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Millions of dollars is raised each year through the myriad charity motorcycle events that happen all over the world. We preview and review these events, as well as social rides, protests, club and shop rides,displays, shows and more. Readers are invited to send us information and photographs about their event and we will be happy to publish it. Just email the information to our founder at mark@motorbikewriter.com
It seems too early to be thinking about Christmas, but already motorcycle clubs and organisations are getting into gear for their annual charity toy runs. We have listed several below, but this is in no way the complete list. Organisers are urged to list their toy runs here. Click here to send details to us …
Australia’s first Dakar Rally winner and newly crowned Cross Country Rallies World Champion Toby Price is urging riders to get their bikes out of the garage for Ride to Work Week. Toby is the ambassador for the second national Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Week from October 22-26, 2018, organised by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. …
There will be no national Harley Owners Group (HOG) rally this year, but it is believed the event will return in 2019. The last national rally exclusively for HOG members was a very successful event held in Tamworth in February 2015. There was then an 18-month gap to the first Harley Days rally open to …
Motorists will be alerted to Look Out For Motorcycles during the NSW Motorcycle Awareness Month starting on Sunday (7 October 2018). Motorcycle Council of NSW chairman Steve Pearce says Look Out For Motorcycles is a very simple concept, “but unfortunately and sadly, one that needs to be re-stated every year”. But he emphasises it is only …
Women of the world are invited to join the Women Riders World Relay (WRWR) next year to highlight issues of women on motorcycles. The ambitious plan was developed by UK office manager and keen rider Hayley Bell, 27, to alert the motorcycle industry to the growing number of female riders. “I’m tired of going into …
Motorcycles from movies such as Easy Rider and On Any Sunday and other bikes owned by famous Hollywood stars are coming up for auction. The highlight of the Bonham’s Barber Auction at the Barber Motorsports Museum in Alabama on October 6 is Steve McQueen’s 1970 Husqvarna 400 from the cult 1971 film On Any Sunday. Movie stars Other …
We know motorcycles are music to our ears and now Dutch musician Dominic Seldis has proven it by producing a special motorcycle symphony to promote this Sunday’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam musician has recreated Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss using only a range of different motorcycle exhausts. Symphony bikes Interestingly, a couple …
Suzuki Australia is giving adventure riders an opportunity to test a new V-Strom on their third Suzuki Adventure Ride in the Queensland-NSW border region. The two-day adventure ride from the Gold Coast to Kyogle leaves at 9.30am on 20 October 2018. Saturday’s 200km route will cross the Border Ranges National Park via Canungra, Tamrookum, Cougal and Cawongla. …
Amateur riders will be able to slide their bike around the Melbourne Showgrounds Main Arena dirt track with Troy Bayliss and Jason Crump at the biannual Moto Expo in November 2018. While Melbourne lines up for its third Moto Expo, Brisbane still hasn’t had a return event since the first and last Moto Expo in …
Blokes will be invited to take part in the Babe Raid rally at Dubbo in November when male and female motorcyclists are set to break up to 16 world records. Organiser Debb Geerts of 2WheelBabes says this is the final chance for Australian riders to set the records as she is moving on to other …