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View Poll Results: Regardless of how you feel about HOG, were you soliticed to join your local chapter?
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Yes - I was given info or contacted about local chapter membership.
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No - never heard a peep about joining the local chapter when I bought my bike.
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20th August 2006
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Senior Chief Know It All 1st Class
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,124 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Were you solicited to join your local HOG Chapter?
New bikes being sold these days come with a one-year national HOG membership gratis. Joining the local dealer-sponsored local chapter is extra, though. From what I've read, most local chapters are BT-intensive and seem to only tolerate Sporties. Maybe that's just perception on our parts, I don't know.
Still, with all the marketing and followup that HD engages in, I'm surprised that there isn't a more concerted effort to recruit new Sporty buyers into the local chapter -- maybe that's intentional? I've never been approached by anyone from my local chapter, either at sales time or afterwards. How about you?
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20th August 2006
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA)
Posts: 3,435 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Originally Posted by dagsportster
New bikes being sold these days come with a one-year national HOG membership gratis. Joining the local dealer-sponsored local chapter is extra, though... I've never been approached by anyone from my local chapter, either at sales time or afterwards. How about you?
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Got my free one-year with purchase... and no... no one from my local chapter has contacted me. I have checked their website, but haven't seen anything worth my time for me to attend. |
20th August 2006
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Flat Track Racer
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 223 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 1997 Other Motorcycle Model: K1200RS BMW Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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I got the free one year back in '98 but never participated in anything (I was overseas at the time). When I got back to the US in 2002, I went on a couple of rides with the local chapter, but decided not to join when almost every comment out of the members' mouths were derogatory about my Sportster. I started my own crew and rode with guys that had all kinds of bikes - Hondas, BMWs, Yamahas, etc.
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20th August 2006
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Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: East central IL.
Posts: 478 Sportster/Buell Model: 883C Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
Reputation: 10
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There was a small info packet about the local chapter in bundled literature recieved with purchase of new Sportster...
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20th August 2006
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Jersey Shore
Posts: 1,221 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Originally Posted by Clarinetcat
Got my free one-year with purchase... and no... no one from my local chapter has contacted me. I have checked their website, but haven't seen anything worth my time for me to attend.
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Same here.
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20th August 2006
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Converse, Texas--Just Outside Of San Antonio
Posts: 7,771 Sportster/Buell Model: 883>1200 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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20th August 2006
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 651 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Other Motorcycle Model: Dyna Street Bob Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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Seem to recall that first year in the local was gratis because it was late in the year. I joined for the years afterwards because dealer gives a 10% discount to local members. Starting next year you have to volunteer hours to the club to get your membership discount
Club mostly has BT's but there are a number of Sportsters. Have not gone on any rides with the club but do attend meetings and help out as I can.
Last edited by fafcpa; 20th August 2006 at 11:59..
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20th August 2006
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Disinformation Superhighway Exit 48
Posts: 3,289 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883H/1200H Sportster/Buell Year: '96
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Got the free local chapter membership with my bike but it was dealer local and 90 miles away so I never went. The real local one always meets at the dealer and isn't all that fun. They do some rides and poker runs now and then.
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20th August 2006
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Flat Track Racer
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 212 Sportster/Buell Model: XR 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2010 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHX Other Motorcycle Year: 2007
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Never approached
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20th August 2006
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 612 Sportster/Buell Model: 883/1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Other Motorcycle Model: FJR 1300 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Like everything, some local chapters are good; some bad. Most are, however, very BT oriented. My chapter doesn't solicit anyone to join and revolves around a small clique of people (all BT owners) who know each other well and ride together regularly. The local chapter meetings resemble a Halloween party, with everyone dressed up in Harley gear loaded with pins and ride patches—even if they didn't ride their bikes to the meeting. Bottom line: if part of your reason for buying your Sporty was to become part of the 'Harley family', you bought the wrong bike.
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