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Theory of a Deadman Joins Snoop Dogg at the Buffalo Chip® Friday, Aug. 7

Love Theory of a Deadman Joins Snoop Dogg at the Buffalo Chip® Friday, Aug. 7 Get dirty with the Buffalo Chip Hooligan TT, medicate your hard rock addiction and then get down with Snoop Dogg! Sturgis, SD (June 4, 2019) – A rock, rap and racing extravaganza that’ll raise the dead is headed to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip this August. Theory of a Deadman will perform on the Wolfman Jack Stage on Wednesday, Aug. 7 between the Buffalo Chip Hooligan TT and a performance by the big dog himself, Snoop Dogg. Frenzied fans of hard rock, hip-hop and heart-pounding racing will unify in a head-banging mass of unbridled energy in the Buffalo Chip amphitheater. See the announcement video here: BuffaloChip.com/BANDS. “Wednesday got out of hand with the addition of Theory to Snoop Dogg and Hooligan Street Bike Racing,” said Daymon Woodruff of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. “But what the hell, why put the brakes on now? Theory is on the top of the charts and the top of their game, and this is the best party anywhere, right?” The multiplatinum-selling, Canada-based quartet’s mixture of alternative metal, post grunge, and smatterings of country and acoustic have earned Theory ten Top 10 Hits on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and three No.1 hits. Fans can expect to lose their minds to rockin’ bangers like “Bad Girlfriend,” genre-melding anthems like “Rx (Medicate),” ethereal ballads like “Angel,” and catchy party tunes like “B**** Came Back,” to name a few. The 2019 Growing Lineup of Entertainment Announced So Far Includes: Friday, Aug. 2 Skid Row The Flaunt Girls Saturday, Aug. 3 Keith Urban George Thorogood and The Destroyers Hunks The Show Sunday, Aug. 4 Godsmack American Flat Track Buffalo Chip TT Monday, Aug. 5 Styx Collective Soul Tuesday, Aug. 6 Disturbed Dee Snider Hunks The Show Wednesday, Aug. 7 Snoop Dogg Theory of a Deadman Thursday, Aug. 8 Toby Keith Pop Evil Friday, Aug. 9 Volbeat Red Fang Saturday, Aug. 10 Zakk Sabbath Reverend Horton Heat The Buffalo Chip’s motorcycle and music festival will open with a pre-rally party July 29 – Aug. 1, 2019, with official festival dates running Aug. 2-11, 2019. Concerts and races are free with camping. More information and reservations are available at BuffaloChip.com High resolution photos available here:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1EU9G1FRTpYBBVCfALRgIrs2RPvafy18k About the Sturgis Buffalo Chip The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® is the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®. It is the world’s first and leading entertainment destination for the motorcycle enthusiast, awarded AMA Track of the Year in 2016, American Flat Track Event of the Year and South Dakota Excellence in Tourism Innovation award winner in 2017. Since 1981, the venue’s high-profile, nine-day festival, known as The Best Party Anywhere®, remains one of the world’s most televised and longest running independent music festivals. Located three miles east of Sturgis, SD on 600 creek-fed acres, it offers six stages of entertainment, a swimming hole, bars, mouth-watering food, showers, cabins, RVs, camping and more to visitors traveling from all corners of the world. The Chip’s concerts and races are free with camping. The Motorcycles as Art exhibit curated by Michael Lichter showcases the works of the world’s best bike builders. Numerous bike and stunt shows and all shopping, live music and events at the CrossRoads are free and open to the public. More details are available at www.BuffaloChip.com. ### Further Inquiries: Nyla Griffith [email protected] 605-347-9000 Cell: 605-920-0626 Sturgis Buffalo Chip  Love

