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'Oh no, not again': No mercy for after-hours bikes, riders parked at Sturgis rally

Wreckers, hoisted motorcycles a daily feature of wild Black Hills biker party

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Joe Sneve
Aug 09, 2025
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A wrecker hoists a motorcycle left on Main Street in downtown Sturgis the morning of Aug. 2. Joe Sneve / The Dakota Scout

STURGIS — Every August, headlines out of western South Dakota focus on how many bikers rolled into town, how many crashed, and how many ended up in jail.

But one under-the-radar tradition during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally unfolds quietly — and mercilessly — at 2 a.m.

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