Biker Battleground Phoenix, the reality television series currently on the History Channel, pits five rival bike-builders from Phoenix, Arizona, against each other to see who can design and build the best bagger and put an end to their rivalry and smack talking. If you’ve been watching, and who hasn’t, you’ll want to be at the CrossRoads today to see the builders unveil their bikes. Then tonight on the Chip’s main stage celebrity judges convene to announce the winner in the hotly contested competition. Cameras roll at the CrossRoads this afternoon when fans gets a firsthand look at the bikes

and the opportunity to vote for their favorite. Celebrity judges then move in to perform their scrutiny, culminating in the announcement of the winner on the Chip’s main stage about 8:00 PM. To keep Biker Battleground viewers engaged, there’s plenty of drama pumped into the TV episodes. The builders say that cameras are running all the time and they have no idea what bits are likely to turn up when programs air. That’s fine with Paul Yaffe, who’s been down this path before with Discovery’s Biker Build-off, and he credits the History Channel for top-notch production and promotion.

Dubbed The Legend, Paul’s role as the known leader the others are gunning for allows him to take the high road, but people who know Paul Yaffe will tell you he’d do that anyway. As it happens, Paul is being inducted into the Sturgis Museum’s Hall of Fame during Rally, an indication of his industry stature. “Normally I would never compete against these guys, but if we don’t interact there’s no show,” he said. “And the show is a great opportunity for the newer and younger guys to brand themselves.”

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SturgiS rider daily WedneSday, aug. 6, 2014 page 2 Brash and unapologetic, Risk Taker John Shope is the hothead/cool dude. He’s been around a while and has made a name for himself, not always in a positive way, and he hasn’t yet put the pedal to the metal for solid industry traction. Maybe this time he will. Kody McNew, labeled The Young Gun, is fresh off a prestigious win in Sturgis last year. He has an opportunity here to prove himself, but does he actually have the chops or will he be a one hit wonder? Meanwhile, Canadian Len Edmondson, The Outsider, is known for his deep pockets and calculated business sense. He’s not afraid to take on anyone but he may need to learn: money can’t buy you love. Rounding out the Phoenix Five is Brian Jenkins, called The Rebel. Brian embodies the no-frills one-man operation, the underdog with plenty of talent but scant resources. “Brian is someone I’d go have a beer with, a person I really like,” said Yaffe. When we pointed out that Brian was seen in one of Yaffe’s Bagger Nation cap in at least one episode, Paul said, “If I had a Hatred Customs hat I’d wear it too.” Biker Battleground episodes have unfolded through July and August and now the intensity is ramping up. The final show of the season is being filmed during the Rally, including announcement of the victor on the Buffalo Chip’s main stage tonight. All five builders will be there along with a panel of celebrity judges (see sidebar) for the announcement that cinches the title: Best Bagger Builder in Phoenix. Then stick around for concert with Florida Georgia Line and headliner ZZ Top at the best party anywhere®.

Think judging bike shows is easy? Think again. It’s a job where you’re guaranteed to make someone—in fact, probably a lot of people—unhappy. The best show judges are people with hands-on experience because they know what it takes to produce an exceptional custom motorcycle. Here’s the panel of judges responsible for selecting the Biker Battleground Best Bagger Builder: Keith “Bandit” Ball was executive editor of Easy Rider magazine twice and is the main man behind Bikernet, the largest on-line biker information site. He currently manages a Bonneville racing effort and authors biker fiction. Scott Hakins, a.k.a. The Count, is the man on the road for S&S Cycle. Scott uses his uncanny diagnostic skills to service dealers across the country and now turns his technical prowess toward the Phoenix Five. Pat Jansen has been involved with custom bikes for decades, helping establish Titan Motorcycles and completing many of his own builds. Today Pat travels the country as spokesperson for Progressive Motorcycle Insurance. Ron Harris is a renowned motorcycle painter, builder, parts designer and owner of Chop Docs in Michigan. Ron is often on the road as a co-founder of the Chop-in Block traveling road show and builders co-op. New breed builder Pat Patterson has redefined old school customs, earning a reputation for fabricating cool custom Sportsters at his shop Led Sled. The company’s parts and bikes are built to ride, and ride hard.