Sturgis Hall of Fame Highlight – Danny Fitzmaurice

LoveThe Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is featuring Hall of Fame Highlights of this year’s outstanding new group of inductees. Here is a glimpse at what they had to say. For the full story join us at the 2019 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (tickets available below). Congratulations and welcome Danny Fitzmaurice. *Please note: Hall of Fame Highlights will be published as we receive them from the Inductees. We look forward to sharing information about all of our Inductees in the weeks and months to come. Danny Fitzmaurice As an 11 year old in 1970, Dan’s neighbor Ron Helms opened a new H-D dealership. The business was small with many challenges, it did not take this kid long to figure out an opportunity to volunteer was possible. From this point on most of Dan’s life going forward will have revolved around motorcycles. He wanted to know how to develop and make more power from all the great people he would encounter. Dan worked day jobs and repaired engines at night, all to help fund more racing. As skills developed, the dream of getting a Pro license in 1981 was quickly realized, after the spring Florida Racing Series these dreams went up in smoke when Dan and racing/business partner, Dave Zehner, realized their expanding engine business was growing fast. This step led to the official formation of Zipper’s in May 1981 with Dave Zehner. They were blessed with plenty of customers building and tuning street and track engines, many for dirt and asphalt drag racing. As the U.S. economy was improving, business was growing and fans wanted to attend and ride to racetracks to see the action. Because of the continued growth of Zipper’s, commitment to our customers and staff, by 1995 Dan and Dave started to scale back racing, selectively attending events to compete in. They were lucky to race during a time of great competition and the ability to compete against and learn from some of the best in the industry. At the time they set many records and championships racing in 6 different sanctions. Today those records are long gone with progress of new machines and innovation as they should. Dan remains grateful for the impact that so many people made on his experiences of racing. Learn more about Danny Fitzmaurice and all of the 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees on August 7, 2019 at the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 18TH ANNUAL RIFLE RAFFLE HENRY BIG BOY COLT 45 COMMEMORATIVE RIFLE TICKETS $10 EACH OR *3* for $20 ONE OF A KIND GOLD PLATED 2019 EDITION #1 OF #1 DON’T LET THE RETRO LOOK FOOL YOU, THESE RIFLES ARE MUCH MORE THAN SHOOTIN’ IRONS FOR TODAY’S NEW BREED OF COWBOY. THEY’RE ALSO THE UNBEATABLE CHOICE OF BIG-GAME HUNTERS WHO PREFER THE TRADITIONAL LOOK, FEEL, RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY THAT COMES FROM AN AUTHENTIC HENRY RIFLE. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME DRAWING SAT. AUGUST 10TH, 2019 Buy a Raffle Ticket HERE Love

Peace*Love*Happiness Teams Up with Biker Belle’s Ride

Love Peace*Love*Happiness Teams Up with Biker Belle’s Ride Celebrate the fastest growing segment of motorcycle enthusiasts while raising funds for worthy local charities. This year Peace*Love*Happiness is teaming up with the very cool Biker Belle’s ride in Sturgis! This moto-centric event is an opportunity to connect with women who are shaping the motorcycle industry, driving change and breaking long held traditions. The ride will be August 6th and take off from the Lodge at Deadwood and end at the Buffalo Chip! Register Now Upgrade your experience! VIP passes help support the Biker Belle’s mission to raise funds for worthy charities. Your contribution includes: *VIP seat in the front row for the Biker Belles Forward Motion Symposium at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads *All access VIP wrist band to the Annual Big Kenny’s Pool Party at the Deadwood Mountain Grand hosted by Big Kenny of Big & Rich *Live music *Flaunt aerialist performances *Outdoor pool *Great food & margaritas *VIP access to the live auction of 2 beautiful custom-built Indian Motorcycles by Motorcycle Missions- A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation helping Veterans and First Responders who deal with PTS(D) and suicidal ideation find hope and healing through motorcycles. *VIP all access and open bar at the Deadwood Mountain Grand sky *VIP swag bag filled with Peace*Love*Happiness gear         Love

