Brisbane riders have the chance to go wild on a locally designed WYLD mini electric chopper at the “Launch, Show...
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.
The Melbourne-based Toy Run For the Father Bob Maguire Foundation has been cancelled due the COVID restrictions of 50 people...
How would you like to win one of five double passes to the “one-off, world exclusive” Motorcycle: Design: Art, Desire exhibit at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) running until 26 April 2021? UPDATE November 30: The winners of our competition are: Bill Mitchelmore, Daniel Aaron Dienes, Glen Mayne, Jhonnatan Paez and Neil Leggoe....
Thailand’s loss is Australia’s gain with expat Aussie Les Nyerges returning Down Under after 27 years in Thailand creating successful...
Four of Australia’s most highly credentialed motocross industry professionals are joining forces to revitalise the Australian Motocross Championship. MX legend...
The 16th BSA National Rally will be held in the officially declared Motorcycle Friendly Town of Crows Nest in South East Queensland this weekend (15-18 October 2020). Despite the COVID border closures, the BSA Owners Club of Queensland still expects more than 60 members to show off their bikes. There...
Harley-Davidson will relaunch The Enthusiast magazine originally published from 1916 to 2008 to replace HOG Magazine as their official publication....
The 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has now been linked to more than a quarter of...
Custom bikes and Tasmania’s scenery feature in a new 60-minute film called Wide of the Mark which the makers hope will be released on one of the streaming channels next year. Filmmaker Jake Ashe says the film idea was to send six riders around Tasmania with road bikes that they’d...
A North of England man will attempt to set a new Guinness world record for a “high chair wheelie” sitting...
Riders are being asked to help raise $US8000 for Meals on Wheels to service senior citizens who will be advised...
If you ever wanted to buy a classic motorcycle or bike-related memorabilia at auction, the Bonhams three-day bike bonanza could be your best opportunity. Their Summer Sale bonanza will be held at Bicester Heritage from 14 to 16 August, 2020, rather than at the International Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford,...
A rare 1928 BMW R57 (pictured front right) is a highlight of a collection of classic BMW motorcycles being offered...
Long Way Up, featuring Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor riding electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles, will screen on Apple TV+ from...
Even though the pandemic has forced the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to go solo this year, Triumph Motorcycle is back on board as the major sponsor. DGR operations manager Ramsey Sayed says the event will still go ahead on 27 September 2020 around the globe, but as a “ride solo, together”...
A special motorcycle exhibition in Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) planned for November has been confirmed with the centre...
Two Royal Enfield Himalayan adventurer motorcycles have starring roles in an upcoming Kiwi winter surf film called “Lost Track New...
A tribute motorcycle to Isle of Man TT racing legend Joey Dunlop who died in 2000 is the highlight of an online auction in his Northern Ireland homeland. The limited-edition Honda SP-1 was commissioned by Honda dealer Tippetts Motors of Surbiton, Surrey, in the early 2000s to commemorate the Northern...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will finally go...
The latest Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor adventure, the Long Way Up, will be shown on Apple TV+ in the...
A fastidiously restored trio Norton Commando bikes is among a dozen restored classics on offer at the Shannons Winter Timed Online Auction from 19-26 August 2020. Click here for our tips on how to buy a motorcycle at auction. Norton trio The jewel of the trio, all restored to an...
If you want to look on the bright side of the current coronavirus pandemic, some motorcycle events are now being...
Just before the pandemic was officially declared in March, Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, announced it would host a National...
With the borders opening, Royal Enfield plans a Himalayan & Adventure Weekend of roving around the Byron Bay hinterland on their bikes and in Land Rovers. The border between Queensland and NSW opens on July 10, just in time for this roving adventure on July 18-19. However, Queensland riders will...
The world’s biggest motorbike show has been postponed from this November for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, switching...
The pandemic has forced the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride and INTERMOT motorcycle show to go virtual, while the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally...
The 29th worldwide, annual Ride To Work Day on Monday (15 June 2020) will be a great demonstration to the world of what post-lockdown commuting could look like. Unfortunately, in Australia, it’s winter and we don’t join in the worldwide event, so we lose that global impact. Instead, we will...
A replica of the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle ever made is being offered in a sale of historic motorcycles through Heroes...
Auction houses such as Bonhams have continued to thrive during the pandemic in a virtual way, demonstrating that there are...
