WHAT: Bike Build Reveal

WHEN: 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2022

WHERE: Harley-Davidson Rally Point, Sturgis

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STURGIS – The City of Sturgis along with Laura Klock and Mitchell Technical College students will unveil a customized a 2018 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Friday, Jan. 13, in Mitchell and Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Sturgis.

The bike will be auctioned at Mecum auctions in Las Vegas on Jan. 28, with proceeds going to Klock’s Helping with Horsepower Bike Rebuild Program and the Sturgis Rally Endowment Fund to ensure that the Rally tradition of charitable giving endures for the benefit of future Sturgis residents.

The Mitchell unveiling will take place in the foyer of the Nordby Trade Center on the Mitchell Technical College campus at 9 a.m. Following the reveal, the bike will be on display in the Nordby Training Center until 3 p.m. 

It will then be taken to Sturgis, where the city will host its own unveiling at 4 p.m. on Jan. 17, before sending the bike down the road to Las Vegas for the auction. The event will take place at Harley-Davidson Rally Point (weather permitting).

Working with Helping with Horsepower and the City of Sturgis, second-year Power Sports Technology students customized the bike into “a performance, almost-race bagger with a touch of elegance,” according to Chris Degen, director of Mitchell Tech’s program. The finished bike features the City of Sturgis logo and the number 83, to commemorate the Rally’s 83^rd year, set into ’80s-style racing stripes.

The public is invited to both reveals.

Klock said the finished product is amazing saying: “This is a really great motorcycle, with thousands of dollars in upgrades, one-off pieces, and branding that is one of one,” she said.

The city of Sturgis has sweetened the deal with a VIP Package for the 83rd Rally.

The city will be including a VIP package for the 2023 City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for the winning bidder at the Mecum Auction.

The package will include a 5-night hotel stay at the Baymont Inn, concert tickets, gift cards to the Loud American Roadhouse and the Knuckle Saloon, passes to the VIP Hospitality Center, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum passes, Main Street photo, a 4x8 engraved sidewalk brick, official T-shirts, passes for either the Mayor’s Ride or Ride with a Local, and entry to either the Tattoo or Beard or Mustache contest along with a 2023 Rally pin/patch kit. 

And, Tex Mcdorman is providing an original autographed print of the concept drawing as the cherry on top to whomever buys this epic bike. 

Klock said she wanted to thank all those who made the bike build possible including: Chris Degen, Todd Dozark, Lockwood Nicole, MTC Power Sports, Vance & Hines, Eddie Tejeras, Paul Yaffes-Bagger Nation, Roland Sands Design, Custom Chrome, PPG, Klock Werks, Rockford Fosgate, GorillaPro, Dennis Kirk, Arlen Ness Motorcycles, Black Hills Harley-Davidson, Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson, J&L Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson City of Sturgis, SD, Barb Young, Crystal Young, Brian Fathke, Dave Dunn, Jeff Jolliff, Dave Sietsema, Dan Cheeseman, Saddlemen, Laurie Hines Dozark and Schaeffer's Oil

Here is a link to Mecum Auction listing (photos to be added after unveiling): mecum.com/lots/LV0123- 540480/2018-harley-davidson-fltrx-custom-road- glide/?fbclid=IwAR3ix9n5vaTLIEZIXYlUJDk9l-i4cdNpMOMtOAnZlO5Zekk85QVIZSJiFfM