Since the invention of the Harley Davidson motorcycle, there has always existed a sort of brotherhood amongst owners of these motorcycles. You can see it every day when you are out and about, Harley riders who don’t even know each other will politely nod and acknowledge the other and they would NEVER pass a broken down biker on the side of the road. This bond exists solely due to the fact that they both choose to ride motorcycles.

I don’t know where this group dynamic comes from, in fact I don’t think anyone knows, but it definitely exists. In the warm summer months then bikers will congregate and get together for a few drinks, tell some stories and make friendships but in the winter months it might be a bit different. It’s too cold to ride, so the internet becomes the place to make friends, talk motorcycles and build friendships.

Internet Age Bike Club

The clubhouse of today is digital and allows riders from all over the country to congregate and share those stories, without ever leaving the comfort of their house. The message board is commonplace around the internet and in a variety of niches so it is no surprise that you will find it in the biker world.

If you are not familiar with a message board or forum then it’s a website where you can register and interact with other members by leaving messages or “posts” for them to read. It might sound kind of dull but it’s really quite engaging if you give it a chance and stick around long enough to learn the personalities of those involved. The best part is that these forums are there day or night, all year long. It’s a biker bar that doesn’t close.

A Couple of Larger Forums

Below are a few of these “forums” that we personally belong to and find entertaining. There are certainly a lot of them on the internet and they all bring something to the table but we like these and would recommend them as ones you should check out and see if they work for you.

HDForums – This forum might be the biggest Harley Forum on the net and it attracts a huge range of riders from around the country, maybe even the world. I’ve been a member of this forum for years and the personality has ebbed and flowed throughout those years. It used to be more fun to hangout in my opinion, but as of late has become quite corporate with a LOT of rules and strict moderator enforcement. Kind of annoying in my opinion.

VTwinforums – This forum is similar to HDForums in some ways but is kind of the gearhead version. What I mean by that is this seems to be the forum for those who not only like to ride their Harley Davidson but also work on it themselves. It has an extensive technical archive and just about any Harley Davidson question can be found here.

HawgNet – This is a new forum that I have started on the backend of a Harley Davidson resource site that I was already building. We are building a huge selection of product reviews and still building membership and would welcome your contributions. There are NO ads and no sponsors as of yet and quite frankly, I don’t see going that route but things may change.

Now these are just three of the many choices available to you and you can find more. You will quickly see that each forum has it’s own “personality” and you just need to find the one that fits your own personality and then start making friends.

Want to check out our Harley Davidson Forum, then visit Jack Travers’s site and check out one of the fastest growing Harley Forums on the internet.