The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is only one month away, and to get fans excited about this year’s event, the Buffalo Chip has released the full schedule of 13 bike shows for 2024. The 13 shows will award more than $40,000 total in cash and prizes, and many of the shows and events are free to enter.
From the School’s Out Chopper Show to the Wango Tango Custom Gold Wing Show, Mini Bike Show, the Pretty Fast Bike Show, and the Biker Belles Women’s Bike Show, there will be plenty of chances to check out cool bikes and enter your own.
Find more information on all 13 shows and other Sturgis Motorcycle Rally events in the press release below.
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Sturgis, SD (July 8, 2024) – Custom culture doesn’t just live at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, it thrives, with more than a dozen custom bike shows to enter or spectate during the 84th annual Sturgis Rally. The bike shows take place at the free access areas of the Chip, CrossRoads, and Camp Zero, which means custom bike enthusiasts have plenty of opportunities this rally to check out the wildest custom machines Sturgis has to offer. In addition to bike shows, the free-access CrossRoads has a wealth of fun events including games, contests, vendors, stunt shows, special events, and so much more. See the full list of CrossRoads events here. See the full list of Buffalo Chip Custom Series bike shows here.
“THIRTEEN bike shows!? That’s insane!” said Rod Woodruff, CEO of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “The only place in the Black Hills where you can find the most shows, with the largest payouts to winners and the most entries of the best custom bikes on planet Earth is right here at The Best Party Anywhere. If you love custom bikes as much as we do, then we’ll see you here, my friends.”
CrossRoads Bike Shows
Florida Full Throttle Magazine Official Rally Kickoff Show
Friday, Aug. 2, 2024
Featuring Tony Cianci of Florida Full Throttle Magazine.
Ride into Full Throttle Magazine’s Official Rally Kickoff Show at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads, and you could ride home a winner. This show, organized by Tony Cianci, welcomes all brands and awards trophies in 15 classes.
School’s Out Chopper Show
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024
Presented by Motorcycle Safety Lawyers. Featuring Rick Bray of RKB Kustom Speed and $6500 in cash prizes.
The first campers to ever pass through the Buffalo Chip gate in 1981 rode in on choppers, so it’s only fitting that the Custom Series includes a show for chopper lovers. Old school, new school, and everything in between will be on display, plus a new mini chop class and huge cash prizes: $2500 to Best in Show and $500 each to eight additional classes.
The Wango Tango Custom Gold Wing Show
Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024
Presented by Snap Fabrications & CROIG.
If you’ve got a Wang, show off that thang at the Wango Tango Custom Gold Wing Show. Honda’s development of the Gold Wing changed the face of two-wheeled touring back in the ’70s and ’80s. Now, it’s changing the face of America’s greatest V-twin event, as it fills the no. 1 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally destination with a sea of vintage and modern metric customs.
FXR Show & Dyna Mixer
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024
Featuring Joe Mielke of Snap Fabrications.
Ride in and register for free for this no-nonsense motorcycle event coordinated by Joe Mielke that brings together motorcycle riders to have fun and show and talk motorcycles. Now in its 12th year, this show is all about the riders, their stories, and their ride. Tons of great prizes will be awarded based on popular vote thanks to the support of many of the biggest names in the motorcycle world and aftermarket parts industry. One hundred percent of the revenue generated from donations and t-shirt sales at this show go directly to LifeScape of SD.
Evo Entanglement Bike Show
Monday, Aug. 5, 2024
Presented by S&S Cycle with Paughco and Baker Drivetrain. Featuring Paul Wideman & Darren McKeag and $35,000 in cash and prizes.
Celebrate Harley-Davidson’s classic and reliable workhorse engine ever built at the Buffalo Chip’s Evo Entanglement Bike Show presented by S&S Cycle. This show features the best prize package in Sturgis with tons of high value prizes totaling over $35,000. Best in Show wins prizes valued at $10,000 that include a complete S&S Evo Engine, a $1000 Baker Drivetrain certificate, a Paughco Frame, Front End, and sheet metal – plus Black Bike Wheels and Metzeler tires.
Biker Belles Women’s Bike Show
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
Presented by Maiden Moto. Featuring Savannah Rose of Maiden Moto.
Riders don’t have to have a fully custom-built motorcycle at the Biker Belles Bike Show to enter. Whether it’s a mile muncher covered in dirt vying for the Dirtiest Bike award, a mild custom, or even a really great story behind the ride, all women-owned bikes are invited to roll down to show it off at the Biker Belles Women’s Bike Show. While this show will only be displaying bikes ridden by women, all are invited to attend.
Bike Show Mafia All Class Bike Show & Hangout
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Presented by Motorcycle Safety Lawyers. Featuring Jim Lynch.
Join Jim Lynch to hangout and enjoy the vibes at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip CrossRoads and Big Engine Bar for a day of bikes and all-out mayhem. All bikes are welcome to ride in and enter the All-Class Bike Show, where they’ll be looking for the cream of the crop among Sturgis’ finest rides.
Godfather of Bass Audio Sound-Off Competition
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Presented by Bike Show Mafia.
