CHAPTER 1 STOP ROLLING INTO STURGIS A sunny August morning dawns in Sturgis South Dakota Hundreds of thousands of motorcycles roll into the tiny town Most of them are choppers The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in full swing The streets of Sturgis are packed with choppers at the annual motorcycle rally
Lines of motorcycles head out on bike tours The tours wind their way along scenic roads in the Black Hills In downtown Sturgis the historic Main Street is open only to motorcycles Choppers are parked side by side down the middle and on both sides of the street FUN FACT Attendance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has reached more than 600 000 The town's usual population is approximately 6700
Riders take in the scenery of South Dakota's famous Black Hills
