Hog Fever: The Hard Ride to Harley Heaven

by Richard La Plante

Richard La Plante started riding motorcycles at sixteen, escalating from a Cushman motor scooter to a Norton Electra. An arrest ended his ride at twenty. Eighteen years later, he realized that something was missing from his life.

That something was a Harley-Davidson. Middle-aged, but determined, he bought the smallest bike in the Harley fleet, an 883 Sportster-opening the floodgates to new adventures.

In "Hog Fever," La Plante motors from the King's Road, London, to the badlands of New Mexico, riding with everyone from posers to outlaws. Along the way, he rises to the heights of highway nirvana then plummets to the depths of a crashed bike, a long dark highway, and two hundred miles to ride with a broken foot.

In "Hog Fever" you will experience not only the creation of the custom bike but the creation of the biker himself, from La Plante's first tottering ride to his 'Death Race' across the American Dream.

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had heard about this book sometime ago. I am pleased,at last, to have got round to read in it. Brilliant book love the way it is written and the description of Motorcycles along the way. I enjoyed it so much I have also purchased a hard copy for my friend who owns two Harley Sportsters, I know he will enjoy it too and see himself in it.

[Greg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Autobiographical account of the author's experiences riding, customizing, and learning to ride Harley motorcycles. I didn't like it...it was altogether too self-centered, shallow, and self-serving, best illustrating a life poorly lived. Though I have seldom read a book that didn't have some redeeming value, this one came close.

[Victoria Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witty and relatable. You can practically feel the wind in your hair as you read it.

[Marli]

I read it so long ago that I need to re-read it & am looking for an ebook version. I do recqall enjoying it at the time.

[Glen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it. The book that really inspired me to ride and above all get a Harley!

[Dennis]

Read it years ago. Found it in a box in attic. Guess I should read it again :)