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and enthusiasm to make instance, the 'Love Ride' in July party in Geneva with a Q: Are you looking for
this legacy live on. Zurich; the European HOG parade through town. For new members?
Rally in Fuengirola, Spain example, we could do
However, the image in June; the Swiss National something for an event at All the time! Good as well
problem is changing now, HOG Rally in July in the United Nations where as still less-skilled riders,
for several reasons. Today Morges, etc. Then, of every bike would carry a good guys & gals are
you can buy a Harley- course, there are organized different flag. We are always welcome with plea-
motorcycle
Davidson willing to do so in order to sure! We are also very
local events, such as our
already for CHF 10,400 annual Christmas party and show the real image of proud of the Geneva
and start to be part of this other meetings. The event Harley-Davidson and ser- Chapter as we have twenty
gropup of enthusiasts So is just a pretext: to go there vice to the local communi- different nationalities out of
driving a Harley is no more and have a wonderful time ty. some 60 members. Geneva
expensive but somehow is the main issue. The main is known as an inter-
still very exclusive. Our goal of all of us is to ride Whenever we go on trips, national trading centre, but
is
committee
club, for instance, consists and have fun. the
it's also the home of the
of a heterogeneous group responsible for the team. United Nations, so we
of members, ranging from On Saturdays we all gather Everything is well organi- would like to have more
multi-millionaires to the at the dealer for a chat and zed. There is always a members from the United
unemployed. It's just a coffee, and afterwards we "road captain" who drives Nations.
group of diverse persons may go together for rides. at the front Then we have
sharing one passion: For instance, if somebody two or three security guys Q: What about women?
driving Harley-Davidson wants to go to Lyon, he just who stay at the back, so
bikes! asks who wants to go along that if anybody breaks There is a whole new
with him, and off they go! down or does not feel good, section of bikes especially
Q: So what does the local It's very informal; no or whatever, somebody will made for women. In the
HOG Chapter do? policies; it's all for fun. always stop with them and United States, I believe that
remain in contact with the some 10 per cent of the
We have already establis- We also offer services: we road captain. In this way, riders are women. We even
hed our programme for donate to charity or partici- we always know who is have a special section for
2007, thus permitting our pate in parades. Every year missing and what is happe- them called LOH, "The
members to book their we participate in the 4th ning. Ladies of Harley". In
holidays. There is, for
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