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When were you last at the Sturgis Rally?Well, this is my 31st year at Sturgis. I come out here to see the bands and enjoy myself for a few days. I work 20 days a month between 12 and 17 hours a day, so I gotta have a little break now and then. I like seeing the new products and it’s nice to be around other enthusiasts.

So I hear you have a new book.Yeah, How To Pick Vintage Motorcycles with Frank Fritz. It’s got a picture in it of my first Harley that I bought when I was 15 and I still own, and talks about what motorcycles impacted me back in the day. I’ve had bikes all through my life. I started out as a little kid on mini bikes, then I went to dirt bikes, then street bikes. I like all brands. I’ve definitely made bikes a way of life. I don’t have Kawasaki tattooed on my arm but I do have Harley-Davidson.

Tell us about some of your bikes.I’ve always been into all types of motorcycles, I never pigeonholed myself to one brand. If you ride motorcycles you’ve got something in common with me. I have a big variety of bikes, from Triumphs to Hondas to Indians, to Harleys, a little bit of everything. I even have a Ninja sport bike and dirt bikes. I’ve been a motorcyclist my entire life.

If you get a break at home, what bike do you ride on a whim?I like the Heritage Softail. It’s low to ground and I’m a short guy so it’s easy for me to handle. I’ve always liked sport bikes but a lot of them today are so tall. We all gotta work with what we got and I don’t got much! I have a Kawasaki Ninja and a Triumph, I’ve had a lot of different sportbikes over the years and I appreciate that style of riding.If I just want to buzz around town I have a Honda 600 Silver Wing, which is a big scooter. It’s powerful, easy to ride and convenient. You might see me on anything! The next day I might be on a VL Harley.

You’re astute about buying and selling. What do you think about the prices vintage bikes are selling for now?My partner buys a lot of the expensive early motorcycles but I wonder if those bikes will hold their value 10 or 15 years down the line. I see a lot of 1970-’71 Hondas coming back around now. That’s a 40-year-old motorcycle a younger person can get into relatively cheap and work on it themselves. They’re affordable and obtainable and they

made a lot of them and people are making café racers and choppers out of them. That’s one of the reasons I like to go to Sturgis, to see the new models and new stuff.

What’s America’s fascination with picking? It hits home with a lot of different people. There’s a little bit of the collector in everyone. And we don’t throw around F-bombs on the show, we’re not confrontational—I think people enjoy that.

It looks like you and your partner Mike have fun. What are the challenging aspects viewers don’t see?For me the most challenging thing is keeping well. There’s a lot of climbing and physical stuff. The snakes and rats don’t bother me; it’s the little things like fleas, chiggers, mosquitoes and no-see-ums. Getting 50 or 60 bites all over your legs can be annoying. I’m very susceptible to catching poison ivy, poison oak. People don’t see any of that.

What’s the weirdest thing you ever found picking? What might seem weird to me might not seem weird to somebody else. Probably some of it I wouldn’t be able to talk about, cultural stuff that’s not politically correct but is still part of our history and part of America.

Do you ever feel like the “other” Picker guy, or that Mike gets more attention?Yeah, but that’s the way we are, we have different personalities. One person needs to be in the limelight all of the time, look at me, me, me. Then there’s the guy who’s happy with not as much limelight and doesn’t need to be on the cover of every magazine.

What question do people always ask you?People always ask me about the most expensive thing I’ve found, but I’m not the guy who makes the $10,000 find. I’m more the guy that finds the normal stuff. I’m pretty much the normal guy from Iowa, the guy who drinks Busch lite on the weekends, gets a pizza and rents videos. I don’t sell three thousand dollar signs, I sell three hundred dollar signs. I’m still driving the same old truck I had, I still live in the same old house, and my phone number’s still in the phone book. I haven’t personally changed a lot.

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This is how it was done back in the day: you rode your bike into the show and could enter it even if you didn’t have a dollar. Get down and dirty at the Cycle Source free ride-in show at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads today, Wednesday, August 6. Enter in one of 15 classes for your chance to win a handmade trophy from Kevin “Teach” Baas. Thanks to GEICO Insurance, Best of Show wins a rolling chassis outfitted by Led Sled Customs, Metzeler Tires, Ridewright Wheels, Lowbrow Customs and Biltwell—and a full feature in Cycle Source Magazine.

