Australian motorcycle fans will see the new Indian Roadmaster for the first time at Motorclassica in Melbourne on October 24-26.... Read More
What’s on/clubs
What’s on around Australia and the world, charity events, rides, competitions, giveaways, TV shows, auctions, podcasts and more. We also invite motorcycle clubs, groups and organisations to tell us about themselves and their events and charity work.
Motorcycle swap meets are a great place to gawk at old bikes, but also a great place to find that... Read More
One hundred motorcycle and sidecar racers will be on show at the annual Historic Winton event on 22-23 May, 2021, at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria. The event was cancelled last year because of the pandemic and this year it has caused the organisers to cancel official vehicle displays. However,... Read More
Veteran chopper builder Billy Lane has revived 100-year-old board track racing to the US for the TV series Sons of... Read More
These are some of the 2014 model Harley-Davidsons we will be riding into the Rocky Mountains tomorrow. Expectations are high... Read More
Rider tickets for the third annual 2016 Ellaspede Dust Hustle fun race event went on sale last week and sold out in record time. Ellaspede spokesman Hughan Seary says 30 tickets for the Clutchless Scooter & Postie category at $75 each sold out in three hours on June 6, but over... Read More
The 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season is entering an exciting stage, with eight winners in 14 races and four... Read More
Hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists around the world are gearing up for the annual toy run season, delivering charity and... Read More
Triumph Australia has announced the dates for the annual Rat Rally, while BMW Motorrad Australia has announced its 2016 dates for the GS and GS Enduro rallies. The annual Triumph Rat Rally will be held in Australia’s best mountain roads from March 11-13, based at Jindabyne Station Resort. Triumph claims... Read More
If you plan an epic motorcycle tour, it might be worth attending the annual Touratech Australia Travel Event in Bright,... Read More
The 2016 Triumph Bonnevilles will be on display at the 23rd annual International Island Classic events at Phillip Island Grand... Read More
The 2017 Harley-Davidson Iron Run will return to Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand where the inaugural event was held last year. Meanwhile, thousands of riders and pillions are pouring into Paihia in the Bay of Islands in the far north of the country for the 2016 Iron... Read More
‘Tis the season for Christmas Toy Runs with three major charity events this weekend in the far north and south... Read More
The eight annual running of the successful The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride may be a little different with some rides announcing... Read More
A spectator yelled “go” and the InsureMyRide Le Minz 24-Hour Scooterthon got off to a false start today. It was all part of the fun as 50 teams took to the Xtreme Karting track on the Gold Coast hinterland today with entrants including Duff man and Grover from Sesame Street.... Read More
The Ruptured Budgie Rally, considered one of the last of the old-school motorcycle rallies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend... Read More
People with an intellectual disability will get the opportunity to experience the thrill of a motorcycle or luxury car Dream... Read More
Celebrate Christmas in July with a motorcycle ride and you could win some of $1300 in prizes and help support children with cancer. The second annual Christmas in July Charity Ride on Sunday July 28 starts at three locations north, south and west of Brisbane. The three rides meet up... Read More
There has always been a “rift” between motorcycle “rockers” and scooter riders. The conflict reached its famed zenith 50 years... Read More
The 59 Club is the one of the oldest continuous motorcycle clubs in the world with branches in the UK... Read More
It is little wonder KTM is so dominant in the Dakar Rally. I toured the factory early last year and was privileged to go across the carpark at their Mattighofen factory to the motorsport workshop and view them working on the bikes that Marc Coma and others are riding in... Read More
An actress, footballer, DJ and BMXer walk into a bar in Queenstown … no it’s not a joke, it’s the... Read More
If adventure travel takes your fancy, the Adventure Travel Film Festival at Bright in Victoria will no doubt whet your... Read More
Riders of all types of motorcycles are invited to head to Wollongong this weekend for the first Harley Days rally with plenty of live entertainment and great riding. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing manager Adam Wright says the rally is open to riders of any type of motorcycle. You don’t even need... Read More
Free event insurance is being offered to riders and other motoring enthusiasts organising a group ride, motoring show, swap meet,... Read More
Amateur adventure riders are invited to compete for the first official Australian team to compete in the 2018 International BMW... Read More
American Chopper is making a TV comeback as Orange County Choppers without Paul Teutel Jnr. After the dramatic falling out between Paul Snr and Jnr and the ratings flop led to the axing of the decade-long motorcycle custom series last year, few would have believed a comeback was possible. In... Read More
Arguably the most popular TV show about motorcycles, American Chopper, is returning to the Discovery Channel in May 2018. The... Read More
An important collection of classic American motorcycles has joined an Australian speed-record-holding 1951 Vincent Black Lightning heading for auction in... Read More
You better line up early next Saturday (August 19, 2017) for the annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale as it usually sells out of popular products very quickly. The annual sale kick starts at 8am with a wide range of cheap and good quality gear. Among the offerings is this gear from Torque: Helmet $79.99,... Read More
