What's it like riding with the local Harley Owners Group (H.O.G) chapter?

I was invited by a friend to attend the annual 4 day Alpine ride run by my local HOG chapter. I discovered 3 things and one of them came as a shock.
Join me on my Street Glide Special as I ride with Dandenong HOG and head to Bright Victoria for the Alpine ride.
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[@damfadd]

Stayed in bright there a fair few times working up there very good

[@OldNotDead-Club]

@@damfadd great country town, one of the best in Vic

[@wesballard6603]

Great watch, thanks Aymen for your support. Looking forward to part two 👍🕶

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks Wes I had a great time, was lots of fun

[@yonniestone]

Years ago I bought a Harley from a dealer and was signed up to HOG for a year, never contacted them or became involved as I wasn't interested, the same goes for any other clubs or organizations but that's just me, if other riders want to be a part of any club that's good for them as I 100% support freedom of association regardless of what laws GovCo and their affiliations come up with, live free or die.

[@resurgencegear9960]

Thanks for the continued support Aymen. Looked like a very enjoyable ride & really great vlog! Love the Resurgence T-Shirt Eric. Also Eric the loud & proud one!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks heaps, much appreciated

[@FreedomwithHarley]

No problem, mate!! Running out of gear to show off, might need a couple more items off resurgence for me to parade around in!?! (Hint, Hint 😂😜)

[@wave6413]

I got the jeans and a jacket with the (your) first promo. The jeans are just excellent, and I feel naked in normal jeans on the bike. With the Armour in they are also excellent on the KTM. Been too hot to wear the jacket sadly, but fit and finish is great. Took 2 goes to get the jeans right but customer care is A1.

[@aaronkeller488]

Certainly looked like a great well organised ride. Looked like a lot of fun. Great vid mate!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks Aaron it was a lot of fun

[@hddynaroy1111]

Thanks for promoting HOG.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching it was a fun trip

[@sandysanderson8588]

Excellent Video , Great roads to ride on. Stop off at the pub brilliant day out. Great music. Really wonderful to watch in freezing cold February in England.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks 👍 - lol we will have our turn in the cold soon

[@magnusb6311]

Well done Ayman, I really enjoyed this episode and as I can see a few houra in, this one is going to get a lot of views. Thats great. The club seemed very inviting and I am glad you and your lady had a good time. Cheers from a Swede in North Carolina

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching

[@joemann3536]

looks fun... I have never riden with anyone, always been a nomad. Seems like a great bunch of riders.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

It was a fun 4 days

[@DriveTheRide]

The music is getting better and better. What a trip 😊 what a good bunch of people. Well done Aymen

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks mate, much appreciated

[@FreedomwithHarley]

Great job, mate. Your videos just keep getting better. Keep up the awesome work! Glad you and Sarah came along and had a good time.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks 👍 for the invite we had a great time!!

[@John-cc1pc]

Nice one. Seem like a great bunch. Safe rides 👍🤜

[@dimi2001]

This episode is 100% fucking awesome

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thank you

[@markfrank2454]

Thank you for the video! HOG is a great group to get involved with that do a lot for the motorcycle community and the biggest thing I think is the like minded people getting together and enjoying what they love. When my wife and rode a lot we was members and loved it! Now that I am retired I might be able to get joined back up with them. The country side was amazing great video

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching

[@okiemale1589]

😎👍 Big thumbs up for the channel... 2:30 am here in Oklahoma...

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Morning!

[@michaelwilson2649]

A very entertaining video. I am a DAN HOG, since last November, and even though I did not attend the Alpine ride, I try to attend as many events as I can. As you said in the video, very well organised group and each and every one of the members I've met have had a positive impact on me. Just back today from a 'Ladies of Harley' ride to Fish Creek in Gippsland. What a hoot as us guys are invited too. I'm maybe a newbie now, though I intend to stay with the Group for as long as I can. Happy days. Thank you, Ayman, for your support.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching, appreciated

[@OlManShit4Brains]