One added bonus: the winner is presented on the Buffalo Chip’s main stage tonight, just before Big Sturgis Gig winner Jeremiah James Korfe takes the stage. There are tons of other prizes, too, thanks to sponsors such as S&S, JIMS, Biker’s Choice, Bikernet, and more. “The Buffalo Chip is the epicenter of all things that rock in Sturgis,” said Cycle Source editor Chris Callen, “We would like to see Sturgis become the centerpiece of all our bike shows rolling into the 75th next year.”

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Riding Time: Three HoursTotal Distance = 158 milesBegins and ends in Rapid City

Highlights: Badlands National Park, famous Wall Drug, and the South Dakota Air and Space Museum.

Skill Level: Easy

There are so many great rides in the Black Hills, the Badlands are often overlooked. Its location on the eastern plains further compromises its availability to Black Hills visitors. This area is so unique, however, it will be on your favorite rides list once you’ve experienced it. The surreal moon-like topography carved from millions of years of wind, water and erosion has evolved the area into chiseled spires, deep canyons and jagged buttes now known as the Badlands National Park. A route locals like to take starts on Hwy 44 east from Rapid City past Regional Airport, and on through the towns of Scenic, Interior and Cedar Pass. Pick up the Badlands Loop at Hwy 240 and access I-90 at Wall (Exit 110), which will take you back to Rapid City. Since I-90 westbound riders are usually anxious to get to Sturgis or the Black Hills, most don’t want to take the time to stop and see the Badlands. This is a

mistake. The Loop only adds an additional hour to the trip and brings you back to I-90. The Lakota Sioux call this area “Mako Sica” which literally means bad land. Sixty-four thousand acres of the 244,000 acre Badlands is designated as wilderness. In 1939, it was named a National Monument, and became a National Park in 1978. The roads are paved with two lanes and gentle curves—an easy ride with no challenges. There are almost no trees in the Badlands which can make it very hot in the summer so bring along plenty of water. Other than Interior there are no towns in the National Park. Fill up with gas in Rapid City and again in Interior. Wall is another fuel stop if you’re going in the other direction. The sun will be in your face on early morning rides from Rapid City. Similarly, a late afternoon ride ride west can cause glare problems with the setting sun. Sunsets and sunrises in the Badlands, however, are spectacular, producing a reddish aura combined with the colors and hues in the rock. Recommended stops include the four scenic overlooks and several pull-offs throughout the loop. There are also some short walking trails near the Ben Reifel Visitor’s Center. Wall Drug has become a main tourist attraction of South Dakota. This unique town has been known as the place where you get “free ice water” since the 1930s—a promise they still keep

today. In the 55-mile ride back to Rapid City on I-90 west you’ll drop down into the Cheyenne River Valley where wagon trains hauled supplies to prospectors and miners over 140 years ago. When you climb out of the valley you will see the Black Hills looming in the distance. To the Lakota Sioux, they’re referred to as “Paha Sapa” (black hills), and you will be able to see that the dark green pines covering the mountains do, in fact, appear black. As you get closer, you will see Harney Peak, the tallest mountain east of the Rockies, at 7,240 feet. A few miles east of Rapid City off I-90 (Exit 67B) is the South Dakota Air and Space Museum located

near Ellsworth Air Force Base. There are indoor and outdoor exhibits of the B1-B Lancer and its predecessor the B 52, plus a variety of WWII prop planes.

Black Hills Motorcycle Rides by Paul Mitchell is a concise yet detailed guide written by a veteran rider and writer. http://www.blackhillsmotorcyclerides.com. Copies are available at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads in the Chamber of Commerce trailer.Images by Paul Mitchell and South Dakota Department of Tourism.

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Are you part of the extended Buffalo Chip family that stays connected all year long on social media? If so, you enjoyed Fan Fest on Sunday, August 3, the Chip’s way of welcoming fans back and kicking the rally into high gear early. If you missed it, get on board for next year. Simply “like” the Legendary Buffalo Chip Facebook page, add us to your circle on Google+, or follow the Chip on Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram. It’s that easy. Do it now, because for the 75th anniversary rally in 2015, you won’t want to miss a thing.