Dee Snider to Captain Buffalo Chip® 2019 Legends Ride®

Love Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Tuesday, 26 June 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog CYCLE VISIONS ELIMINATOR LED TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS KEEP YOU SAFE AND LOOK GOOD DOING IT!If you’re looking to clean up the look of the rear fender of your Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide, Cycle Visions “Eliminator” tail light slash turn signal unit is one of the best ways to get that job done, and still have legal rear fender lighting. Not only is the Cycle Visions Eliminator unit much brighter than the stock tail light, it also has a strobe effect (3-to-4 flashes) that are initiated when the brakes are applied. The strobe effect “wakes up” the drivers of following vehicles. This helps avoid rear end collisions when a following driver may not be paying attention. It is so easy to install, a caveman can do it, so I did it myself. Watch as I take less than 45 minutes to clean up the rear fender, while providing a margin of safety when riding in traffic. Thank you Cycle Visions. Cycles Vision has several different Eliminator applications including Softail and HD touring models. See you local Cycle Visions dealer or contact Cycle Visions direct at: Cycle Visions.4263 Taylor StreetSan Diego, CA 92110 (619) 295-7800 This is what the stock taillight and turn signals look like on Harley-Davidson’s 20120 Dyna Glide (last year of the Super Glide model) Remove the seat. Locate the rear fender wiring harness (tail light-turn / turn signals). Separate the plug(s) and apply dielectric grease to the metal connectors. Plug the Cycle Vision “equalizer” component in-line (between the connectors) with the rear fender wiring harness. This “load equalizer” will allow the LEDs of the Cycle Vision tail light and turn signals to operate properly with the stock electrics. Loosen the screws holding the OE tail light in place. Then unplug the turn signal input cables and the tail light input cables. Loosen the hardware and remove the OE taillight bezel. Install the Cycle Vision taillight base plate using the hardware included in the kit. Apply dielectric grease to ALL metal connectors in the rear fender wiring harness. Then plug the harness into the Cycle Visions tail light assembly and tuck the plug up into the base plate. Fit the license plate and the tail light/turn signal module onto the Cycle Visions Eliminator base plate. Tighten the four screws into the countersunk holes of the base plate from the rear. This is what you should see when you are finished. A SUPER clean tail light turn signal area, that is brighter than stock. The Eliminator also has a “flash” function that strobes the tail light 4 times when the brake are first applied. The strobe effect “wakes up” the drive of any following vehicle. ​Cycle Visions4263 Taylor Street, San DiegoCA 92110 (619) 295-7800www.cyclevisions.com Love

VISIT THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM… STURGIS RALLY 2012

Love Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Monday, 28 May 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog STURGIS MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM IS GROWING May 26, 2012 – Sturgis, S.D. – The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame has signed a purchase agreement to buy land directly to the East of the current museum location. The land sale is expected to be complete in early June.”The Board of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum has been working and planning for a long time to try to find the right way to expand the museum and offer visitors a better experience,” according to Dave Davis, Board President. “We had the opportunity to purchase this property, which will allow us to plan for expansion in our current location – right on the corner of Main Street and Junction Avenue – the absolute center of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.” The purchase of this land is only the first step toward expanding the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame. “There’s still a long way to go before we can even break ground on an addition,” says Davis. “We will need to embark on a major fund raising campaign and spend some time considering what would be the best option for our future expansion.” The museum has been located in the old Post Office Building in Sturgis since 2002, and is excited about the potential to continue to preserve the history of downtown Main Street while still growing the museum. Davis said, “Part of the museum’s charter is to preserve the history of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and being right in the center of the rally action will help us to continue to meet that goal.” The mission of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of motorcycling, honor those who have made a positive and significant impact on the sport and lifestyle, and pay tribute to the heritage of the Sturgis Rally. Established in 2001, the museum is home to an ever-growing variety of motorcycles dating back to 1907. On display are a huge selection of American and metric bikes that are on loan from private individuals, along with a wide variety of exhibits, photographs, memorabilia and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally history. Museum memberships are available on the museum’s website at www.sturgismuseum.com. Love

TOO MUCH ENTHANOL?………………..

Love Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 29 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TOO MUCH ETHANOL IS ADDED TO GASOLINE? Love

STURGIS TRADEMARK DISPUTE NEWS

Love Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Saturday, 24 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog   STURGIS TRADEMARK DISPUTE UPDATE This is a quick update for all of you following the court action that Concerned Citizens for Sturgis (CCFS) is taking against Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. (SMRI) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On March 2, 2012 our attorney, Phil Hampton, filed a request for documents that lists 59 items that SMRI needs to produce. SMRI has 30 days to produce the asked for documents. Phil has also created a list of people who he will be taking depositions from. That work will start shortly. Most of the people on Phil’s list have sold souvenir rally merchandise bearing the words “Sturgis” and “Black Hills” for many, many years. Some have provided samples and pictures of their products going back through years of past rallies. Should reporters and magazine Editors wish to speak to Phil directly, his contact information is: Phillip G. Hampton, II Partner – Dickstein Shapiro LLP 202-420-2664 Depositions will be taken until this summer at which point we hope to get a date set on the USPTO calendar for the trial. It is not a jury trial. It is tried by judges that work for the USPTO. SMRI needs to come up with proof that they were the only ones using these two marks before everyone else. If, as we at CCFS believe, they lied to have these marks registered, the court will then repeal SMRI’s registration! SMRI normally uses two tactics to cloud the issues. First, by painting anyone that opposes them with a black hat and saying they don’t support the Sturgis community and are just “greedy” vendors. Secondly, saying that the rally and Sturgis charities cannot survive without the money brought in by their licensing program. When this trial comes before the court the judges will only be looking at the facts: Did SMRI use the words “Sturgis” and “Black Hills” before all of the other many vendors who have sold at the rally for years? We are looking forward with great anticipation to our day in court. If SMRI has evidence they will need to submit the documents we asked for before the 30 day period is up. Thanks to all who are supporting CCFS. Please keep the donations coming. I will update you as more action is taken and information becomes available. Join the fight to keep the words “Sturgis” and “Black Hills” free for all to use. Go to both www.concernedcitizensforsturgis.org and Facebook “Concerned Citizens for Sturgis” page. Love

STURGIS TRADEMARK CLAIMS UNDER FIRE…………….

