Harley owners gear up for Ramadhan

BRUNEI-MUARA

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

HARLEY Owners Group Brunei Chapter (HOGB) held a cleaning campaign at the Muslim cemetery in Kampung Manggis Satu as part of their charity work prior to the start of the holy month of Ramadhan.

The activity was led by HOGB Director Abdul Malek Hamdani.

Members of HOGB cleaned the surrounding area of the cemetery, collecting garbage, cleaning benches and trimming the grass around the vicinity.

After their cleaning campaign at the cemetery, the members then proceeded to the residence of HOGB Secretary, Zulkifli Hj Ismail, in Kampung Manggis for a tahlil and reading of the Yassin.

This is the first time HOGB has held the charity work and cleaning campaign and will become as one of the religious activities in its calendar of annual events for HOGB members.

The event is to commemorate the departure of HOGB members as well as friends and family members who have passed on and to signify HOGB respect towards the upcoming month of Ramadhan.

The Brunei Times

A 'Harley' good time

Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter (HOGB) held a 'Hari Keputeraan

Ride' to mark His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
Darussalam's 65th birthday. The inaugural bike convoy brought together
about 40 Harley Davidson motorcycle owners who rode across Muara-
Tutong Highway, Tungku-Link Highway, Jalan Gadong Estate, to
Jalan Babu Raja, Jalan Tutong and Jalan Kiulap. The ride ended at
The Arch Taurean Cafe in Gadong

By Na'ila Azmi
Photo: Hakim Hayat

HOGB members mark His Majesty's b'day with 'HM Ride'

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Some of the Harley Davidson riders posing with the Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter banner after their annual 'HM Ride' event at Taurean Cafe, The Arch in Gadong yesterday. Picture: BT/Zatty Joanda

IT WAS a bright and sunny day as 40 members of the Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter (HOGB) rode their Harley Davidson motorcycles in celebrating His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's 65th birthday yesterday afternoon.

The annual convoy dubbed the "HM Ride", saw the riders convoying from the Harley showroom in Lambak to the Tungku Link Highway and on the way passed by the Police Headquarters all the way through Telanai and Jalan Pengiran Babu Raja before finally ending their journey at Taurean Cafe, The Arch in Gadong.

A similar event was held last year but the riders chose Bandar Seri Begawan as the finishing point.

"We have more than 40 riders out here today," said Pg Joffren Pg Omar, assistant director of Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter.

He added: "On behalf of Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter, I would like to convey our best wishes to His Majesty on his 65th birthday." The Brunei Times

Harley Owners Group Celebrates Israk Mikraj

Bandar Seri Begawan - Harley Owners Group Brunei (HOGB) Chapter, in conjunction with the Israk Mikraj celebration had attended a ceremony at Kg Kapok Mosque.

The Takmir Mosque Committee was led by Awang Ali Noor bin Haji Yahya, Imam of Kg Kapok Mosque.

The HOGB committee and members performed the Maghrib and Isyak prayers followed by the recital of a tahlil and heard a special religious talk delivered by Ustaz Haji Sahniinan bin Haji Chucu from the Department of Mosque Affairs, Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Present at the ceremony was HOGB Director Abd Malek Hamdani, Assistant Director Pg Joffren Pg Omar and other committee members. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Harley owners ride for Million Mile Monday

Riders listening to a briefing at the showroom in Lambak before starting their participation in the Million Mile Monday. Picture: BT/Zatty Joanda Zatty Joanda
BRUNEI-MUARA

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

LAST night saw Harley Davidson motorcycle owners riding their motorcycles along the road as cars made way for the large convoy which consisted of more than 60 Harley Davidson motorcycles thundering down the road as part of an annual worldwide event known to Harley owners as the "Million Mile Monday".

This is the first time the Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter (HOGB) participated in the annual event where the Harley owners rode their motorcycles from the showroom en route to Muara, Mentiri, Kota Batu, Bandar Seri Begawan to reach their final destination at a restaurant in Beribi, Gadong.

The aim of the group's participation was to unite all Harley Davidson motorcycle owners in Brunei Darussalam as well as to strengthen the ties of brotherhood and support the annual event of HOG worldwide.

"This is the first time HOGB is joining the Million Mile Monday event and hopefully we will make it an annual participation for the members. We have more than 100 members under HOGB," said Abd Malek Hamdani, the Director of HOGB.

He added, "after the ride, we will look at and record the mileage of all the motorcycles and calculate it to submit it to the official website, www.hog.com, who will then issue a certificate of participation for HOGB."

The Million Mile Monday is an annual event on the last Monday of June that brings together HOG (Harley Owners Group) members from around the world in a day of riding to celebrate the joy and freedom of the open road on a motorcycle.

Harley riders will record their mileage for the day and submit the number of their mileage to the exclusive website www.members.hog.com or for non-members to www.h-d.com/mmm.

The Brunei Times

Big bikers join Million Mile Monday ride

Sixty Harley Davidson motorcycle owners in Brunei Darussalam joined for the first time the Million Mile Monday organised by the Harley Owners Group Brunei Chapter (HOGB).

The convoy for the HOGB Million Mile Monday trip was led by the Director of HOGB, Abdul Malek bin Hamdani. It started from the Harley Davidson Dealer in Lambak and ended at TK Tea House in Beribi.

The aim was to unite all the Harley Davidson motorcycle owners in Brunei Darussalam, strengthen the ties of brotherhood and support this annual event of the HOG worldwide.

The annual event is held by the Harley Owners Group (HOG) around the world on a Monday on the last week of June. A relaxing activity to participate, every Harley Davidson motorcycle owner takes their bike anywhere they want to and stop when they want to.

After the event ended, each member of HOGB was required to record the distance travelled whether riding a motorcycle alone, or included in a group on that day. They submitted the records of their mileage to the exclusive website www.members.hog.com. For more information, log on to the website www.hog.com.

By Syafiq Affendi