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The 2024 ABCs of Touring winner, Paul Zaiglin, shares his experience with the challenge and encourages everyone to get involved<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been an enthusiast since the start… I was born in Pennsylvania, US, on Thanksgiving in 1954 (making me a turkey baby!) and grew up in a small town. I loved it and found that the \u201960s and early \u201970s were a great time to be alive if you liked cars and motorcycles \u2013 and I certainly did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I graduated from high school in 1972 and went on to study at Pennsylvania State University, where I learned about a lot of different things, but found I just couldn\u2019t get cars and motorcycles out of my head. When I finished my course, I wasn\u2019t happy at a desk job so I began an apprenticeship in mechanics at a GM Garage then, about five years later, opened my own garage with a friend. I enjoyed my time there, building and drag racing, eventually competing professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an American, I believe we all have an intrinsic desire to own or be around a Harley-Davidson\u00ae<\/sup> motorcycle \u2013 it’s just the way it is. I\u2019d ridden other makes of motorcycle before, but I haven\u2019t stopped smiling since I got my first Harley\u00ae<\/sup> in 1999: a Pearl White Dyna\u00ae<\/sup> (nicknamed \u201cBarbara\u201d). I joined the Harley Owners Group\u00ae<\/sup> the same year and am now a life member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in 2006 I met my future husband and made the life-changing decision to move to the UK and get married in 2008. By that time I owned three Harleys \u2013 my original Dyna, a 2006 CVO\u2122<\/sup> Screamin\u2019 Eagle\u00ae<\/sup> Ultra Classic\u00ae<\/sup> (called \u201cBetsy\u201d) and a 2007 V-Rod\u00ae<\/sup> \u2013 and I imported all of them along with me when I moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is how, in 2010, I came to join the Deva Legion H.O.G.\u00ae<\/sup> Chapter, based in Chester. About four years ago I set out to compete in my first ABCs of Touring; my chapter had a new director who was promoting the challenge, along with Ride 365 and the Harley app. I downloaded the app, looked into it and was impressed \u2013 I\u2019ve been participating and promoting them ever since. I used to be the chapter\u2019s safety officer, and am now the activities officer, so I have the chance to put these opportunities forward at each chapter meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, I have won \u20ac50 each year I\u2019ve entered and this is the first time that I\u2019ve topped the league table. After more than 25 years, I still own my beloved Dyna, but I now prefer to ride Betsy so she was the main bike I used \u2013 with the Wide Glide standing by if I needed her. Deva Legion were very supportive, especially with taking photographs and stopping off even when there wasn\u2019t a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t my first long-distance riding experience by any means: stateside, I went took Barbara and Betsy to Sturgis quite a few times, also to Daytona, Myrtle Beach, Americade, Route 66 and many more destinations. Since moving across the Atlantic, I\u2019ve been to lots of H.O.G. rallies up and down the UK, as well as heading over to Budapest and Senigallia for the European H.O.G. Rally. Last year, I went back to ride in the US with Deva Legion on their Wild West Tour, landing in Las Vegas and riding bikes from Red Rock Harley-Davidson before spending two weeks riding across the west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the 2024 ABCs of Touring, my rides took me to anywhere I could get a point! I would get up and look outside and think, that looks nice, I think I spotted a \u2018V\u2019 on the ride-out yesterday, and off I\u2019d go hunting for that sign. The European rallies provided many points, both in getting there and at the events themselves, plus the trip to the US was also very good \u2013 I picked up lots of points in California. Every time I got to a point was a highlight \u2013 the riding was just a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having this aim added another layer to riding my bike and having fun. I took some precautions when trying to get pictures with tricky locations, such as waiting until Sunday evenings, when it was quieter, and pulling over as safely as possible on busy roads. However, I highly recommend it and, as I tell my chapter all the time: H.O.G. is giving you this fun opportunity, don\u2019t waste it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul will be continuing with the challenge this year and is looking forward to collecting some more points on his way to the European H.O.G. Rally in Croatia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul Zaiglin
Heiko Nehrkorn
Camilla Bj\u00f8rneli
Ulrich Van De Weyer
James McIntyre
Margaret McIntyre
Martin Schindler
Stefan Maak
Peter Wittbrodt
Vicki Solanis
Peter Southgate
Kenneth Halley
Pete Harris
Rodger Dick
Frank Grell
Ramona Grell
Mohit Khanna
Gianfranco Carubelli
Martin Wild
Doris Stark
Myrtha Davina
Malcolm Seedhouse
Jackie Wild
Lorraine Seedhouse
John Power
Jan-Willem Lammers
Manfred Haemmerle
Andre Micheel
Mickael Bertrand
Sharon Halley
Hermien Van Zyl
Tina Lenders
Denis Deconninck
Sabine Dieu
Anne Dick
Alan Dunkley
Alexander Glen
Patrick Hayes
Ian Keen
Craig Stewart
Mauro Vesconi
Stefan Schroeter
Keith Pears
Max Solanis
Ricki Benka
Neil Marshall
Bridgette Dyer
David Schmid
Michael Legris
Mark Hall
Neil Bartlett
Stefano Greatti
Luis Trilla Bausili
Concha Rubio Buil
Paolo Visintin
Pantaleone Staropoli
Patricia Neville
George Markou
Ian Airey
Giuliano Barbiso
Francesco Cagnazzo
Cristian Bremec
Anthony Batsford
Janice Southgate
Emmanuel Roch
Mohammed Alhothali
Pierre Di Nanno
Pedro Javier Pinto Martinez
Antonio Diaz Jimenez
Xavier Costa
William Miller
Daniel Craddock
Robert Kazmierczak
Rabie Baghdadi
Abdulaziz Alotaibi
Jurgen Jonckheere
Michel Leclercq
Frank Eisenschmidt
Zarko Jovanovic
Maria Carbajo Leon
Kevin Lebacle
Michael Cooper
Enrico Piacenza
Eugenio Bove
Bjorn-Steinar Johansen
Artur Stanisawowicz<\/td>		238
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Germany
Norway
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Germany
Germany
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United Kingdom
Germany
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
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Germany
Netherlands
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Ireland
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Germany
Germany
France
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South Africa
South Africa
Belgium
Belgium
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Italy
Germany
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United Kingdom
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Spain
Spain
United Kingdom
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Saudi Arabia
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Belgium
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Germany
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France
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Italy
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