The Melbourne-based Toy Run For the Father Bob Maguire Foundation has been cancelled due the COVID restrictions of 50 people... Read More
Sunday’s Freedom Ride to Parliament House in all states to protest against the world’s toughest anti-bikie laws looks like becoming... Read More
Any club member – not just motorcycle clubs – could face extensive jail time for relatively minor offences under the Queensland Government’s Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act. That’s the considered decision of Brisbane criminal law firm Guest Lawyers who describes the VLAD Act as “incredibly broad” in its reach. Click... Read More
The organiser of an anti-VLAD concert to raise money for the High Court fight against discriminatory VLAD Laws in Queensland... Read More
The organiser of an anti-VLAD meeting says he has encountered nothing but grief from hotels where he hoped to stage... Read More
Aussie and Kiwi Harley-Davidson dealers will compete in the annual global Battle of the Kings custom bike competition for the second year in a row. Last year, Adelaide Harley-Davidson Bike Works represented the countries with a 2018 Roadster they turned into a track racer, complete with mini fairing. Some 26 Australian and New Zealand... Read More
Now that the MotoGP has wrapped up for another year, we take a light-hearted look at just how much of an insurance risk... Read More
We riders reckon motorcycles are a work of art and this Gold Coast artist agrees with her “Cruising Chrome” exhibition.... Read More
With less than two weeks before the first National Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Week, the only official event is a NSW Ride to Work Day on October 11, 2017. The event is part of the Motorcycle Council of NSW’s Motorcycle Awareness Month which will be launched with a 145km ride from... Read More
The inaugural adventure bike challenge was such a success, it will return for the 2017 Touratech Travel, Challenge and Expo... Read More
A British motorcycle collector is selling his 30-year collection of 30 unrestored Ariels to fund his other passion for the... Read More
Riders who want to tick off a lap of Australia on their bucket list while raising funds for cancer research are invited to participate in the third Around Australia Ride. The first ARR was held in 2010, the second in 2013 and the third begins on May 11, 2018, in... Read More
Motorcycle fans will get a dose of motorcycle-inspired art at the 2017 Sydney Motorcycle Show in November. Event organiser and... Read More
Motorcycles have long been the inspiration for musicians and artists and now artist and motorcycle racing fan Paul Tinson has turned... Read More
Harley-Davidson has called in 12 young Australian artists to paint some new open-face Harley helmets featuring the vintage, large-sized bar and shield logo. The street artists’ collection of customised helmets will be showcased at Mary’s Newtown in Sydney at an exhibition called, ‘For the Love of Lids’. The artists will... Read More
Riding motorcycles is keeping alcoholics sober says Association of Recovering Motorcyclists (ARM) NSW Chapter spokesman Warren Cartledge. “For me, riding... Read More
Hopefully Aussie Cameron Donald will receive some of the kudos he deserves when an eight-part TV series, TT Legends, screens... Read More
(UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11 WITH DISCOUNT PRICES) The Lions TT and Kyogle Motorcycle Festival on October 5-6 hopes to bring together elements of the Isle of Man TT and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Lions TT in South East Queensland and northern NSW is not a race, but a closed-road ride over one of the best... Read More
Our hopes are pinned on NSW rider Toby Price to score the first victory by an Australian in the Dakar... Read More
How would you like to ride a Rocket that once belonged to James Bond? Well, it was actually a 1969... Read More
https://youtu.be/cwDcZeZ5Cyk Australian fashion model Laura Csortan, an off-road novice, gets expert riding lessons on the Sahara dunes from four-time Dakar rider Christophe Barriere-Varju in a worldwide TV documentary. “Riding Morocco: Chasing the Dakar” features the Aussies riding the new and aptly named Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin in the toughest of... Read More
https://youtu.be/cwDcZeZ5Cyk Australian fashion model Laura Csortan, an off-road novice, gets expert riding lessons on the Sahara dunes from four-time Dakar... Read More
What started as a one-off rally for “triple tragics” has now turned into an annual event with the recent seventh... Read More
The Australian division of the Women’s International Motorcycle Association (WIMA) has the honour this year of hosting the 2015 International Motorcycle Rally straight after the MotoGP. WIMA Australia president Moira Stewart says the rally will attract hundreds of women from more than 12 countries. Moira says the rally is usually held... Read More
British women have broken the world record for the largest female bike parade, set in 2014 by Australian women at... Read More
Up to 1000 women will descend on Dubbo next weekend to reclaim their world record for the largest gathering of... Read More
Registrations have opened for the Australian leg of the Women Riders World Relay 2019 with 150 signing up in the first day. Click here to check out the 13-day route from Perth across the bottom of Australia and up the east coast on the day 180 of the rally. Aussie... Read More
More than 1000 Aussie women riders have smashed two world records in one hit at the Dubbo Babe Raid this weekend for the largest gathering... Read More
Two of Australia’s finest motorcycle speedway riders will duel for the U21 Speedway World Championship in the second stage of... Read More
Aussies have a deep love affair with British bikes that stretches back almost 100 years and now they can express that love by buying a classic Brit bike in the Shannons Autumn Online Auction. At one stage, Australia’s motorcycle industry boasted more than 30 brand names, most of which were... Read More