NSB HOG
Patch Program
NSB HOG’s patch program gives chapter members the opportunity to earn special patches for completing specific riding goals for each patch.
To earn a patch, you must:
- Ride to each location on a motorcycle.
- Shoot a “selfie” and include the location. It’s OK to submit a group photo, but each individual member in the photo must submit that group photo to receive credit.
- Be a current member of NSB HOG.
- Fulfill the specific riding and photo requirements for each patch
- Keep track of your progress and once you’ve completed the photo requirements for a patch, note where each photo was taken and post on the chapter Facebook page or submit them to [email protected]. The patch program administrator (generally the chapter’s Assistant Director) will verify them and award your patch!
Please remember that SAFETY is always our top priority, and never stop or park anywhere where it is unsafe or not permitted.
Florida “Navigating Scenic Byways” patch
Requires 15 Photos
Florida has 26 state-designated Scenic Highways – for this patch, you must ride a motorcycle to 15 (out of the 26) of the designated scenic highways/byways in the state. You DO NOT have to ride each entire scenic byway (although it is encouraged!), but you must photograph yourself with a sign that identifies each byway (see example below). Note that not all the “Florida Scenic Byway” road signs include the byway’s name, which you will need for your photo, but generally the signs at the beginning, end, and near major intersections of the byway include the name.
Florida “Miles for Murals” Patch
REQUIRES 40 PHOTOS
For this patch, you must photograph yourself with 40 different murals (generally, public art on buildings) — no more than 2 photos per city. Florida has an official “Mural Trail” in which 31 cities currently participate, so the list of Mural Trail cities is an excellent starting point, but sometimes murals can be found in unexpected locations, and you’re not limited to the official “Mural Trail” cities.
“Kitsch” is defined as “so tacky or lame that it has a certain ironic appeal.” And of course, as a longtime tourist destination, Florida is loaded with all sorts of roadside kitsch, whether it be giant fiberglass lobsters, buildings shaped like ice cream cones, oranges, or UFOs, as well as kitschy, pre-Disney tourist attractions (like Gatorland, Weeki Wachee, or the Fountain of Youth). To earn this patch, your mission is to ride to and take a photograph your motorcycle and take a photo in front of 25 examples of Florida classic pre-Disney (pre-1971) tourist attractions and/or classic roadside kitsch, in any combination. (a great source for these can be found at https://www.roadsideamerica.com – just enter “Florida” in the search field and you’ll find a wealth of ideas and information).
Florida “Cruising for Kitsch” Patch
requires 25 photos
To earn the lighthouse patch, you must ride to 10 lighthouses. ANY lighthouse in the country or the world qualifies – as long as you’re on a motorcycle, you are not limited to just Florida. The only requirement is that the lighthouse must be (or must have been at one time) an actual guide to marine navigation (decorative and other “simulated” lighthouses do not qualify).
Lighthouse Patch
Requires 10 photos
Grand tour
NSB HOG generally schedules at least one ride each year that is designated as a “Grand Tour.” The ride will be multi-day, and will total 1,000 miles or more. To earn this patch, you must ride in and complete the Grand Tour with the group. The first time you complete a Grand Tour, you’ll receive the patch and a year-specific rocker patch, and on subsequent Grand Tours you will receive the appropriate rocker patch.
