{"id":738,"date":"2025-08-04T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=738"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:31:41","slug":"annual-bike-rally-has-700000-attendees-note-mostly-old-guys-lol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/annual-bike-rally-has-700000-attendees-note-mostly-old-guys-lol\/","title":{"rendered":"ANNUAL BIKE RALLY HAS 700,000 ATTENDEES! NOTE MOSTLY OLD GUYS, LOL…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Record 700,000 bikers descend on US city for historic festival that began with only nine stuntmen and some horses<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
This year\u2019s 85th anniversary could match or surpass the 75th rally\u2019s record<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
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INTERSTATE 90 is bracing for an explosive week as more than 700,000 bikers roar into town for the 85th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s milestone event is expected to break attendance records and bring the thunder to South Dakota\u2019s<\/a> Black Hills.<\/p>\n

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A record 700,000 bikers are expected to flood Sturgis, South Dakota, for the 85th annual motorcycle rally from August 1 to 10<\/span>Credit: City of Sturgis South Dakota<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The iconic event, which began in 1938 with just nine riders, now brings in over $1.4 million in state tax revenue<\/span>Credit: City of Sturgis South Dakota<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rally officially runs from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 10, but the action kicks off even earlier with pre-parties starting July 28.<\/p>\n

Sturgis, a small town in Meade County, transforms into the fourth largest city in South Dakota during the rally.<\/p>\n

What began in 1938 with just nine stunt riders and a few horses has become the biggest motorcycle<\/a> rally in the world.<\/p>\n

Attendance has climbed steadily over the decades, from 3,000 in 1940 to a record 747,032 in 2015.<\/p>\n

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