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What is H.O.G.
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For further information on the Harley Owners Group® or an application form for membership, please contact the H.O.G.® customer care Centre
on 00 800 1111 2223 or email: [email protected]
Since it was formed in 1983 by the Harley-Davidson MotorCompany, membership of the Harley Owners Group® has grownrapidly. It now has a million members around the world with 110,000 and rising rapidly in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
As well as joining the national H.O.G.® organisation, members havethe option to join their local H.O.G. Chapter also. Each Chapter issponsored by the local Harley-Davidson® dealer, allowing a ‘close tothe customer’ approach and the opportunity for H.O.G. members tomeet fellow enthusiasts, as well as to participate in all the numerousChapter activities. Most Chapters hold monthly meetings, organiseregular recreational and touring rides and participate in fund-raisingactivities. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has been the charity ofchoice since H.O.G.’s inception, but most Chapters raise funds for avariety of local community needs by a variety of methods, includingfund-raising rallies and Toy Runs.
Chapters are invited to join in friendly competition with each other at national and international H.O.G. rallies and events. There arecurrently around 1,500 H.O.G. Chapters around the globe.
To recognise and encourage the increasing role played by women in the world of Harley®, female enthusiasts can become members of Ladies of Harley™ (LOH). There is no additional charge to joinLadies of Harley.
Recognising its members as true travellers, if a H.O.G.® membertravels to practically any major city they can rent a Harley-Davidson®
on a daily or weekly basis under the Authorized Rentals schemes.
Some H.O.G. benefits available to European members mirror thoseoffered by the major auto clubs, such as the comprehensive H.O.G.Assistance recovery scheme for H.O.G. members motorcyclesanywhere in Europe (additional charge applies). There are alsospecial insurance and finance schemes for H.O.G. members (notapplicable in all countries). EMEA members also have preferentialaccess to goods and services such as hotel and ferry bookings.H.O.G. is constantly seeking new benefits and is frequently able to offer discounts on useful products and services through themagazine HOG®.
In 2012 H.O.G. organised many major events throughout Europe,including European Bike Week® in Austria; Touring Rides in France,Spain, Germany and many more countries; Harley-Davidson EuroFestival at Grimaud, Golfe de St-Tropez; and the year’s flagshipevent, the European H.O.G.® Rally at Cascais, Portugal. Interspersedwith the national and international events, there are many ChapterRallies throughout Europe and most Chapters have a full calendar of events, ride-outs and meetings. This year Grimaud, Golfe de St-Tropez hosts the Harley-Davidson Euro Festival as H.O.G.’s 30thbirthday celebrations. Then we move to Rome for the Europeancelebrations for the 110th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson.
To be a full member of H.O.G. you must own a Harley-Davidsonmotorcycle. Membership for one year is included in the purchase of a new motorcycle; otherwise there is a 73 Euros (£53) fee for new memberships and renewals. Associate members – regularpassengers or family members of a full H.O.G. member – can obtain most of the benefits of full H.O.G. membership, excluding the bi-monthly mailings, for 37 Euros (£29) per year.
H.O.G.® (Harley Owners Group®) is the largest factory-sponsored motorcycle enthusiast organisation in the world. It was created to enhance the experience of owning a Harley-Davidson® motorcycle byoffering access to a host of benefits and services associated with ownership of the world’s mostfamous motorcycle. These include the club magazine HOG®; the invaluable Touring Handbook; accessto emergency roadside recovery services; rental programmes; discounts on goods and services; andmuch, much more.
The harleyowners group®
A MILLION MEMBERS STRONG