2023 STURGIS and/or milwaukee TOUR
Join us in 2023 for the ride of a lifetime to Harley-Davidson’s 120th Anniversary celebrations in Milwaukee!
The home of Harley welcomes all riders to an incredible few days of free outdoor activities, live music all weekend, Harley Museum tours, street parties, the biggest parade you'll see and so much more! Harley-Davidson celebrations are big like this every five years. It’s hard to believe the first Harley-Davidson was built in a shed in Juneau Ave in Milwaukee in 1903! H-D continue their huge tradition of celebrating like no other brand can, giving back to riders in a week long party to make each five year milestone. Join us to visit the home of H-D, visit their head quarters, the famous H-D Museum, factory tours and feel the world of Harley-Davidson riders come together and welcome you home!
HEAVY DUTY has joined the celebrations each five year anniversary with our tours. Of course our annual pilgrimage to Sturgis will also be on offer in 2023! In fact, we're excited to be offering so many tour options for riders to join HEAVY DUTY Motorcycle Tours in 2023. Read on to see which tour is for you!
Our tours are meticulously planned with the rider in mind. We look after everything for you. All you need to do is get up in the morning with a smile on your dial and join the fun. Our accommodation is hand picked to offer the best local experience. We have done this trip many times so know which diners to chose for lunch and diner, where the next fuel stop is so we know how far to travel without worrying about stopping. Our fuel stops are streamlined so as to maximise efficiency. We’ve factored in loo stops, refreshments on route, know which look outs to enjoy or miss, and generally make sure every person in the group is having an awesome time!
Freight your own bike in 2023!
In 2023 we are offering the option of freighting your bike to the USA for 55 days. If you are interested in this option please contact HDMT on 0419 007 123. All tours with freighted bikes will start in Los Angeles and join the tour in Las Vegas.
STURGIS ONLY options
In 2023 we offer our annual tours to Sturgis as well as offering a Milwaukee option.
OPTION 1: Las Vegas to Sturgis Loop (26 days)
OPTION 2: Denver to Sturgis Loop (14 days)
LAS VEGAS 26 DAY TOUR: What better way to start a visit in the USA than in Sin City! Las Vegas, often known as the Entertainment Capital of the World, will get your attention with all the big name hotels and casinos 24/7. Discover what the city that never sleeps is known for, do a local sight seeing tour in a stretched limo, dine in the huge array of dining options and bar experiences and of course check at the local “crazies” and street entertainment, or see a show – of which there are always many! If you’ve never been to the USA before you’ll be entertained and impressed with the adult playground that is Las Vegas! Next morning we pick up our bikes, head towards Kingman on Route 66, but not before we check out the impressive and enormous Hoover Dam. This tour sees us ride via Route 66, Seligman and Williams and take a tour into the Grand Canyon. We ride on to Tusayan Arizona, through Monument Valley on to Bluff, Utah. Next day we head to Silverton Colorado via Four Couners, Mesa Verde and Durango. We ride via Ouray and Million Dollar Highway, and then Pikes Peak to Manitou Springs. Next day we head to Denver where we meet up with DENVER 15 DAY TOUR and cover all destinations in Package #2 including first night in Cheyenne WY then next stop is STURGIS! We spend five nights in Sturgis, surrounded by the Black Hills and excellent day rides options to iconic areas including Mt Rushmore, The Badlands, Crazy Horse, Needles Highway, Deadwood and so much more. The Black Hills are a stunning part of the world with each corner more breathtaking than the one just passed! While in Sturgis you must check out the many iconic bars including The Full Throttle, Buffalo Chip, The All American, One Eyed Jacks and more. There’s a plethora of entertainment to choose from, bars, bands, diners, racing, bike shows, vendors, new model test rides, people watching, and so so much more!! Custer Buffalo WY), Cody WY, the Chief Joseph Hwy, Beartooth Pass, Red Lodge Montana, Yellowstone, Cook City, Tower and Teton National Parks, Jackson Wyoming, Montpelier Bear Lake, Green River, Herber City, Vernal, Steamboat Springs Colorado, and finally to Denver where we enjoy the Farewell Dinner with Package #2 members, but our journey continues on to Blanding, Bluff, Moki Dugway, Hanksville Utah, Torrey and Escalante, Bryce Canyon then back to Las Vegas! Our final night is spent exploring the Strip and all the pleasures that Vegas offers. This trip is huge! It’s carefully planned to give each rider (and pillion) a real American experience through iconic townships as well as experiencing motorcycle mecca in Sturgis! We stay off main highways and big cities as much as possible.
