the seemingly strange guy with a dog, cat, and rat piled on top of one another
Proof...I was at Sturgis (Merle, me, and Harvey)
Outside the Knuckle
The "thing" to wear...I mean who wouldn't want pink fuzzy chaps? (ugh!)
ridiculous
I thought this bike was pretty cool
the lettering on the back right says "wasa kawasaki"
vintage
wohoo cheap babysitter!
Bike wash babes
Sign coming into Stugis on the interestate
...and I'm behind again-slacker!
So we'll start with Thursday:
Rally Day! But, we had quite a few stops to make before heading out. We did chores as quick as we could and hooked up to the trailer so we could load a bunch of empty lick barrels to bring back to Harvey at the Crystalyx Plant. Then, I ran back home and changed into my rally clothes! lol- don't get too excited, I had promised everyone I would wear my little white tank top, and I did- under my coat. It wasn't a very nice morning for the rally, kinda cold and rainy, but later on the sun came out and the coat came off- haha! Ross was sticking around to do evening chores, and Jeff was gone for the day- so it was pretty quiet after we left.
We headed towards Rapid City at about eight. We had lots of stops to make before the rally, because you never know how long it might be before we get back. First, we stopped by the Ford Dealership and picked up Merle's pickup- with it's new clutch! We swapped it for the one we were driving, which was left there to get the clutch worked on too. When we were headed to our next stop this kid pulled up along side us and wanted me to roll down the window...he didn't look too creepy so I did. He said our rear right pickup tire was low...great. So, we headed over to the lawn mower place and picked up the riding lawn mower that Jeff brought in a week or so ago. Then, we stopped by the John Deere Dealership (I tried to hide my face- hopefully no one saw me!) and picked up some baler parts and right afterward went up to the Windmill truckstop and had them fix the tire. They couldn't actually find anything so they aired it up and we were about ready to head out when Harv called. His wife, Carol was stalled downtown, so we unhooked and were going to go help her, but she managed to get moving before we got there. We just went back to the truck stop and hooked up again and finally headed towards Whitewood. The tire didn't seem to be our only problem either. Ever since we had gotten the pickup from the dealership the transmission didn't want to stop for first gear and would grind every single time...so that's going to have to go back and get fixed sometime!
It didn't take long, to see bikes everywhere. We pulled into Whitewood (where the Crystalyx Plant that Harv works at is) and unloaded the empty barrels. I've been waiting to get down there to see the plant, and tour it, so it was kindof exciting. He gave us a tour and explained how things worked. They mix the molasses, base mix, and other ingrediants and cook them just for the right amount of time and then they go into the lick tubs, and fill and seal the barrels. (It's a lot more complicated than that but you get the picture). They also had a separate area where they washed/ rebuilt/ repainted old recycled bins. It was really interesting to see how the whole process works and was totally worth the wait to see. The rest was a lot of warehouse storage and offices- pretty cool. I was also pretty impressed by some of the technology they used- some pretty nice stuff. But, eventually we finished up there and headed on to Sturgis in Harvey's pickup. I had to make fun of these two because they both put their black Sturgis shirts on and Merle wore this biker hat too...wow, I felt pretty cool sitting between those two guys! haha
Woo hoo for the rally- the first thing you see when you come into town (besides bikes of course) is the bikini bike wash girls...yep- I think I have a picture I will have to put up. We met Carol and their two kids there and spent most of the time there wandering around together. There aren't many words to describe the rally... except pretty wild and woolly~ haha. It was fun, all we really had to do was walk the streets and you could see it all. Every bike you could ever think up and then some. Along with some pretty special outfits. We saw a few places where people were getting body painted, and no not on their arms or legs- haha, talk about a culturing experience. We walked through a couple bars and looked at quite a few t-shirts. I finally found one I liked and was sick of shopping (I hate shopping) so I grabbed it and brought it to the counter. It was one of those places where they do screen printing after you pick out the shirt. I thought it was going to cost like $25 dollars- which is still ridiculous, but I don't know how many times I will be visiting the Stugis Rally in my life, so I just sucked it