A: Harley-Davidson® established the Harley Owners Group® in 1983 in response to a growing desire by Harley® riders for an organized way to share their passion and show their pride. By 1985, 49 local chapters had sprouted around the country, with a total membership of 60,000. Rapid growth continued into the 1990s, and in 1991 H.O.G. ® officially went international, with the first official European H.O.G. Rally in Cheltenham, England. Worldwide membership numbered 151,600, with 685 local chapters. As the '90s continued, H.O.G. hysteria spread into Asia, including new chapters in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. By 1999, worldwide membership had hit the half-million mark, and the number of local chapters totaled 1,157. Today, more than a million members make H.O.G. the largest factory-sponsored motorcycle organization in the world and it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. What does the future hold? No one can say for sure, but from here the road ahead looks long, wide open, winding, and scenic – with lots of new friends to make along the way. So why not join H.O.G. now and come explore it with us? We promise you'll enjoy the ride. Monterey Bay H.O.G. was started 20 years ago by Bob and Wanda Warren, the original owners of the dealership and it has grown from just a few members to where it is today, and is still growing.  Please join us at our next general chapter meeting and find out what we are all about.

A: MEMBERSHIP TYPES:

• NATIONAL Harley Owners Group (HOG):
  • FULL:  Entitles you to all benefits of HOG membership for the term of your enrollment. 
  • ASSOCIATE:  To become an associate member, a Full or Full Life member must sponsor you.  Associate membership entitles too many, but not all, of the benefits of HOG membership for term of enrollment. 
  • FULL LIFE:
  • ASSOCIATE LIFE:
• LOCAL - (Monterey Bay HOG Chapter):
  • INDIVIDUAL:  The National HOG criteria to join a local chapter states: you must be a Full, Associate, Full-Life or Associate-Life HOG member to join a local HOG chapter. 
  • HUSBAND/WIFE:  For both spouses to be members of Monterey Bay HOG Chapter each spouse will need a National Membership.  One spouse may join as a FULL member and the other as an ASSOCIATE member.  If only one spouse has a NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP, the other spouse may come to Monterey Bay HOG Chapter meetings, events, and rides as a GUEST.

A: Membership forms can be found, on the Hog Resources drop down menu.  Everything to become a member would be on that menu and additional information that would go with it as well.  You will not need a password to log in until you are a member, then you will have access to yet another layer of information.

A: ENROLLMENT PERIOD:

• NATIONAL Harley Owners Group (HOG):
  • Enrollment period is one, two or three years from the date of application.
    • Example:
      • Application Date = 04-01-05
      • Expiration Date = xxx; (One year... 04-01-06, Two years... 04-01-07, Three years... 04-01-08)
• LOCAL - (Monterey Bay HOG Chapter):
  • Enrollment period is one year (January - December), renewable every January.

A: To join the local Monterey Bay Chapter of the Harley Owner's Group, you must first be a national HOG member. You must fill out the local form (on forms page) each year (in December) to renew your membership in the local chapter. You can print out this form, fill it out, and turn it in to the HOG mailbox at Monterey County Harley-Davidson Dealership (or give it to the MB-HOG Director,  Secretary or Membership Chair) with your $20.00 check for your membership dues.