All tour includes:
Bike rental
Fuel
Accommodation
National Parks Pass
Toll/drinks etc en route
Back Up vehicle to carry luggage and transport
Welcome & Farewell Dinner
HEAVY DUTY Pack
The best tour leaders who are riders and know the best places to see!
STURGIS & MILWAUKEE H-D's 120th Anniversary
OPTION 3: THE BIG ONE! Las Vegas to Sturgis to Milwaukee Las Vegas (55 days)
Start the tour in Las Vegas We take seven days to ride to Sturgis. Start in Sin City and see all the lights and action of all that is Las Vegas before we get on the road. Along the way we visit Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, Navajo National Monument Valley Park, the historic town of Silverton, Pikes Peak and more, before we hit the party town of Sturgis! We’ll spend five nights in Sturgis where during the day rides out to the Badlands, Mt Rushmore, Custer Park, Needles Highway, Deadwood and the stunning surrounds of the Black Hills in general will wow us. By night we’ll party up at the Full Throttle, the Loud American, the Buffalo Chip, One Eyed Jacks – or one of the many bars that have around the clock entertainments. You’ll also get a huge dose of motorcycle vendors galore, bike shows, hill climbing, flat track racing, dealership entertainment, new model test rides and more. You’ll barely get a chance to relax! There is so much to keep you entertained! Rather than head back to Las Vegas, we head to our next party destination – Milwaukee Wisconsin to be apart of history and the week long Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary celebrations. You can be sure this will be huge! Whilst our planning has been detailed, we have so much in stall for our tour members, including Niagara Falls, Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Motown Studio, Wheels through Time in Maggie Valley, riding the infamous Tail of the Dragon on US129 before five nights in Milwaukee where you will feel like a family member at the biggest family reunion you’ll ever attend. Streets will be lined with “Welcome Home” posters and if you’re lucky enough to get to ride in The Parade on Sunday, you’ll get goosebumps witnessing literally thousands of people young and old cheering riders holding up “Welcome Home” signs, waving, photographing and celebrating everything Harley-Davidson. It’s an impressive sight and an incredible experience! We leave Milwaukee for a Blues experience and head to Memphis, Nashville, Leeds, Jackson, New Orleans for two nights. We visit Stax Studio, Graceland, Beale St Bike Night, Jack Daniels Distillery, Barber Motorsports Museum, Tallageda Speedway, Tours of N’awulins and do a Mississippi River Cruise. We then travel the trail of the southern states through Natchitoches, Galveston, San Antonia, Abilene, Amarillo, Roswell, El Paso, Tombstone and Lake Havasu. See London Bridge, OK Corral and Historama show, the world famous Big Texan Steak Ranch (home of the 72zo steak challenge), check out the West Texas Fair and Rodeo, do an Alamo Tour in San Antonia, city tour in Galveston and more. We’ll average about 400 plus kays per day along highways (not interstates) and lap up incredible scenery and local Americana small towns along the way. After 55 days on the road, our last stop is back where we started – Las Vegas – where we’ll return our bikes and have a Farewell Dinner. We’ll have ridden a little over 15,000 kays and at that point we’ll be ready to wave you home knowing you have had the trip of a lifetime!
