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A Night In Sturgis Jail Isn't Pretty
Cowboy State Daily ^ | 10 Aug 2025 | Zakary Sonntag

Posted on 08/11/2025 10:33:02 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

When arrests at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally get too high, officials resort to an overflow jail, a quasi-retired 1950s era jailhouse. “When you have 50+ drunk individuals who aren’t happy to be there, haven’t showered in a few days, highly intoxicated, it gets thick back there,” a prison official said.

“If you know anything about bikers, we have fun, we party. Sturgis is a giant party. It’s the freedom to do whatever you want, ride a bike naked if you want,” he said, adding an important addendum. “But you might get messed with by the cops.”

Rally arrests are so high that officials resort to an overflow jail, a quasi-retired 1950s-era jailhouse with metal bars that open and close with a lever-lock mechanical crank.

There is also the ever-present tension among motorcycle clubs like the Sons of Silence, Mongols, Pagans and the Hells Angels. “We have contacts with the upper echelons of those groups, and we reach out to them to say, ‘Listen, we do not want any issues so you need to control your members and make sure that they're in line.’ They usually respond well to that, but oftentimes it gets [tense] and things happen.”

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To: DUMBGRUNT

Sturgis is worth the trip. Unlike Daytona which is about drinking, drinking and more drinking, Sturgis is about riding. Deadwood, The Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Devil’s Tower, the badlands, Iron Mountain Road and several other destinations will get you out of town every day. A stroll down Main Street to see the bikes and the madness is nice but not required. There is enough camping territory to handle ten times the rally attendees. If you’re not an a-hole, you won’t have any problem with the police or the one percenters.


21 posted on 08/12/2025 11:27:57 AM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: rellic

There is no such endorsement here in Virginia. If you have an “M”, you can operate a motorcycle... any motorcycle. I thought it was only in parts of Europe that you had specific endorsements based on CC.. If I remember right, it was also time based. Had to operate a lower CC for a period of time before you could move up to a larger CC, and so on.


22 posted on 08/13/2025 6:02:54 AM PDT by Dubya-M-Dees
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To: Dubya-M-Dees
If you have an “M”, you can operate a motorcycle... any motorcycle.

Same in NYS.

23 posted on 08/13/2025 6:04:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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