Great video, looks fantastic. I was a DanHog member for many years. I don’t recognise any faces in this video. When I rode with DanHog it was often a race, road laws didn’t exist for most rides, although members were advised to ride at any pace they felt comfortable with, of course keeping up was sort of required 🙄🤷🏻‍♂️. I did have a great time on the whole, although I didn’t always feel totally accepted. I went through a horrible divorce where I lost my house etc. to my ex. Wife & the bloke she pissed off with. It done my head in totally, & left me homeless, which I still am. I advised the club I was struggling & was basically told to go away. I went away, sold my Harley & became very bitter. I hope things work better now. This is a few years ago now, however I am still pissed off, & still struggling. Thanks for the non existent help. So much for Brotherhood…. Wish you all the best.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching sorry to hear about your troubles

[@TorqueKit]

@Shitforbrains101 :: My wife & I had what I thought were friends , + we knew a lot of people through her volunteer work , she recently passed away , I have learnt nobody wants to know an older bloke that is on his own , so I ride alone and try not to look grumpy or unhappy; so I know how you feel . If people are doing well and have no problems they become selfish and selfcentered , that's today's world. Look after yourself , live healthy , we never know what tomorrow will bring .🏍 .

[@samuraidarryl]

Thats terrible. Sorry to hear that. When it all blows up that is when you find out the real people in your life. I hope things are getting better mate.

[@KateTracy-nx7ud]

Great video Aymen, we love having the DanHogs stay at our motel every year and was a pleasure to welcome you this time around. Hope to see you again, Kate @Bright Colonial Motel

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks it was a great place to stay. We will be back

[@BigRobMoto]

Some good people there! I was a member of the HOG but I let it lapse because, I shift work and no ride worked with my roster 🤷 they are good people,.I'm glad you had fun.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@bobbreckenridge8880]

One thing I found following Harleys is that they come to a screeching halt over any bump. No suspension I guess.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

lol, lots are lowered

[@MrJuodasvilkas]

Nice ride, nice people :) So much good emotions- i cant wait for good weather in my country for to do same :)

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching

[@ET0000]

Beautiful part of the world....and a great bunch of people. Awesome video mate. Ride Safe 😎

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks 👍

[@WOLFIE-96B-UK]

Great video! I always like to see how bikers in other countries live and ride. Seems to me we all want the same things, good weather, good roads and good mates!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Right on!

[@mikehowarth6165]

Great video aymen,beautiful, scenery,roads look good,i am a member of hog,here in uk ,well organised,the restaurant were you stopped for lunch.looks ,like a English pub and accommodation, at your base looks good ,great weather,sadly only 8C,here today,enjoy with your hog friends, regards mike 🇬🇧

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks 👍 again for watching

[@davidefelappi3148]

New member of the Oxford UK chapter - Great video, as always, and makes me want to go out now for a ride - sub 10°C here though, and has rained last night, so not ideal but I'll still will as it seems dry. We managed to do a ride out with the chapter last weekend, was my first one and was great. Thanks again for your content!

[@TheMotorcycleCafe]

Awesome video Aymen, and such an awesome weekend, looking forward to the next one 😎👍🏻 cheers Danny

[@markorr1874]

PRETTY COUNTRY RIDE . I'M SURE YALL HAD A VERY GOOD TIME RIDE ON BRO !

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks

[@jagjr6772]

Great video. I think it’s important to distinguish there are two separate HOG memberships. Harley-Davidson corporate HOG membership which is usually given a free year when buying a bike or you can join. Then there is the local HOG Chapter that each dealership has a relationship with. We support each other as a group and our dealership. You have to be a Harley-Davidson HOG member before joining a local chapter at the dealership you choose. My wife and I were new riders two years ago and our HOG Chapter embraced us with support and advice to get us started.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks

[@lizardsonofanakie]

Great Video Mate . HOG Chapters are awesome .

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks mate, appreciated

[@blakepistofian7370]

Mateeeeeeee cracking video....to be continued 👏 👌 🙌 😀

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks Blake, appreciated

[@Dirk1961-l7y]

Beautiful weather! I am a bit jealous…😂 Here in Holland its still “winter” and raining all days at 10C°. Yesterday 1 day dry so did a spin to try my mods at the bike. So far so good. Still 2 months waiting behind the windows😅😅😅. Tnxs for the nice vid

[@twanweijts]

That's live in the Netherlands.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Sorry to hear that, thanks for watching

[@robertholland7558]

Never regretted migrating to Australia. Never been back either, no real desire.

