Sturgis Shenanigans: From Hogs to Jet Skis and Couch Cruisers!
Hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts are in South Dakota for the Sturgis Rally. But not all of them are riding hogs. Some of them are cruising on wheelbarrows, jet skis, and even a couch!
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00:00 Hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts are in South Dakota for the Sturgis rally,
00:06 but not all of them are riding hogs.
00:09 Some of them are cruising on wheelbarrows, jet skis, there's even a couch.
00:13 Kristen Kite looks at some of the odd contraptions people have bought.
00:21 From mini monster trucks to wheelbarrow sidecars to a motorized couch, the unusual motorcycles
00:28 can be found at the Buffalo Chip's Camp Zero.
00:31 When people think of motorcycle rallies, they think of Harley Davidson's, big bad biker
00:37 dudes, and we're just trying to change it and make it our own.
00:42 Not necessarily our own, but our own vision of what we think a motorcycle rally should
00:46 be.
00:47 For some, the custom bike is all about relaxation.
00:50 It's not built for speed, it's built for comfort.
00:52 A member of Camp Zero says he got the idea to build this comfy seated ride when he was
00:57 scrolling on Facebook Marketplace.
00:59 I found grandma's beautiful floral pattern couch for free and dropped everything I was
01:06 doing and went over there and picked it up and then one thing led to another and here
01:10 we are.
01:12 Leitner estimated the entire contraption costed him about $112, which Leitner says is a fraction
01:18 of the cost for the comfortable experience.
01:20 You steer with your eyes, you twist the throttle with your hand, and you stop with your foot.
01:26 Leitner says his bike won't be winning any speed races since the top speed is only about
01:31 seven miles per hour.
01:32 Okay guys, reporting here at the Buffalo Chip, I'm Kristen Kite.
01:36 - Yay!
01:37 (engine revving)