Bikernet.com's Charity Ride to Sturgis, August 3rd

Keith Ball is organizing a charity ride to Sturgis under the auspices of his motorcycle web page, Bikernet.com and the magazines he is affiliated with. Better known as “Bandit”, Keith Ball has a long and storied career in motorcycling. From his early beginnings at Easyriders Magazine, he has continued to live his love for motorcycles through his books, magazines and web site.

As a guest of Attorney Michael Hupy, he traveled to Wisconsin in the mid- ‘90s to attend a Freedom Rally in Madison, home of the largest helmet rally in the world in 1977 (50,000 helmet-less riders). Senator Ben “Nighthorse” Campbell and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold also attended at Attorney Hupy’s invitation. Mike and Bandit have known each other for many years and have mutual respect for each other.

2005 marks the third annual HOT BIKE, Bikernet.com, Street Chopper and Bike Works Charity Ride to Sturgis. The charity efforts are to support the Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills. Hupy accident investigator, Tony “Pan” Sanfelipo and his wife, Vicki, were married on top of the arm of Crazy Horse monument in 2002, the only people ever married on the mountain. Then Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Wisconsin Governor, Tommy G. Thompson, walked Vicki down the aisle for her wedding to Tony.

Leaving Phoenix on Wednesday, the 3rd of August, the ride continues on to Durango, Colorado for the night. Then it's on to Aspen, Cheyenne and finally Deadwood. But not before a blowout party at the Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis.

It's a chance to ride with the staffs of all three magazines and the girls of Bikernet to Sturgis. To get hooked up you need to contact Joerlene, Bandit’s travel agent, and line up hotels. She will have rooms booked from Phoenix to Cheyenne and if you're not hooked up in Sturgis, she'll try to help. Her email address is - carefreetours@hawaii.rr.com. Sturgis 2005 runs from August 8-14th.

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