[@thomasbaker5668]

Great scenery…. I don’t normally ride in a group but do occasionally which tends to be a fun change of pace. This looked like a great ride in a beautiful area 👍

[@svdoinitright7519]

I've done tons of HOG rides in the states and been the Safety Officer a couple of times. One thing that I notice different between riding here and in Australia is, the safety officr would get on you here for riding alongside the group, passing people and if you pulled into the other lane and had people passing you, the group would stop to see what was the matter. Staying in the formation is imperative, but that may just be a stateside thing.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

They cater to different riding levels so the pack was spread out. I can't get footage without overtaking and was a lot "calmer' in my riding than i usually am in order to not upset the group

[@svdoinitright7519]

@@OldNotDead-Club I wasn't criticizing at all, just noting differences in riding styles on the two sides of the pond.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

@@svdoinitright7519 i didn't take it as a criticism - just explaining

[@JoelDay-n5z]

A well organised ride is an absolute joy to be a part of, but then again I've been on a few that just turned into red light racers.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Lol that can be fun

[@jeffcook722]

Hi from Pacheco, Hog, Northern California, USA

[@larebear1902]

In my part of Florida we have 2 meets a month, an officer and regular. We have rides whenever possible. We had a recent ROC meet in Orlando. Alotta fun, so try it out.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks

[@LS1Cobra]

You might be interested in an open day at MotoCap on Sunday Feb 18th. These are the guys that do all the standards based testing on motorcycle riding gear like you resurgence jeans. It's an offshoot of Deakin University in Geelong. A friend of mine is the Prof that runs the department. Might make for some interesting content.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks I'm always open to invitations

[@LS1Cobra]

@@OldNotDead-Club KZbin wont let me post a link in the comments. Just do a google search for motocap open day.

[@johnconnors3883]

thanks for the content, had a view of the hog mob that has changed after this video.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Glad it helped

[@nevillegreg1]

Problem with HOG is there is always one too many rules to take the fun out of the ride. Oh, and give someone a patch and they turn into a sergeant major policeman. At least I know of 1 HOG chapter that allows you to overtake the lead RC as long as you do it safely and you give him/her the bird as you go past. 😁

[@OldNotDead-Club]

lol

[@marathon8649]

Wife riding with you= lucky man.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks

[@cc9981]

Tried that here, all I saw all day was the tail lights of the bloke ahead of me. Man did they ride tight! I like to ride 3 -4 bikes max.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

We didnt ride tight - plenty of space

[@chuckFlynn-z9o]

Eric looked like he needs to practice hahahahaha

[@Viewson2s]

Very good videos

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks, appreciated

[@RGary_Hall]

What did you order at the tavern to eat? It looked delicious. And if you don’t mind, what did the room cost you that you stayed in per night?

[@OldNotDead-Club]

I think that was a chicken Parma (safe option at unknown pubs) the rooms were part of a package deal

[@johnmacdonald1878]

Nice ride.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks

[@KazRoyalEnfield]

Great content as always Aymen look forward to part 2 ! Oh did the wedding ring get found and marriage saved !!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Lol found. Thanks Karyn

[@fredpeck1471]

30 degrees? It looked more like 86 to me. Oh wait, you meant that Celsius stuff used just about everywhere but here in the States!😂 Anyway, I love riding in the fall and spring, but I'd rather be riding in the heat of mid- summer than dealing with the 12 inches of solid white precip Mother Nature will be gifting us overnight here in New York's Hudson River Valley. BTW, we run into the same "lots of bikes, limited fuel pumps" on our group rides too. I understand that😊 throughout the southern states, there is a large and growing chain called Buc-EE's that offers at least 100 or more fuel pumps at each of their stations. NOT Truck stops, but auto/family restaurant-rest area-fuel stops! Looks like that HOG Chapter could have used one of those.😊

[@OldNotDead-Club]

lol thanks for watching

[@edwardsalash2612]

It would have been nice if you introduced your passenger😊.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Lol she's shy

[@Athrottleholic]

Great video!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks!

[@Athrottleholic]

@@OldNotDead-Club yes sir! 🤜🏻💥🤛🏻

[@MerrittW]

A true example of a HOG (family) trip Amon, its taking the piss, riding, sharing the vibe, laughs, fun not taking life to seriously, oh we help so many charities.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching

[@tex9280]

Out of my pay grade❗ Stayed home & saved my money.

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks for watching Tex, always good to save some money

[@robertholland7558]

Save money? What a weird concept. Filled up the tank and went for a leisurely 250 km ride.

