I am a H.O.G. and it is more than a "see what you've done" club. Last year for the 105th, me, my wife, father and mother in law all went up to Milwaukee and got into a bunch of exclusive H.O.G gatherings. That's the real reason to have it, is being able to do a bunch of different events put on by H.O.G and also you do get to meet A LOT of people. There was guys from Germany and other European countries last year at the 105th we partied with. I'm not a life member but I just renewed for 2 years. If you do plan on doing a lot of traveling to different events it is well worth it cause you get free roadside service also that comes in handy. I usually take at least one big trip every year and I like to know I can call roadside service if something goes wrong.