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With already thousands of bikers in attendance at this years Sturgis motorcycle rally, as each hour ticks by, more and more people make their way into town to get a head start on this years 2 week biker rally. In recent years, the revitalization of motorcycling and new fans of the old rallies have led to increased attendance of classic rallies such as Sturgis. Attendance was estimated at 514,951 in 2004, 525,250 in 2005, and 754,844 in 2000—statistics rivaling South Dakota’s population. Many of the new attendees of the Sturgis Rally are families, bringing their children and driving trailers and campers to the rally, riding their motorcycles the last few miles.

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