The Rat’s Hole Bike Show is the fifth and final show at the CrossRoads this year, and what a way to wrap! Legendary in scope and reputation, this is the one to see if you’ve missed the rest. Be there tomorrow.

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2014 induCtionS are todayhave BreakfaSt With hall of famerS If you haven’t had breakfast yet, don’t! There’s still time to get to the Lodge at Deadwood for this year’s Hall of Fame Breakfast with friends and supporters of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum. It starts at 9:00 AM. Inductees for 2014 include: Clyde Fessler whose dynamic 25-year career with Harley-Davidson spanned breakthrough transitions; Jesse Jurrens known for the innovation and quality of his Legend Suspension products; American Motordrome Wall of Death rider Jay “Lightnin’” Bentley; Terry Components owner and Student Build Challenge Mentor Keith Terry; drag racer Bonnie Truett of Truett & Osborn; and custom builder Paul Yaffe. The 2014 Freedom Fighter inductee is Deb “Tiger” Chandler, honoring her decades of work on behalf of riders in Colorado. Serving as emcee for the Breakfast this year is Mark Blackwell. In addition to being the first AMA 500cc Motocross champion, Blackwell more recently helped put Victory motorcycles on the map. “From V-twins to dirt bikes and everything in between, Mark has helped shape the face of motorcycling in America for the past four decades,” said the Museum’s Executive Director Christine Paige Diers. Each year the board members of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame review nominations that are submitted by people within and outside of the motorcycle industry. Anyone can nominate a person or group they think is worthy of consideration. “We focus on recognizing individuals or groups who

have made a long term positive impact on the motorcycle community,” added Diers. Nominations are also accepted for the Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame to honor those who have fought to protect motorcyclists’ rights. To learn more about the 2014 inductees and all of the Hall of Fame members, visit www.sturgishof.com. You’ll find the nomination form there, too. And don’t forget to visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum while you’re here. It’s a must-do every year!

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TORC: The Off-Road Championship Presented by AMSOIL christened the new track at the Buffalo Chip Powersports Complex yesterday, providing spectators with a taste of some of the most adrenaline-packed racing in the country. Despite light rain, a strong crowd was on hand to see Mark Jenkins (PRO 4), Chad Hord (PRO 2), and Jerett Brooks (PRO Light) earn victories in their respective classes. There was drama in all three classes as Keegan Kincaid’s five-race PRO Light win streak was broken, CJ Greaves saw his four-race PRO 2 streak broken, and Mark Jenkins was able to make a late-race pass of defending PRO 4 champ Johnny Greaves to earn his win. Tuesday was round 11 of TORC’s 14-round season. The second day of The Battle at The Chip (round 12) happens today with gates opening at noon and racing at 3 PM. Catch the high-flying no-holds-barred action while you have the chance. What a show! Photos by Chris Yushta.

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Big SturgiS gig WinnerJeremiah JameS Korfe iS an authentic fit for thiS gig Singer/Songwriter Jeremiah James Korfe, winner of the Big Sturgis Gig contest, is a native of Minnesota, not exactly a state associated with country music. But Korfe doesn’t see it that way. “It’s more realistic singing country music where I come from – there’s more open land, more back roads and farmland,” he said. And he has a right to that opinion: he grew up in a big family, near a tiny town, on a legacy farm, and still helps out doing chores there, spring and fall. You might say it keeps him grounded. Korfe sees winning the Big Sturgis Gig contest as a huge opportunity, a springboard to bigger and better things. But he’s no stranger to playing and performing. Here’s what he had to say when we caught up with him:

You’ve been playing and performing for a while, right? Yeah, it’s like I’m starting a new career in the country music world after I lived and worked in LA for eight years. In LA I went through a label, playing more rock inspired music, and returned home when the label went under. It woke me up to the business side of things.

Was there a good side to that experience?The time in LA helped me hone my craft in performance to be a better entertainer. And I randomly met Jesse Spencer who was on the TV show House. I learned so much from him about talking to people and being pleasant. He’s from Australia, you know, and we both hunt. He talks about wanting to hunt deer and I say we should swap cause I’d like to hunt kangaroo.

