HOG ACTIVITIES
The HOG Rogaland
chapter is based in Stavanger and it is a pretty active chapter. In
the summer season (or as soon as the weather is good enough) there
are group drives every Tuesdays and Sundays. Please take a look at
http://www.hogrogaland.com/ (only in Norwegian I'm afraid) for
more information. If you want to see pictures from the Tuesday
drives please go to
this page and if you want to see pictures from the Sunday drives
you can take a look at
this page. The Norwegian word for pictures is "Bilder" :-)
There will be a
National HOG rally in Stavanger in 2006 June 16th to 18th. Please
check out
this page for more information. The rally will be held in the
middle of town :-)
ABOUT MY RIDING GEAR
 Most
people associate Harley drivers with black leather. It is true that
most of the HOG
 members drive around with black leather but I choose
to be a bit more colorful :-). The most important issue is of course
to stay safe in case of accidents while driving. On nice days I
drive around with my Harley-Davidson Speed leather jacket.
On
days when it is colder I wear a bigger and thicker nylon jacket from
HD. Most of the time I also drive with a nylon pair of pants
together with my HD Neo boots and HD leather gloves.
Another
interesting topic is of course the helmet. In Norway you have to
wear a helmet when driving so that is not really an issue. But the
question is what kind of helmet… full face or half helmet? If
I'm going for longer drives or if the weather is bad I normally use
my Arai full face helmet. But on nice sunny days when I'm
going on shorter rides in the area I bring out my half helmet. I
have to admit that I feel a bit naked when driving in the half
helmet compared to the full face helmet. But it is also quite nice
to feel the wind in the face....well, unless you run into insects of
course :-) The half helmet is a AGV helmet model
Thunder Platinum Flames. So far I'm happy with the helmet. But
it would have been great if there was a little patch where the strap
goes underneath the chin. Right now the strap is digging a bit into
my skin when I'm riding but it is not a big problem.. |
