So I got my bike last July and that came with my first year of HOG.

I was just curious how people get the yearly patches. I have the basic HOG patch, but I've seen guys with vests that have the 2007, 2008, 2009 and so on patches/banners.

Where are those coming from?

***UPDATE***

Just found out that those are the patches you get AFTER your first year. so the first year you get the main HOG patch and each year you renew, you get the year one. Guess I'll have to wait till I renew...

 

I never personally joined but the way to keep it going, by what I was told was to join at your local harley dealer.

 

You can also join online thru HD's website.

My question now is, if I renew a year now, will they send me a 2009 patch now? or wait until my first year's renewal is up in July?

 

HOG is suppossed to be a riding club as far as I know. If you really wanna be a member why not join your local? Not trying to be an *ss but just wondering. Do you just want the patch or to be a member?

 

If I understand it right, don't you have to be a member of the standard HOG first? Then you apply to your local HOG in addition to the national HOG?

My local HOG is $15 a year, so I'm assuming I'd have to pay the $45 a year for the national HOG as well as the $15 a year for local HOG.

OR...

Is the local HOG for $15 a year simply a more limited version of HOG membership that only has local benefits and whatnot?

 

I'm sorry but I don't know the deal with the hog. I was just wondering if it was like a real mc where you had to make a certian amount of runs and so forth.

 

Been Riding Harleys 40 years and never became a HOG Member until bought the New 2008 Electra 1st year membership is free .. So far see no reason to renew it, a year from now time will tell ...

 

You have to be a member of the national HOG to join a local chapter.

 

HOG national membership is mandatory prior to applying to a local chapter.
HOG is not a club, it's a riding group or whatever you want to call it. It's sponsored by Harley and the chapters are attached to a dealership. We have three here on Oahu. It's supposed to be there so we can all join up and ride together but there are other bennies to it also. Look on the HD website under the Owners tab and it'll explain some of them.
They send you the yearly rockers, etc. when you update your membership every year.

 

I was wondering if I should renew my first year free HOG membership when it expires, but I decided to join the Wild Hogs instead.....