Love Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 04 March 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog   APPEALS TO SMRI STURGIS TRADEMARK VALIDITY WILL BE HEARD. An appeal board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trade will be hearing a legal challenge to SMRi’s claim to own the trademark rights to the words “Black Hills” and “Sturgis,” according to a Washington, D.C., attorney. A Mr. Philip Hampton who will be the attorney of record for “Concerned Citizens for Sturgis,” labeled the appeals board’s decision “qualified good news” for all those contesting the ownership of the two disputed Sturgis motorcycle rally trademarks. Concerned Citizens for Sturgis was initiated last year following Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc., or SMRi, questionable enforcement of its alleged registered trademarks during the annual motorcycle rally last August by prohibiting non-licensed vendors from selling items with those words on them. “They (SMRi) clearly have scared some people into paying tribute to them.” Hampton has petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel or rescind the two possibly invalid trademarks. “We believe both of those are geographically descriptive,” Hampton said as to why the words cannot be trademarked. But more importantly, Hampton said, when the application to register those trademarks was initially made by the Sturgis Chamber of Commerce in 2001, everybody was using the words on Tee shirts and other products they were selling. Vendors and others had used Sturgis for patches and other products in connection with the rally as far back as the 1940s, he said. “So much so, that no one had the exclusive right to use the marks,” the attorney said. “So we believe that the trademarks should never have been issued, because even the Chamber of Commerce didn’t have the right to use the mark.” SMRi chairman Dean Kinney said the so called not-for-profit corporation acquired the trademarks from the Sturgis Chamber of Commerce and that it’s important for the Sturgis community to own the trademarks. “We believe that these are very important to the future of the rally and the community,” said Kinney, whose group spent more than $200,000 in legal fees in 2011 defending the trademarks. “If they’re not protected, then you lose them,” he said. Those lawsuits included winning a trademark challenge against the Little Sturgis Rally held in Sturgis, Ky., and filing a federal lawsuit for trademark infringement against Rushmore Photo and Gifts of Rapid City last year in a case that is ongoing. Kinney downplays the importance of the challenge by Concerned Citizens for Sturgis. “That hasn’t changed the status of our marks,” he said. “They are totally enforceable. These are registered federal trademarks. The onus is on them to show why they shouldn’t be.” According to Kinney, the opposition consists of about five people “who try to pretend they are 5,000 and, they hide behind Concerned Citizens for Sturgis and don’t represent anyone from Sturgis.” The most vocal member of Concerned Citizens is Kent Mortimer of Fresno, Calif. Mortimer’s Renegade Classics owns three storefronts on Main Street in Sturgis. Concerned Citizens for Sturgis does not maintain a membership list because of possible retribution from SMRi, which now decides which vendors can sell items with the words Black Hills or Sturgis on them. “They’re trying to lock their competition out,” Mortimer said. People are now starting to realize what SMRi is doing and are offering to help with the legal battle, he added. In a surprising turnabout, current non-Sturgis-resident SMRi board member Jerry Berkomitz of Manchester, Conn., was on the reverse side of the recent Florida trademark dispute involving Daytona Beach Bike Week. Berkomitz’s Good Sports Daytona, Inc. was a co-plaintiff in the successful effort by the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce to block efforts by three companies to claim exclusive ownership of the phrase “Daytona Beach Bike Week,” according to Kevin Kilian, the Daytona chamber’s chief operating officer. In that case, the judge barred the defendants from claiming ownership of the term because “Daytona Beach Bike Week and its functional equivalents are generic and cannot receive trademark protection,” according to a chamber news release. The judge also found that the defendant’s trademark registration was “fraudulently obtained or alternatively, was improperly granted.” “It’s always been our assertion that Bike Week Daytona was generic and more importantly usable by anyone in the public and the business community who wants to use it,” Kilian said. According to Hampton, the Daytona decision will not have any bearing on the trademark appeal, but it could be significant for the Rushmore Photo case. The hearing is not scheduled to end until early 2013. Love