Rallygoers have spent about $800 million in past years, according to the state Department of Tourism. Though the rally has an ignominious history of biker gangs and lawlessness, bikers of a different sort have shown up in recent years — affluent professionals who ride for recreation and come flush with cash. Though the rally still features libertine displays, it also offers charity events and tributes to the military and veterans.
Rod Woodruff, who operates the Buffalo Chip, said he felt he had little choice but to proceed with the rally. He employs hundreds of people in August and a smaller full-time staff. Woodruff felt he could pull off a safe event, allowing people to keep their distance from one another at the outdoor concerts at his campground. He said he was emboldened by the July 3 fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore, where 7,500 people gathered without any reported outbreaks after the event, according to health officials.
Go cover Portland. Riots ok, gathering of Trump supporters bad.
Yeah well 250,000 black and white protestors can run around killing, destroying, theiving ,and burning without masks but that’s ok?
This is the same bike rally when my non-white, SD police officer son-in-law who wanted to pick up extra money while serving as security, was told by SD law enforcement ' no, bc we can't guarantee your safety.' Yeah great group of people
Outdoor fun.. What a country
Pathetic.
Thats awesome!
less than 1% death rate for this fake plan demic fake news is guilty of negible homicide by denying HCQ works
Suicide rally !! You just can’t fix stupid people
You can't fix stupid.
Crazy!!!
There were protests, now this. Coronavirus likes this !
I've been there a few times. Even got a coronavirus there that went around the Buffalo chip. Got medication and was fine after a few days. Went back the next year. Enjoyed it. The one time a year that place comes alive.
You can’t force people to be intelligent !!! Guess there will be a lot of motorcycles up for sale in the fall !!!
We so busy criticizing, insulting, demeaning, and being belligerent, it’s no wonder we’re the world’s test site for how ‘not’ to protect yourself during a pandemic. If you can’t get a long during a national emergency, your doomed already.
Wow. Crazy idea.
🤷🏻♀️
chandra_gego Super spreader event.
Just call it a protest
Most of them are Republicans and see this as a hoax
chereselw So much for South Dakota for having low numbers!
But it was ok for thousands of rioters and looters to get together?!?!
Just call it a BLM protest, and the Media won’t care.
FuzzyWuzzyTO don't think bikers are generally known for their intelligence
Just let it go. It’s time to start thinning the herd.
Oh boy .....
Looking forward to going back to Sturgis with my bike and have more good times like I have in years past, you could get sick no matter what so don't be afraid, Covid-19 or not.
The local & state officials are as stupid as the bikers.
Hey they can act like they are protesting and it will be ok.
Bastards !
The MSM never gets tired of peddling panic to the mindless consumers of its drivel. turnoffthemedia
Great way to get the population down.
Crazy , not smart
umm didn't you just have that many at a rally. hypocritmuch
Hopefully my ex will show up, get sick and die. Perfect Karma for a man who assaulted his own daughter, stole her phone and keys. Please Robert, show up.
It is a protest...what is the issue?
Quick - call it the Stutgis Protest. Covid won’t go then. We can outsmart this thing.
Thinning the herd, if Tulsa was any indicator... Keep the kids & seniors a safe distance and let nature take its course!
I hope you all get the virus and end u sick with it. I'm sick and tired of assholes not listen to science if nothing else. So, keep your freedom Americans do with as you please and die with it too.
Y VWOODN’T ULLOW ITT, UNLEZZ, THAY VWAYRE AH MAZK, (FYNE’Z)! 😎😷😷👽
But if they were 'protesters....' it would be GREAT!
Until NBC starts dissing protests, they cant open their crooked mouths about any other gathering taking place.
Good for them! Open America up and stop this nonsense.
250,000 MAGAtbrains all on one place? That’s the stuff nightmares are made of, even without COVID.
Great love this type of protest
But rioters are safe. LOL.
They should be fine. Bikers are usually very healthy people.
go get em boys and girls, go get em!!!
Natural selection in action.
Huge, foolish mistake...Protestors and rioters gather in huge crowds in cities throughout the country to further their radical, leftist agenda. Try that headline, you disenguine cretans.
AMERICA
This is South Dakota, enough said.
What a pile of ass
Unless you are going to call out the rioting protest for their part in spike keep your bs to yourself
Just say your protesting and nobody will get sick
They are protesting.. its ok
Good luck wit allat
Protest doesn't spread covid.
lol good
Noooooo!!! Bikers are awesome, don't go to a suicide rally, please don't! We need the Hells Angels and all the cool Bikers who do that whole Toys for Tots things. We need you don't gooooooo!!!!
Bikers are a deeply stupid breed.
😠😠😠😠😠
Really stupy
How people can be so stupid? HOW? What’s wrong with your education system, USA, if so many lack of basic logic?
DNC and blm hold violent sabotage looting riots on the streets across the country even Wuhan coronavirus is still rising
Soon, it will be a great time to buy used bikes!
Not too smart under current circumstances
I think next year the crowd will be alot smaller.
Seems like all the things conservatives are associated with liking are under attack 🤔 no church, no work, no fun. The things leftists like to do are ok, riot, arson, tearing down capitalism and dressing up to go to Walmart
14 days after the rally, expect an unprecedented spike. I have put it in my calendar.❤️From 🇨🇦 bikers
Good! We do not need two Dakotas. dcstatehood
Darwin is smiling
Solution: stay home if you concerned.