up. Well, they got the thing printed and I got to the register and the girl said $42!!! Ahhh, are you serious. I was dumb and there were a lot of people waiting and they had it printed for me so I just payed and left. Totally should have just walked away, but hey- it's a good story to tell I guess. I'm not a big spender so I'm sure it won't break me but I hope I wear the dumb shirt! haha- I'll have to take a picture of it so you can tell me if it's worth even $20, lol. But, otherwise we just took in the sites on the street. It kindof made me laugh that the locals rent out their yards and rooms for bikers to camp out and park, I bet that brings in quite a bit of money! We saw lots of leather and chaps- plenty of grandmas who "just shouldn't wear that" or better yet should wear something! At one point we walked by this couple and this middle aged guy was wearing a set of fake boobs outside his shirt. This girl comes from behind us and grabbs them and told him..."nice boobs". Only at Sturgis...lol. I could go on and on, but I'll just put up some pictures so you can make your own opinions. We stayed for a few hours and saw most of the rally. O, funny story- Merle is slightly addicted to diet Pepsi and during the rally vendors are only allowed to sell coke. Well, this one kids stand had a Pepsi umbrella, so we went over there to check it out, but it looked like only Coke in the cooler. When, Merle asked for a Pepsi, the kid said that maybe he could help, and reached way at the back of this coooler and pulled out a diet Pepsi...we couldn't believe it. Merle bought a Pepsi on the black market! It was pretty funny! But, there are plenty of pictures to tell the story and I have lots more to write yet!
We finally left the rally and headed back to Whitewood for the pickup- it was about to rain anyway, so it was a good time to go. We split off and headed back towards Rapid, on the way it started raining and we saw two wrecks. One was car vs. motorcycle and had vehicles still coming to the scene and the other one was just a tipped over motorcycle and the ambulance wasn't even there yet. The rain must have made it just slick enought for wrecks- and that first one looked pretty nasty. But, we kept on going- we made a stop at Joannas (the bookeeper) and then Pizza Hut. This took quite a while, and it was getting later by the time we headed back. We saw one more wreck on the way out of town, but after that it was pretty quiet. When we got back it was pretty late (I don't remember what time, but I was tired)! So, I jsut went to bed- the reason why I'm so behind.
It was a really fun day, with lots of offer! I will put up my pictures later probably tonight when I have more time.
So we'll start with Thursday:
Rally Day! But, we had quite a few stops to make before heading out. We did chores as quick as we could and hooked up to the trailer so we could load a bunch of empty lick barrels to bring back to Harvey at the Crystalyx Plant. Then, I ran back home and changed into my rally clothes! lol- don't get too excited, I had promised everyone I would wear my little white tank top, and I did- under my coat. It wasn't a very nice morning for the rally, kinda cold and rainy, but later on the sun came out and the coat came off- haha! Ross was sticking around to do evening chores, and Jeff was gone for the day- so it was pretty quiet after we left.
We headed towards Rapid City at about eight. We had lots of stops to make before the rally, because you never know how long it might be before we get back. First, we stopped by the Ford Dealership and picked up Merle's pickup- with it's new clutch! We swapped it for the one we were driving, which was left there to get the clutch worked on too. When we were headed to our next stop this kid pulled up along side us and wanted me to roll down the window...he didn't look too creepy so I did. He said our rear right pickup tire was low...great. So, we headed over to the lawn mower place and picked up the riding lawn mower that Jeff brought in a week or so ago. Then, we stopped by the John Deere Dealership (I tried to hide my face- hopefully no one saw me!) and picked up some baler parts and right afterward went up to the Windmill truckstop and had them fix the tire. They couldn't actually find anything so they aired it up and we were about ready to head out when Harv called. His wife, Carol was stalled downtown, so we unhooked and were going to go help her, but she managed to get moving before we got there. We just went back to the truck stop and hooked up again and finally headed towards Whitewood. The tire didn't seem to be our only problem either. Ever since we had gotten the pickup from the dealership the transmission didn't want to stop for first gear and would grind every single time...so that's going to have to go back and get fixed sometime!