OPTION 4: Denver to Sturgis to Milwaukee to Las Vegas (50 days)
Start the tour in Denver We take two days to ride to Sturgis. Along the way we stop at the beautiful township of Cheyenne before we hit the party town of Sturgis! (Same as above but we start in Denver instead of Las Vegas). We’ll spend five nights in Sturgis where during the day rides out to the Badlands, Mt Rushmore, Custer Park, Needles Highway, Deadwood and the stunning surrounds of the Black Hills in general will wow us. By night we’ll party up at the Full Throttle, the Loud American, the Buffalo Chip, One Eyed Jacks – or one of the many bars that have around the clock entertainments. You’ll also get a huge dose of motorcycle vendors galore, bike shows, hill climbing, flat track racing, dealership entertainment, new model test rides and more. You’ll barely get a chance to relax! There is so much to keep you entertained! Rather than head back to Las Vegas, we head to our next party destination – Milwaukee Wisconsin to be apart of history and the week long Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary celebrations. You can be sure this will be huge! Whilst our planning has been detailed, we have so much in stall for our tour members, including Niagara Falls, Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Motown Studio, Wheels through Time in Maggie Valley, riding the infamous Tail of the Dragon on US129 before five nights in Milwaukee where you will feel like a family member at the biggest family reunion you’ll ever attend. Streets will be lined with “Welcome Home” posters and if you’re lucky enough to get to ride in The Parade on Sunday, you’ll get goosebumps witnessing literally thousands of people young and old cheering riders holding up “Welcome Home” signs, waving, photographing and celebrating everything Harley-Davidson. It’s an impressive sight and an incredible experience! We leave Milwaukee for a Blues experience and head to Memphis, Nashville, Leeds, Jackson, New Orleans for two nights. We visit Stax Studio, Graceland, Beale St Bike Night, Jack Daniels Distillery, Barber Motorsports Museum, Tallageda Speedway, Tours of N’awulins and do a Mississippi River Cruise. We then travel the trail of the southern states through Natchitoches, Galveston, San Antonia, Abilene, Amarillo, Roswell, El Paso, Tombstone and Lake Havasu. See London Bridge, OK Corral and Historama show, the world famous Big Texan Steak Ranch (home of the 72zo steak challenge), check out the West Texas Fair and Rodeo, do an Alamo Tour in San Antonia, city tour in Galveston and more. We’ll average about 400 plus kays per day along highways (not interstates) and lap up incredible scenery and local Americana small towns along the way. After 55 days on the road, our last stop is back where we started – Las Vegas – where we’ll return our bikes and have a Farewell Dinner. We’ll have ridden a little over 13,000 kays and at that point we’ll be ready to wave you home knowing you have had the trip of a lifetime!
MILWAUKEE to Las vegas
OPTION 5: Milwaukee to Las Vegas – via southern states (28 days)
Start the tour in Milwaukee Be apart of history and the week long Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary celebrations. You can be sure this will be huge! Whilst our planning has been detailed, we have so much in stall for our tour members, including Niagara Falls, Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Motown Studio, Wheels through Time in Maggie Valley, riding the infamous Tail of the Dragon on US129 before five nights in Milwaukee where you will feel like a family member at the biggest family reunion you’ll ever attend. Streets will be lined with “Welcome Home” posters and if you’re lucky enough to get to ride in The Parade on Sunday, you’ll get goosebumps witnessing literally thousands of people young and old cheering riders holding up “Welcome Home” signs, waving, photographing and celebrating everything Harley-Davidson. It’s an impressive sight and an incredible experience! We leave Milwaukee for a Blues experience and head to Memphis, Nashville, Leeds, Jackson, New Orleans for two nights. We visit Stax Studio, Graceland, Beale St Bike Night, Jack Daniels Distillery, Barber Motorsports Museum, Tallageda Speedway, Tours of N’awulins and do a Mississippi River Cruise. We then travel the trail of the southern states through Natchitoches, Galveston, San Antonia, Abilene, Amarillo, Roswell, El Paso, Tombstone and Lake Havasu. See London Bridge, OK Corral and Historama show, the world famous Big Texan Steak Ranch (home of the 72zo steak challenge), check out the West Texas Fair and Rodeo, do an Alamo Tour in San Antonia, city tour in Galveston and more. We’ll average about 400 plus kays per day along highways (not interstates) and lap up incredible scenery and local Americana small towns along the way. After 55 days on the road, our last stop is back where we started – Las Vegas – where we’ll return our bikes and have a Farewell Dinner. We’ll have ridden a little over 5000 kays and at that point we’ll be ready to wave you home knowing you have had the trip of a lifetime!
Customise your tour
We know time restraints for work, family, or funds can often get in the way of planning your bike trip and sometimes the tours on offer don’t fit into your schedule. Wherever possible, HEAVY DUTY Motorcycle Tours is happy to customise a tour to suit your individual needs. You may prefer to join the tour in Sturgis; do only a week in Milwaukee; need a few extra days accommodation either side of your trip. Let us know your needs and we’ll do our best to make it happen for you.
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