Prayers everyone stays safe and healthy 🙏🏽♥️😢😢😢
Let them. People also have the choice to make stupid mistakes.
Idiots
Good for SD can’t live in fear
Malaria drug, lysol and bleach dispensers on every corner.
But you strangely, didn't see the danger during the anti-Freedom riots?
If you live in Sturgis stock up on food and stay home well away from any of it. And give it a day or two after the bikers have gone before you venture out.
Y'all gonna turn into zombies !!! SturgisRally sturgis2020 COVIDIOTS
Dear Rona Please be kind enough to spare my friends and family living in the black hills, your hefty affections Tarry not on the working staff/residents but ever on to the excessively bedazzled & under-masked covidiots...and of course the guy that drives the trump unity trailer
It's fine, it will be a cross between a protest and a riot. Those saw no increases in Covid
So what, protesters have been doing it for a month and you think it’s just fine. Pipe down..
This should end well.
when does the movie come out
Grtseeker Hoping they all trumpsters and we know what happens now after large gatherings!
choptopmoseley What if it was a protest? Would the numbers be down?
This can't end well.
Get the FUCK OUT, Sturgis residents...
They will be fine their going in as protesters.
The “number of cases” is pretty irrelevant; most people who test positive are never ill. It’s VERY MUCH like the flu, despite what alarmists say. Most immune systems never let it get started, or soon fight it off. About 1/500 can die from it: mostly the old and weak.
The Governor of SD should have canceled this. Not necessary at this time. I see COVID in all of their future. Not wishing but a known fact because 98% will not wear a mask. Stay safe folks if you come in contact with someone who attended the event. Totally irresponsible👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
Assholes for Trump
Anarchy is their way to be.
STUPID
ne1for23 Your country, whew, so glad I am not in your country.
I'm guessing, telling people to wear a mask and to social distance will be part of a dare.
Only you people seem to think that
Seven to ten days later...
DUMB, DUH DUH DUH DUMB!!!!
Hoping a group of antifa/blm “protesters” decide to show up. Now that’s entertainment! I would pay to watch the videos from that encounter!
Unfortunately they have one of the lowest number of college degree holders, which makes them hate the mask and social distancing.
ne1for23 This will end well.
The world is looking at the USA with incredulity. Trump can be blamed for a lot of things but this is utter stupidity. Scotland has had zero deaths for nearly 3 weeks and low daily infections. We have followed our governments advice. A Professor from Miami is a leading advisor.🏴
Welcome to Sturgis! We got ice cold beer... hot dogs and hamburgers... and a contagious infection WAITING FOR YOU!
Support your local tweaker.
Virus, Inexpensive Treatment 7-5-2020 Health&Wellness By Nat. Blaze Texas..Dr. Bartlett..treating Covid-19..with 100% success..using..inexpensive safe treatment...inhaling..steroid ..budesonide..nebulizer..many patients.. rapid relief from Covid symptoms after..first treatment.
Makes sense 🙄
Survival of the Fittest (and smartest) Darwin Theory of evolution working its magic hopefully only killing the ignorant and stupid
Oh, we get it: Black Lives Matter - not dangerous. Bike Lives Matter - big mistake.
Pack’em in.
Just call Sturgis a “leftist peaceful protest”, and they’ll all be immune to Covid. No biggie!
I love bikes & to ride but this is an example of how Mr.Trump is using his unwarranted power to influence people. In our me me me society he says, no I’m going to let you do what you want&people think he is on their side,He is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing TraitorTrump
We need to stop posting this. There are thousands of bikers that say, 'there is no way we are going'. This post is to get people to go.
What could go wrong?
Instead of their usual host of venereal diseases they’ll be expanding their offerings this year 🏍 😷
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
foolish only to the fake ass news like NBC...99.98% recovery rate..these are the types of people who are free from you fake news..many, many more to follow..tighten up your mask nbc. (NOTHING BUT CUCK)
But to protest in giant mobs the press does't see risk. Either WHO didn't see any risk in that. Hypocrites.
😳😮🙄🤬😡😠. We are doomed with this stupidity and NO Leadership from the top! Good God!!! 😷
Smart people ride around with a metal skin and frame to protect them from harm? Some folk put that skin and frame between their legs?
It’s a death sentence. Don’t go. 😷
We're never going to get Covid under control.
Well, it looks like that social security crisis may not be so bad... this is such a bad idea.
I'm all for it. Hell, if there's a Trump supporter that needs Harley, I'll get him one or an RV to bring the whole clan.
Science 250,000, Bikers 0. (Science always wins).
Fake news all cases can be treated with hydrochloroconstitution
Trump supporters are going to wake up dead.
7 Million people participated en mass in protesting for the first three weeks of June, in California alone.
They better have their own care givers.
Let’s hope the far left Marxist BLM turn up! But they are cowards so probably not.
South Deathculta
Perfect time to sell pickanny watermelon pops.
Kinda sounds like BLM protests?
Good😁
our nation is full of idiots starting in the white house
I will say it. This is just plain stupid. Too many people in that area. Safe distancing? Nope. masks? maybe on the bike, but otherwise, no way
Sadly, the number of Trump voters will diminish vastly before the Nov election.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: POPSUGARFashion - 🏆 28. / 68 Read more »
Source: BusinessInsider - 🏆 729. / 51 Read more »
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »
Source: FoxNews - 🏆 9. / 87 Read more »
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »