Most chapters will have a website with a direct link to it from the HD dealers website. Go look around at the links in the local chapers websites. You'll see pictures of the members and their bikes complete witha ride calendar. You can see where they have ridden to and where they plan on riding. That might help you decide.

Good luck

 

Just depends on the chapter, and the composition of the membership. The first local chapter I joined sucks. At least for me. Their motto is "We Ride" WHAT A JOKE! They find more reasons NOT to ride than they ride.They cancel rides and events because "it's too cold", "it's too rainy", it's too far", it's too HOT". So, I'm not sure when they actually ride. Their membership is also mostly a munch of old farts on Ultra Classics that look really nice on the trailers the bike rides on. But, it's the dealership that is closest to me, and it's worth the $20 per year dues to get 10% discount on all my purchases there, plus the additional coupons they send to the membership occasionally for a one day 25% discount sale. I bought my Sundower seat with one of those "one day 25% sale coupons". That's a $270 seat.....do the math.

I joined another local Chapter that is about 30 miles away. I enjoy that one, they are fun!

So, I have a duel local chapter membership.

 

http://www.mchenryhog.com/index.html- They've got some cool looking rides planned. I'll probably join this year and see how this one is. If not, I suppose I could always join another chapter...?

 

I am in the same boat. I am not much for group rides at this point so I don't think I will join the local club.

 

What Sporty wrote is what I've seen of "local chapters." They are a social group, not a riding group. For social activities I would join Masons & then Shriners. Same age group, lots more activities and fun.
I am a "lifetime" HOG member. I've got the 100k pins & patches & all that propoganda is fun to make fun of.

 

"We're not in Kansas anymore"....

 

WTF? Did you accidentally join the GWRRA?[8D]

 

Interestingly enough HOG is at a point where they need to get the younger crowds involved in the chapters. Look at the bikes they are putting out. The guys in the local chapters are the ones who started them in the 80's and now their membership includes all their friends, which is why the normal age is 40+.

Hell, my dad started one of the first local chapters in Germany while in the Army.

 

+1. I don't ride with people that I don't trust and a dang sure don't ride in groups.

But, then, I'm anti-social. *grin*

 

hog members around here=rubs ...my local chapter is a bunch of yuppy rubs and i wouldnt ride with them if they were the last people to ride with..