So you have rock roots that you’re bringing over to a more country sound?So much of country now has that rock and roll spine

to it, with grittier guitar tones that I love, and that suits me. Now I get to sing about what I do and make it rockin’.

Blending music genres and doing it well must be harder than it sounds, though.I’ll tell you, the first live country music concert I went to was Dirks Bentley. He was using an Orange amp and a Marshall stack, and a DW drum kit and I thought, dang that’s exactly what I’m using! He was singing about things that are close to my heart and I realized I needed to start writing some country music. So I went to Nashville in 2011 and it was absolutely eye opening. I met some of the best musicians and best songwriters I’d ever met! They do it like they’re sleepin’.

How’d you hear about the Big Sturgis Gig? (See sidebar)My fiddle player mentioned it to me. And I thought, why not?How did you learn you’d won?When Woody called, he really had me going. He said, “We want to tell you we’re really stoked about this submission process, how many musicians participated, how many people it reached, how happy the sponsors were and how it all went. We were looking for someone really great who has a future ahead of them.” And I was just thinking, okay, dude, just tell me I didn’t get it! Then he added, “That being said, that’s why we picked you!” It was really awesome!I’m looking forward to flat out looking him in the eye and thanking him, because these are the moments that really do help artists. This gig is not just an opening act somewhere. The people who come to the Buffalo Chip are from all around the world and it couldn’t be a better venue! I’m so grateful. It’s so

cool for the Buffalo Chip to put a hand out to up-and-coming musicians.

You were on the reality TV show, Sweet Home Alabama. Other than getting the girl, what was the best part of that experience?It did build a very unique and fast platform for my music, because I’d just started recording. I went from 800 to 10,000 likes on my Facebook page, a huge fan base. In hindsight, since I’m not dating the girl anymore and music really is my life, I wish I would have played that better.

Do you ride? I’ve ridden my Harley to Sturgis the last 6 years. My dad still has his ‘75 SuperGlide. When I was a kid he told me: “The day you‘re strong enough to kick start it you can take it for a ride,” and for some reason, when I was about 10, the thing must have been lined up perfectly because I laid into that sucker and she fired! It scared the crap out of me! When I was 16, I bought an Ironhead and rebuilt it, then took it to the H-D 100th. I got a Crossbones in 2008. All my aunts and uncles and cousins ride. Two years ago, 23 of us rode together on a family vacation up near the Canadian border.

What can music fans expect from your show?I like to throwdown, like it’s still rock n’ roll at its best. People are there to hear the rawness, they want to be entertained. Heck, we want to keep it fun and real. It’s gonna be a full moving set the entire time.

So have you gone kangaroo hunting? No, not yet dang it.

What’s the Big Deal About the Big Gig?

The Big Sturgis Gig, new this year, is an online, interactive band-submission platform that allows artists to showcase themselves among the community of bands for a chance to play at the Buffalo Chip’s annual Sturgis Rally festival. Bands upload material into a profile page and fans visit to vote for their favorites. Once the pool is narrowed down, celebrity judges take over to select the winner. Said Daymon Woodruff, Director of Showcase Entertainment for the Buffalo Chip and architect of the contest, “The Buffalo Chip is both a music festival and a motorcycle rally. As the perfect overlap of those two elements, the Big Sturgis Gig was more of a success than I imagined it would be.” The first prize of $10,000 was only part of the attraction to enter this year. The other? A chance to play the opening set on the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage ahead of Florida Georgia Line and ZZ Top, as part of the best party anywhere™! Sponsors include: Jivewired/AXIS entertainment, Mapex Drums, D’Addario and Coldcock Herbal Flavored Whiskey.

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When unpredictable weather conspired to alter the Biker Belles Ride yesterday, participants refused to let it dampen their energy or the spirit of the day. Women riders enjoyed the symposium, comfort zone, and each other’s company at the Lodge at Deadwood before riding in small groups to the Buffalo Chip for a reception, fashion show and auction. Proceeds benefit Helping With Horsepower and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. Photos by Aaron Packard.