It didn't take long, to see bikes everywhere. We pulled into Whitewood (where the Crystalyx Plant that Harv works at is) and unloaded the empty barrels. I've been waiting to get down there to see the plant, and tour it, so it was kindof exciting. He gave us a tour and explained how things worked. They mix the molasses, base mix, and other ingrediants and cook them just for the right amount of time and then they go into the lick tubs, and fill and seal the barrels. (It's a lot more complicated than that but you get the picture). They also had a separate area where they washed/ rebuilt/ repainted old recycled bins. It was really interesting to see how the whole process works and was totally worth the wait to see. The rest was a lot of warehouse storage and offices- pretty cool. I was also pretty impressed by some of the technology they used- some pretty nice stuff. But, eventually we finished up there and headed on to Sturgis in Harvey's pickup. I had to make fun of these two because they both put their black Sturgis shirts on and Merle wore this biker hat too...wow, I felt pretty cool sitting between those two guys! haha
Woo hoo for the rally- the first thing you see when you come into town (besides bikes of course) is the bikini bike wash girls...yep- I think I have a picture I will have to put up. We met Carol and their two kids there and spent most of the time there wandering around together. There aren't many words to describe the rally... except pretty wild and woolly~ haha. It was fun, all we really had to do was walk the streets and you could see it all. Every bike you could ever think up and then some. Along with some pretty special outfits. We saw a few places where people were getting body painted, and no not on their arms or legs- haha, talk about a culturing experience. We walked through a couple bars and looked at quite a few t-shirts. I finally found one I liked and was sick of shopping (I hate shopping) so I grabbed it and brought it to the counter. It was one of those places where they do screen printing after you pick out the shirt. I thought it was going to cost like $25 dollars- which is still ridiculous, but I don't know how many times I will be visiting the Stugis Rally in my life, so I just sucked it up. Well, they got the thing printed and I got to the register and the girl said $42!!! Ahhh, are you serious. I was dumb and there were a lot of people waiting and they had it printed for me so I just payed and left. Totally should have just walked away, but hey- it's a good story to tell I guess. I'm not a big spender so I'm sure it won't break me but I hope I wear the dumb shirt! haha- I'll have to take a picture of it so you can tell me if it's worth even $20, lol. But, otherwise we just took in the sites on the street. It kindof made me laugh that the locals rent out their yards and rooms for bikers to camp out and park, I bet that brings in quite a bit of money! We saw lots of leather and chaps- plenty of grandmas who "just shouldn't wear that" or better yet should wear something! At one point we walked by this couple and this middle aged guy was wearing a set of fake boobs outside his shirt. This girl comes from behind us and grabbs them and told him..."nice boobs". Only at Sturgis...lol. I could go on and on, but I'll just put up some pictures so you can make your own opinions. We stayed for a few hours and saw most of the rally. O, funny story- Merle is slightly addicted to diet Pepsi and during the rally vendors are only allowed to sell coke. Well, this one kids stand had a Pepsi umbrella, so we went over there to check it out, but it looked like only Coke in the cooler. When, Merle asked for a Pepsi, the kid said that maybe he could help, and reached way at the back of this coooler and pulled out a diet Pepsi...we couldn't believe it. Merle bought a Pepsi on the black market! It was pretty funny! But, there are plenty of pictures to tell the story and I have lots more to write yet!
We finally left the rally and headed back to Whitewood for the pickup- it was about to rain anyway, so it was a good time to go. We split off and headed back towards Rapid, on the way it started raining and we saw two wrecks. One was car vs. motorcycle and had vehicles still coming to the scene and the other one was just a tipped over motorcycle and the ambulance wasn't even there yet. The rain must have made it just slick enought for wrecks- and that first one looked pretty nasty. But, we kept on going- we made a stop at Joannas (the bookeeper) and then Pizza Hut. This took quite a while, and it was getting later by the time we headed back. We saw one more wreck on the way out of town, but after that it was pretty quiet. When we got back it was pretty late (I don't remember what time, but I was tired)! So, I jsut went to bed- the reason why I'm so behind.
It was a really fun day, with lots of offer! I will put up my pictures later probably tonight when I have more time.
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