This episode we are joined by Allen Glasper, the Director of the Geordie H.O.G Chapter.  We hear about Allen, the Chapter & plans for 2024, including the aim to circumnavigate Ireland in September.  The Geordie Chapter is well versed in their desire to raise awareness of different charities, as well as their love of travelling to Europre for motorcycle rallies. We are also joined by former Big Brother winner (2005), Anthony Hutton, who now runs the 'Never Throw in the Towel Project', a mens mental health support network. Anothony shot to fame after winning Big Brother, but as t ..read more

For the many familiar with the H.O.G Chapter (UK & Ireland) calendar, the Cider Rally always sounds the horn for the rally season to commence. From it's humble beginnings as a small get together of Harley-Davidson owners with tents, through to what they now bill as the greatest show on earth held in Pontins, Sands Bay in Weston-super-Mare.  For this episode of HOG-POD, we are joined by Gill Mogg, better known as 'Moggy', the Director of the Bridgwater Chapter, and fellow Chapter member Robert Twycross, probably better known to you all as Portland Bill. In this episode, find out why yo ..read more

What an incredible story to encourage an epic ride. Following the loss of his son in 2016, his wife being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, Jonny Doyle, aka The Lad With The Beard, is set to raise monies for three special charities by riding his HD Pan America over 10000km from his home in County Cavan to the northern most ponit of mainland Europe, Nordkapp in Norway, and back home again. If there are still questions over the Pan America still, surely a trip like this will provide the answer. As if not already a challenge, Jonny is set to do this SOLO, and will be camping the and cooking t ..read more

There has been many different kinds of reactions to the introduction of a registration process for the Ireland BikeFest 2024. We are joined by Shane O'Driscoll, Festival Director and Fiona Carroll, Motorcycle Operations to fill us in on the reasoning behind the new process.  HOG-POD has followed the social media response and they have been put to the guests to clarify whats really going on. Of course, we also asked about whats in store for 2024, how they see the new 'biker centric event' developing and how plans are going as May 31st fast approaches ..read more

Nene Valley H.O.G Chapter in the UK has been an 'orphan chapter' for many years.  In late 2023 and early 2024, a number of UK H-D franchise dealerships closed suddenly, leaving a number of H.O.G chapters orphans.  HDRC-GB do not rely on, nor do they have any links to H-D dealerships, but for many H.O.G Chapters, the dealership is the 'base' from which they operate.   This interview with Simon Barron, Nene Valley Director ( Feb 2024) finds out a little bit on how their chapter adapted to being an orphan, including some advice on who to carry on with the seasonal ride-outs, socia ..read more

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The founder of Ride to the Wall (RTTW) joins the HOG-POD to tell us a little bit about himself, his connection to Harley-Davidson and how, as the founder, the Ride to The Wall is now an annual motorcycle event that touches the lives of tens of thousands of people. From the humble beginnings of just a handful of bikes, the ride To The Wall has grown year on year in both size, popularity and importance to tens of thousands of people known as 'Wallers'.  They join together to remember the  of the lives and sacrifices of the men and women that have been lost their lives in service of ou ..read more

This week, we are joined by the co-creator of the IRON HOG RIDE, Axel Thill, and also the Director of the HOGSBACK Chapter, Dell Evans, based out of Guildford Harley-Davidson.  We learn about the Chapter, their rally, the Cirencester Rally and what you can expect when you get there.  If you have ever fancied completing the IRON HOG RIDE, but want to know more about this, then you will find this episode a cracking watch. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel and hit the notifications bell so you don't miss anything from the HOG-POD. Hogsback Website: https://hogsbackchapteruk.org ..read more

After a few weeks off air, the HOG-POD is back as the 2023 riding season kicks off.  For this episode, we are joined by Martyn Coote, the III Rivers Chapter Director and one of the organisers of an ambitious rally event to be held on July 21st -23rd 2023.  The Fields of Thunder is a matter of weeks away from its maiden voyage and if you have ever organised a HOG rally, then you know the amount of work that is involved getting it off the ground. With the support of Harley owners and riders here in the UK & Ireland, the Fields of Thunder event is bound to go from strength to stren ..read more

Join us for the penultimate episode in our February focus on female riders in the world of H.O.G and Harley here in the UK & Ireland.  We were joined by Cassandra Fox, the newly installed Director of the Jersey H.O.G Chapter, where Gerard and Kenny get a school lesson in all things Jersey, Harley and motorcycle riding.  We hear about how the southern most Chapter in the UK and Ireland go about their riding calendar, the differences between themselves and the mainland and of course, how they go about encouraging females to join the great world of Harley ownership. Also, find out ..read more