some imagination, you can see some interesting things going on. I didn't get a close up and couldn't have posted it if I did. Again, Homeys from La Vida.

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