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Trike riders of all stripes are invited to the only trike-specific ride during the Sturgis Rally, the second annual T.O.U.R. event. Hosted by the Sturgis Buffalo Chip and presented by Roadsmith, it’s today, Wednesday, August 6. Last year’s riders represented a cross-section of the trike community and they’re still talking about it, “I thoroughly enjoyed last year’s ride through some of the most scenic parts of the Black Hills to the Buffalo Chip, and I can’t wait for another memorable event this year,” said 2013 participant, Paul Marquardt. According to Roadsmith General Manager

Doug Lindholm, “This year’s T.O.U.R. event promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s, with more trikes, more prizes and more fun. We’re proud to work with our friends at the legendary Buffalo Chip to sponsor this event for the second year in a row.” The day begins in Hill City with a group photo, followed by a self-guided 50-mile all-trike ride. It culminates with a trike procession through the Buffalo Chip to a private reception at the Russ Brown Events Center from 5:00-7:00 PM with complimentary hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and plenty of prizes—including tires

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SturgiS rider dailyWedneSday, aug. 6, 2014 Page 11from Avon and much more. Riders also have free access to the 2014 Motorcycles as Art exhibition curated by photographer Michael Lichter. Stay for that evening’s performances by ZZ Top and Florida Georgia Line by purchasing campground admission passes at www.BuffaloChip.com, or by calling 605-347-

9000. Registration for the T.O.U.R. event may be available on site but pre-registration is encouraged. Register at www.buffalochip.com/events. “We simply could not have had a better mix of people and trikes to attend this event and the fun we have along the way certainly proves that,” said Doug.

T.o.u.r. Schedule

11 am: Registration and parking at South End of Main Street in front of the High School

12 pm: Business/luncheon specials and attractions in downtown Hill City

3pm: Ride departs

5pm-7pm: T.O.U.R. arrives at private reception at Russ Brown Events Center with live music, door prizes, cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and free access to the Motorcycles as Art Exhibition

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Scott Von Minden was only eight-years-old when he was first hit with Sturgis fever. That was the year he and his dad packed up their brand new 1964 Honda Dream 300 motorcycle and hit the road to the Black Hills of South Dakota for the annual Sturgis rally. There was hardly room on the bike for little Scott, since they carried all their gear for the trip, too. “And believe me, that bike is small. I know, because that sweet little beauty is sitting in my garage this very moment,” said Scott, who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 2014 rally marks the 50th anniversary of that first trip to Sturgis. Part of the joy of the annual motorcycle rally are the relationships and traditions that are created, and Scott’s first trip a half-century ago remains etched in a special place in his memory. Scott still recalls how he and his dad, Merle Von Minden, and two other father-and-son teams, Herb and Mike Ellis, and Larry

and Scott McAfee, set out on their matching new Honda motorcycles and headed off to Sturgis, a whopping 440 miles from their hometown. The Van Minden’s bike was red, and the other bikes were white and black, representing Honda’s entire color scheme for that year. Long before it became an international tourism destination, the Black Hills area was one of America’s best kept secrets. In the 1960s, the Sturgis rally was minuscule compared to what it is today — the largest bike rally in the world with an estimated 400,000 people expected to attend this year. Scott’s fondest memory of that first trip is when they pulled their bikes off the road under Mount Rushmore, tossed their sleeping bags on the grass and slept all night under the watchful gaze of four presidents. “Back then,” he said, “no one cared if you did something crazy like that. Now, we’d go to jail.”

This year, Scott is in Sturgis with one of his best friends, Bob Dodds, also of Lincoln. Dodds is celebrating an anniversary, too. Forty years ago, when he was 17, Dodds and his family traveled from Lincoln to Sturgis. His mom made him trailer his 1973 forest green Kawasaki 400 Triple, which his friends nicknamed “the popcorn machine” because of its distinct sound, and he rode in the back of the station wagon with his three younger siblings. Scott camped at the Sturgis City Park that year, and might have even run into Dodds, who was there camping with his family.

