hog membership advantage???
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 765
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From: Charlotte NC
Hate to see the comments about the Chapters that "suck". When we were looking at upgrading from the Yamaha I asked the wife what do you want to do? She said "I would like to go more places, more often, with more people."
I said then Harley needs to stay on the list (didn't think we could afford 1)- they are more organized, do more things, go more places, more often than all the others put together.
And I was right!
Our chapter meetings last 1 hour or less, NO politics and usually kind of fun.
Club Motto is "Ride and Have Fun". And they stick to it. I guess our problem is we like it all. Just us going for a Sunday breakfast ride or off to the mountains, or joining up with our HOG chapter for a great day trip with 20 bikes. Our Dealer fully supports us and the Owner and 2 or 3 of his managers attend every meeting. Harley, without a doubt is a marketing machine and H.O.G. is certainly apart of that and we avoid being sucked in by it. But the "Ride and Have Fun" yea we are there.....and so far so good.
Thur night dinner rides -NO alcohol before or during.
Chill your pipes ride to ice cream joint - not starbucks
Just had a group riding course at dealer-no charge.
We have our own meeting room at dealer.
Usually a weekend ride.
Several overnight trips during the year.
Just a good group of people of all stripes.
Great website for our chapter.
Monthly newsletter that is exceptional.
They do a lot and do them well.
Pat
I said then Harley needs to stay on the list (didn't think we could afford 1)- they are more organized, do more things, go more places, more often than all the others put together.
And I was right!
Our chapter meetings last 1 hour or less, NO politics and usually kind of fun.
Club Motto is "Ride and Have Fun". And they stick to it. I guess our problem is we like it all. Just us going for a Sunday breakfast ride or off to the mountains, or joining up with our HOG chapter for a great day trip with 20 bikes. Our Dealer fully supports us and the Owner and 2 or 3 of his managers attend every meeting. Harley, without a doubt is a marketing machine and H.O.G. is certainly apart of that and we avoid being sucked in by it. But the "Ride and Have Fun" yea we are there.....and so far so good.
Thur night dinner rides -NO alcohol before or during.
Chill your pipes ride to ice cream joint - not starbucks
Just had a group riding course at dealer-no charge.
We have our own meeting room at dealer.
Usually a weekend ride.
Several overnight trips during the year.
Just a good group of people of all stripes.
Great website for our chapter.
Monthly newsletter that is exceptional.
They do a lot and do them well.
Pat
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Joined: Sep 2008
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Advanced
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 75
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From: Hagerstown
membership
I joined in the early eighties for the road service and the atlas.I haven't paid for membership in about 23 years. I became a life member in 85 or 86 all my patches are in a drawer waiting to be put in a display case (maybe) if I ever retire.I've been to enough events and gotten enough free stuff that it makes up for the cost. It was worth it to me.
I never saw the point in joining the local wannabes my friends were out riding
Chris
I never saw the point in joining the local wannabes my friends were out ridingChris
Last edited by chrisflhtc; Jul 2, 2009 at 10:58 AM.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 143
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Hate to see the comments about the Chapters that "suck". When we were looking at upgrading from the Yamaha I asked the wife what do you want to do? She said "I would like to go more places, more often, with more people."
I said then Harley needs to stay on the list (didn't think we could afford 1)- they are more organized, do more things, go more places, more often than all the others put together.
And I was right!
Our chapter meetings last 1 hour or less, NO politics and usually kind of fun.
Club Motto is "Ride and Have Fun". And they stick to it. I guess our problem is we like it all. Just us going for a Sunday breakfast ride or off to the mountains, or joining up with our HOG chapter for a great day trip with 20 bikes. Our Dealer fully supports us and the Owner and 2 or 3 of his managers attend every meeting. Harley, without a doubt is a marketing machine and H.O.G. is certainly apart of that and we avoid being sucked in by it. But the "Ride and Have Fun" yea we are there.....and so far so good.
Thur night dinner rides -NO alcohol before or during.
Chill your pipes ride to ice cream joint - not starbucks
Just had a group riding course at dealer-no charge.
We have our own meeting room at dealer.
Usually a weekend ride.
Several overnight trips during the year.
Just a good group of people of all stripes.
Great website for our chapter.
Monthly newsletter that is exceptional.
They do a lot and do them well.
Pat
I said then Harley needs to stay on the list (didn't think we could afford 1)- they are more organized, do more things, go more places, more often than all the others put together.
And I was right!
Our chapter meetings last 1 hour or less, NO politics and usually kind of fun.
Club Motto is "Ride and Have Fun". And they stick to it. I guess our problem is we like it all. Just us going for a Sunday breakfast ride or off to the mountains, or joining up with our HOG chapter for a great day trip with 20 bikes. Our Dealer fully supports us and the Owner and 2 or 3 of his managers attend every meeting. Harley, without a doubt is a marketing machine and H.O.G. is certainly apart of that and we avoid being sucked in by it. But the "Ride and Have Fun" yea we are there.....and so far so good.
Thur night dinner rides -NO alcohol before or during.
Chill your pipes ride to ice cream joint - not starbucks
Just had a group riding course at dealer-no charge.
We have our own meeting room at dealer.
Usually a weekend ride.
Several overnight trips during the year.
Just a good group of people of all stripes.
Great website for our chapter.
Monthly newsletter that is exceptional.
They do a lot and do them well.
Pat
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 205
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From: Kentucky
I belonged for a few years, then decided that the American Motorcyclist Assoc. (AMA) done more in the way of lobbying for bikers and the money was better spent there. The MoCo got enough of my money.
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Boise Idaho
Been a HOG member for years; can't say I have gotten much of anything for my money, other than a cool patch and a road atlas every year and my local chapter standing there with there hand out evry time I see them.
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 1,034
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From: Open Road, USA
I guess the part I don't understand, is I bought a 2005 Ultra from the local dealer, now I paid more for it than some HD's cost new. But they don't give you a free National membership for buying a used bike. Seems to me they are neglecting a prospective member, also the local chapters don't even ask or recruit used bike buyers.
Joe
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