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Originally Posted by pwd72s
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What the hell good is that?
Kind of surprising that there is time between the end of the bike rally and this event to completely reconfigure the town for it. Many of the storefronts on Lazelle Street, the "main drag" always shown in all of the photos, are only occupied during the rally. They sit empty the rest of the year. Year-round businesses, that are not motorcycle oriented, have been pushed out. The insane profits during the three weeks around the rally are enough to effectively keep these properties reserved for rally specific occupants.
So, unless they were greeted with locked up, empty storefronts, I assume the Mustang crowd must have filled them with their vendors as well. Quite a feat, I would think, clearing them out and re-filling them with completely different merchandise.
This kind of makes me wonder just how many rallies Sturgis must host in a given year. I guess that could be a business model for a small town - just keep flipping rallies. It certainly is a beautiful place to ride or drive. At least until everyone else shows up.