Bike Show Mafia is hosting the Godfather of Bass Audio Competition, a new event at the Buffalo Chip this year, featuring the loudest and proudest motorcycle sound systems around. If you think your bike’s audio system has the power to compete, then show up and light up the night!
Pretty Fast Bike Show
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
Presented by Lloyd’z Garage and Blockhead Moto. Featuring Indian Motorcycle.
Burn rubber and haul ass to one of the most badass bike shows to ever set up shop during the Sturgis Rally. Indian, Harley, and Victory owners will throttle into the Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Pretty Fast Show at the free-access CrossRoads on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024
Featuring Ted Smith and Big Daddy Rat.
Get ready to drool all over the asphalt as you take in the sea of magnificent motorcycles at the world-famous, longest-running granddaddy of them all, Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show. Over 100 of the Sturgis Rally’s finest will be competing in 14 different classes, and each will be begging you to get an up-close look. The Rat’s Hole show displays the work of the world’s best builders, whose handiwork is judged on personality, function, and a progressive sense of motorcycle culture.
Camp Zero Bike Shows
Camp Zero Contraption Show
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024
Presented by Martian Machine.
Join the crew of the bizarre and the builders of the ingenious at Camp Zero’s Contraption Show presented by Martian Machine. If you’ve crafted something that’s part engineering marvel and part creative madness, we want you and your contraption to take center stage at this showcase of the outlandish. This show will park itself at the heart of Camp Zero to display the wildest creations you’ve ever seen on Sunday, Aug. 4 from 4-6 p.m.
Sportster Showdown Bike Show, Party, & Dirt Drags
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
Presented by Harley-Davidson. Featuring Pat Patterson of Led Sled.
Join Led Sled for a communal event that celebrates the history, culture, and diversity of one of the coolest bikes in existence, the Harley-Davidson Sportster, along with Harley-Davidson, Chop Machine, V-Twin Visionary, Biltwell, Lowbrow Customs, Whiteknuckler Brand, Sawicki, Mama Tried, Flat Out Friday, Garage Built Podcast, and Cycle Source. The show is held at CAMP ZERO near the Sturgis Buffalo Chip East Gate. It’s free to enter and attend and features a mind-blowing collection of customized Sportster models and a large dose of memorable mayhem.
Mini Bike Show
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
Featuring Joe Mielke of Snap Fabrications.
They say it’s not the size of the bike that matters, but rather how you customize it. Nowhere will that simple truth be more evident than the Camp Zero Mini Bike Show Presented by Snap Fabrications and featuring Joe Mielke. Whether you’re a master fabricator or a self-deprecator and letting your freak flag fly is the name of the game. As long as it’s small in stature and big in character, give that puppy a pull-start and ride it on in to Camp Zero for a little bit of fun.
Main Stage Presentation
Sturgis Buffalo Chip Custom Series King Award
Friday, Aug. 9, 2024
Presented by Gates Belt Drive. Trophy handcrafted by Joe Mielke.
The Best in Show winner from each show in the Buffalo Chip Custom Series will go on to compete against one another for the title of Custom Series King. Celebrity judges will crown the winner of this prestigious award hand crafted by Joe Mielke of Snap Fabrications on the Buffalo Chip’s legendary Wolfman Jack Main Stage.
CrossRoads Events & Activities
Then all throughout rally week, people are encouraged to also check out all the incredible events going on at the Buffalo Chip’s Free Access CrossRoads including:
Vendors Activities
- OEM Demo Rides
- Fozzy’s Cycle Shop
- Lloyd’z Garage
- Bikini Bike Wash
- Buffalo Chip Tattoo Café
- Vendor Shopping
Stunts
- Ives Brothers Wall of Death
- Driftercross
- The Drifters Collective
Events & Entertainment
- Support Bikers Moto Meetup – Aug. 2
- Flying Piston Breakfast – Aug. 4
- Fan Fest – Aug. 7
- Beard Contest Presented by Volt Lifeproof Grooming – Aug. 7
- Hot Hunks Contest Presented by Hot 93.1 – Aug. 7
- Beer Belly Contest – Aug. 7
- Mullet Madness Contest – Aug. 7
- Cherry Pie Eating Contest – Aug. 7
- Adam Sandoval’s Great American Convoy Final Stop – Aug. 8
- Biker Bar Games with Tumbleweed – Daily
- Live DJ Sets from DJ Hulio – Daily
Displays
- Buffalo Chip Freedom Field
- AVTT Memorial Wall
- World’s Largest Big Engine Sculpture
In addition to thrilling events, Buffalo Chip guests can experience world-class entertainment, powerful freedom celebrations, worthwhile charity rides and events, top-tier bike shows, heart-pounding stunts, Women’s Day events, white-knuckle racing events, and more during the 2024 event. The festival runs Aug. 2-11, 2024. For a full list of Sturgis Buffalo Chip events, visit the events calendar. The Buffalo Chip is home to the Sturgis Rally Information Center and is the official sponsor of Sturgis.com’s free Official Sturgis Rally Registration Program.
