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P24 IN THE WIND GOING HOG WILD M otorcycle riders from around the world joined members of the Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) June 23-24 to shatter last year's record mileage total for the Harley-Davidson World Ride by collectively logging more than 10 million miles, a 28 percent increase over the 2012 total, according to Harley-Davidson. Launched in 2008 as H.O.G.'s Million Mile Monday, the annual event was expanded into the two-day Harley-Davidson World Ride in 2012 to give more riders worldwide an opportunity to participate. In 2012, participants logged 7,799,140 miles, but this year SUPER MAN J orge Lorenzo put the first dent in a World Championship campaign that has been near perfect for a year, touching a white line at speed, and suffering instant and severe consequences – a dislocated fracture to his left collarbone. The Yamaha rider crashed early in Thursday afternoon, underwent surgery in the early hours of Friday morning, and then amid a growing swell of rumors returned to Assen on race eve. There followed a truly heroic riders celebrated the 110th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the 30th Anniversary of H.O.G. by breaking that record by more than 25 percent, tallying an official total of 10,018,231 miles. Riders logged their miles solo, in groups large and small, and through a variety of dealer-led events around the world. Riders from 65 countries participated in this year's World Ride, with these five countries performance, where courage and skill turned potential disaster into just a little ding. Lorenzo passed all the medical tests, made the start, and produced a brilliant ride to fifth place. With title leader Dani Pedrosa no better than fourth, it meant he lost only two points. "I was crying on the last lap, but I don't know if it was from pain or because I was so happy," Jorge Lorenzo holds his arm to try and ease the pain from a broken left collarbone. posting the highest totals: United States: 4,507,025; Brazil: 1,409,098; Mexico: 1,022,319; India: 983,431; and Spain: 352,815. Every mile ridden by participants in this year's Harley -Davidson World Ride was logged by the online mileage accumulator at h-d. com/wor ldr ide, where a rolling odometer recorded the collective distance traveled by all participants in the World Ride in real time as entries were added. Each participant was able to download a commemorative certificate of participation with his or her mileage total for the day.