[@trez2187]

NICE SHIRT. Any white or black polo shirts mate?

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Thanks, check out the store. www.oldnotdead.club/shop

[@Jonesy323]

I’ve noticed all the hog chapters are older people never any younger people between 20-30 age it’s always 50 plus ? Any reason for this

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Price of motorcycle? Like attracts like?

[@Jonesy323]

@@OldNotDead-Club definitely can’t be the prices due to many people I know in 20-30 owning Harleys, must have something to do with the running of chapter itself, catering to older people maybe?

[@OldNotDead-Club]

@@Jonesy323 yeah thats what i meant re like attracts like. Maybe price is not correct but most seem to have touring bikes and that type type of Harley didn't appeal to me when i was younger

[@Jonesy323]

@@OldNotDead-Club yeah very true, we all run street bobs, fat bobs and Softails. But Still the H.O.G. chapters say everyone’s welcome all ages and bikes etc yet seems to just be like you said like minded people with baggers with a certain age group that dominate the chapters which for us younger guys into Harley’s feel like it’s a complete different scene to what they say it is (more retirement group) sort of thing. Anyways just have to do it the easier way and group ride with friends without having to join that group

[@mpojr]

how do l order a tshirt,hat from you can l use pay pal were is your order form

[@OldNotDead-Club]

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[@mpojr]

Ayman could you do an episode on ,,,,is Harley Davidson trying to get away from ol school since alot of the older generation is going away and what is Harleys future are the younger generation even interested in Harleys

[@leannemitchell5412]

Join a Harley Owners Group!

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Always a good option joining with others who have common interests

[@damfadd]

Rick rack 13 seconds Thanks Danny Hayes

[@OldNotDead-Club]

You will have to explain that one?

[@robertholland7558]

13? Seconds? 1.3 , you missed the decimal point.

[@SusanWillan]

Do you have to own and ride a Harley Davidson can you ride an Indian motorcycle 🏍️

[@OldNotDead-Club]

I don't know for sure, but i would guess - based on the name - to be in the HOG you would have to ride a Harley

[@chiefjoseph8154]

I rode with my local chapter, then I realized none of them had any riding skills. All hat, no cows.

[@paddingtonbear5172]

Bloody true that mate . If i trusted them like my club , id be dead for sure . 5 lean attempts per corner , fucken scares the shit outa me

[@vinnyOdea878]

Politically speaking HOG are to close to corporate Harley,plus anyone with a Harley can join IE=cops

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Not sure of their rules and any further details, but it was a fun 4 days

[@lfrebelo1]

No, not for me. Comercial purposes. Cheers bro 🇵🇹

[@OldNotDead-Club]

not sure what you mean?

[@robertholland7558]

Just not a fan of group rides, past two of them today, doing my own thing.

[@robertholland7558]

Past a group? 4, on yesterday’s ride, ended up in a “ group” with two nismo’s. If I had to buy a car the skyline surely be it….got a lancer, 10 years older then my bike, not half bad

[@samuraidarryl]

Great vid. Never bothered with HOG. I would have cut the bit where the dude says they ride their bikes whereas a LOT of other people keep their bikes in the shed. What dies he know? Nothing to do with being a HOG member as to whether you ride your bike or not. Opinionated. Kms a year mean FA. It’s the style of riding. Sure In could blast kms up a motorway to the Qld border and rack them up. Big deal.

[@bertnewguy6149]

Im part of an hog chapter but im done with all that riding in a group thing and socialising : rather just ride by myself i wont be renewing the membership again : im over the whole harley lifestyle to be honest

[@stantoncree1350]

Hog riders🤣🤣🤣

[@jjjackkk]

Zero formation

[@OldNotDead-Club]

should they be riding in formation?... That would be very slow with a mix of experience and beginners?

[@jjjackkk]

@@OldNotDead-Club stupid question Ofcorse they should, if you have no experience then ride alone not with a group

[@OldNotDead-Club]

@@jjjackkk lol thats not reality .

[@paddingtonbear5172]

Half of them have no riding skills at all . Just an accident waiting to happen . Showponies riding bikes they cant manage .

[@OldNotDead-Club]

Takes all sorts in a public group

[@frankfurther3828]

In the States, HOG is just another blatant HD Inc money grab aimed at codependent posers. F Jochen

[@4dogsgaming]

Harley owners group = simps for a dealership..

[@OldNotDead-Club]

A bit harsh