I used to be a bike builder back in the mid ‘90s, so I’ve always been in that world, if you will.

That was the first year we opened,” he said, “I started construction in 1999, but I’m from Tennessee and I grew up riding motorcycles all my life, and have always been in the industry. The ground has been broken at the new location, which is five miles down the road from the original location and Michael Ballard and Jesse James Dupree were excited to talk about the new facility as well as the history of the Full Throttle.īriefly, Ballard told the history of how the bar began, nearly twenty years ago. However, many breathed a sigh of relief when Ballard announced that he would rebuild.

Sadly, the saloon burned to the ground in an overnight fire in September of 2015 and the future of the FTS brand was uncertain. Having been a staple of the Sturgis rally for many years, and in more recent years being the subject of a reality TV show, proprietors Michael and Angie Ballard and partner Jesse James Dupree (also of the band Jackyl) are well-known faces in Sturgis and around the world. The Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, South Dakota, known as the “World’s Largest Biker Bar,” might also be the most well-known biker bar. Michael Ballard – Turner Broadcasting Photo

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