{"id":1815,"date":"2025-02-14T11:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:33:09","slug":"three-hog-chapters-salute-two-hog-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/three-hog-chapters-salute-two-hog-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Three HOG chapters salute two HOG legends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro wp-block-paragraph\">More than 40 riders converged in Windsor, Ontario, for a special celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s nothing quite like the Harley Owners Group<sup>\u2122<\/sup> spirit and sense of community. More than 40 riders from three Ontario HOG<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> chapters met up for a barbecue and ride at Thunder Road Harley-Davidson in Windsor to show their appreciation to Chris and Carol O\u2019Neil, who started Canada\u2019s first HOG chapter in 1985.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChris and Carol are the true model of what being a HOG member represents,\u201d said Doug Gatecliff, Director of the Bluewater HOG Chapter in Sarnia. \u201cThey live the HOG lifestyle to the fullest.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris and Carol, who were surprised by the gathering, are the owners of Thunder Road H-D and sponsor three HOG chapters: Windsor, Bluewater and Chatham-Kent, which collectively include more than 145 HOG members.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey had no idea we were coming,\u201d Doug said. \u201cTo see the look on their faces when all the bikes rolled in together was nothing short of priceless!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-IMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-IMAGE.jpg 940w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-IMAGE-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-IMAGE-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As legend has it, back in 1984, Chris and Carol were inspired by a HOG rally they attended in Nashville. By the time they returned home to Windsor, they were already thinking about how to start up Canada\u2019s first HOG Chapter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All these years later, they continue to be very strong supporters of the riding community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have many friends that we have met through HOG, and we continue to enjoy our rides and events,\u201d Chris said, noting that he and Carol still put serious mileage on their bike. \u201cCarol and I have ridden all over North America in our 40-plus years \u2026 from Alaska to Newfoundland, California to Florida \u2013 and we even rode for five weeks in New Zealand.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"1814\" 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