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Scott Von Minden, then 8, and his dad Merle on the 1964 Honda Dream on their journey to the Sturgis Rally 50 years ago

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SturgiS rider dailyWedneSday, aug. 6, 2014 Page 13But since that was back in 1974, they really can’t recall. By that time, Scott had graduated to riding his own Tyrolean green metallic Honda CB450 and attended the rally with friends. The two friends have been back to the rally many times over the years. They haven’t counted, but both say that they’ve probably made the trip about 25 times each. Since then some things have changed. They rent houses instead of camping and they guys switched to Harleys long ago. Still, every year Scott uncovers the Honda Dream, starts it up and, just to show it off, rides it to the neighborhood bar for the annual bike show. Scott keeps the many trophies that bike has won inside the house, but the Honda Dream is relegated to the garage. “I’d like to display it in the house,” Scott says, “but my wife says no.”

Scott and Cate Von Linden of Nebraska, shown here in Sturgis last year, come to the Rally many times. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Scott’s first Sturgis journey.

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This super smooth big wheel bagger in steely green copped the win for Brian Jenkins of Hatred Customs. Photo by Jordan Axtman.

Here’s the Hot Bike team with the winning bike in the Sailor Jerry Winner Takes All Show. Led Sleds Customs’ Pat Patterson earned $5,000 for the effort. Photo by Jordan Axtman.

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1. Use your best craftsmanship. Paint and graphics are nice, but metal work is key.

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In 1916, Hendee Manufacturing Company introduced the Indian Model O – also known as the Indian Light Twin. This opposed cylinder motorcycle was meant to be an entry-level motorcycle. The Model O has a very unusual layout with the opposed twin cylinder mounted with the cylinders facing front and back rather than sticking out each side. Indian had hoped to attract a new younger audience with these lightweight bikes and the company advertised these light weight motorcycles in magazines like Boys Life. One such ad – run around the Christmas season - encouraged parents to give their sons either an Indian Bicycle, or this Indian Twin, advertised this way: Or you can give him an actual motorcycle – not a big, powerful one, but the Indian Light Twin, with low riding position, just enough speed and power to make it easy

and simple for any boy to handle, moderate in price, low in operating cost. At the time, the price for a Model O was $165. Unfortunately for Indian, these smaller lighter weight bikes didn’t sell that well. The company only made the model for three years, 1917-1919. World War I may have been part of the reason as the company moved to producing and selling motorcycles to the military. In addition, these lighter weight bikes really didn’t appeal to enthusiasts who actually took to nicknaming them the “Model Nothing.” Like all motorcycle production at the time the availability of mass-produced cars also had a part to play too, as more people could afford to purchase cars and they answered the need for inexpensive transportation. You can see this example of a 1918 Model O in the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum.

Visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & hall of Fame

At the corner of Junction and Main in Sturgis

Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM during the Rally

See the Museum’s Women Rider Exhibit at the Buffalo Chip Russ Brown Event Center, located at the Chip’s east gate. Free and open to the public all week. No ticket or wristband needed.

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It’s a super partnership that gathers together the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Arlen Ness Motorcycles, Victory Motorcycles, Epiphone Guitar, Custom Design Studios, PPG and Pepsi to please just one motorcycle rider. But that’s what the Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes is all about and tough the bike has toured to rallies for several months you can still enter to win until Thursday. Renowned builder Cory Ness customized the 2014 Victory Cross Country® 8 Ball so it’s one-of-a-kind and chock-full of distinctive Ness parts. The motorcycle also features a

smokin’ hot paint job from Custom Design Studios and PPG, and comes with a Les Paul Studio Epiphone guitar to match! The winner will be announced from the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage between performances by Pop Evil and Train the evening of Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. So visit the Victory displays at the rally and sign up. If you registered at a Rider Friendly Business on the way to Sturgis, you’re already entered. (Sorry, pretty ladies not included!)

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The winner of this Ness custom Victory and matching Epiphone guitar will be drawn on the Chip’s main stage Thursday night before Train takes the stage—and it might be you! But you have to enter to win. So visit the Victory displays at the rally to sign up. If you registered at a Rider Friendly Business on the way to Sturgis, you’re already entered!

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Full-on, flat-out, it was one last wild ride for Mötley Crüe. The Chip amphitheater throbbed with energy and revving V-twins as appreciative fans hung on to the bitter end. Photo by Jordan Axtman.

Dude (or diva?) of shock rock Alice Cooper, touring as part of Mötley Crüe’s “All Bad Things Must Come to an End” tour took command of the Wolfman Jack stage. Photo by Jordan Axtman.