[emrat:7523] South Dakota's Motorcycle Web Site

Check this out—this would be a great thing for Colorado to adopt.

 

http://southdakotarides.com/

 

For those of you who have never ridden in the Black Hills, you can take a virtual ride on some of the most scenic roads.

 

For those of you who have attended the Sturgis Rally but did not have a GoPro (which I think is all of us but let’s hope Jay Clawson soon acquires one), the virtual rides are an amazing reminder of what it’s like to ride up there.

 

The Norris Peak Road, for example, is one of the most technical—and dangerous—roads.  We rode it north-to-south on Saturday and south-to-north on Sunday.  And I confess to one “uh-oh” moment.  On one right-hand curve, you come face to face with two fatality signs side-by-side just off the road.  That’s a sobering reality moment.

 

Here’s one way to keep track of the Rally:

 

http://rapidcityjournal.com/sturgisrallydaily/#utm_source=rapidcityjournal&utm_campaign=header&utm_medium=direct&utm_term=logo

 

Dan