A 1960 Harley-Davidson FL Duo Glide that spent 37 years sitting in a shed in Queensland headlines Shannons’ Timed Online Classic sale later this month. The bike is one of seven motorcycles crossing the “virtual auction block” from 20 May to 3 June 2020. The highest bid lodged by close of bidding...
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the...
In these days of pandemic where many can’t even ride their motorcycles, The Last Motorcycle on Earth depicts a world where motorbikes...
(Contributed post on pokies) Pokies can take the theme of anything at all. In fact, it is almost impossible for you to find a subject in the world that has no online pokie designed after it. That is how diverse pokie themes are. The sports betting website, Nostrabet wants to...
Volunteer riders at Blood Bikes Australia are offering to deliver to healthcare organisations during the coronavirus pandemic. Founder Peter Davis established the...
How would you like to ride a Rocket that once belonged to James Bond? Well, it was actually a 1969...
This Vincent Rapide, believe to be one of the first Series-A Rapide’s manufactured and possibly the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave the factory in 1959, will headline the Bonhams Summer Stafford Sale in August. The rare machine is expected to fetch £190,000 – £220,000 ($A380,000 – $A440,000) at the August 15-16 auction,...
Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, will host a National Thunder Motorcycle Rally in October 2020 based on the successful 2015...
We all know motorcycles are works of art and now that is being recognised with a special exhibition in Brisbane’s...
The inaugural Fire Aid Ride last Sunday (23 February 2020) has been labelled a success, attracting more than 600 riders and pillions. Now organisers are focussing on the second event in what they hope will be a series of charity rides to encourage riders out into bushfire-ravaged communities to spend...
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will be offered...
The free Fire Aid Ride this Sunday (23 February 2020) will be the first in a series of rides every two...
(MotoGP 2020 by Charlotte Hallam*) The MotoGP 2020 season is set to excite us once again in its latest season which starts in March. A total of 20 Grand Prix races will be held under the MotoGP calendar and riders and followers of the sport would be gearing up for the new...
Dog-loving motorcyclists are invited to join the inaugural ride to raise funds for Gumtree Greys who rescue, foster and find...
Without CareFlight, Tracy Jackson might not be here, so now she and husband Todd are paying back with the inaugural...
A planned rally in the NSW outback this May hopes to break the world record for the most Indian motorcycle riders at one event, set in the USA with 651 bikes. Organiser Chris Keeble says they already have more than 280 registrations for the rally on Saturday, 9 May 2020,...
Returned and mature-aged riders are invited to attend a free Back on Your Bike riding course based in Newcastle. The...
A second trailer for the Top Gun 2 movie confirms that Tom Cruise takes his old Kawasaki GPZ900R for a...
After a lengthy period of toy runs in the lead-up to Christmas, we arrive at the last weekend for the charitable rides. Toy runs do a lot of good for the community raising cash and donations (toys and non-perishable foods) for groups such as Lifeline, the Salvation Army and St Vincent de...
Despite last-minute financial difficulties, bushfires and road closures, the recent Walcha Motorcycle Festival was deemed such a success, it will...
Triumph has paid an undisclosed sum to feature in the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, but a Ducati...
Multi-world champions Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton will temporarily swap vehicles on Monday (9 December 2019) when they take part in a promotional race at Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo. But could the swap be longer term? Rossi has long wanted to get into four-wheeled racing, especially rallying where he has...
It seems a lot of riders love a parade. This year a group of 3497 Harley-Davidson riders (pictured above) grabbed...
Riders will return to the Red Centre in 2020 to celebrate 10 years since the establishment of the first Black Dog...
How would you like to star in a new six-part documentary TV series on the 13 greatest motorcycle roads in the world? It’s to be called Crossroads and the Australian makers of the movie are calling for riders with a story to tell. Motorcycle TV series They hope to...
Motorcycle rides raise millions for various organisations all year, but the biggest events are the annual Christmas Toy Runs which aid...
Tickets are now available for the third annual Black Dog Ride to the World Superbikes at Phillip Island in 2020...
‘Tis the season for Christmas Toy Runs with three major charity events this weekend in the far north and south of the nation. There is the 24rd Tabelands Toy Run on Saturday and on Sunday the Toy Run for Father Bob in Melbourne and the 39th Townsville Toy Run. The latter also has a GoFundme...
If you come across a rider down, have you done a first-aid course so you know how to apply relevant...
Harley-Davidson has pulled out of the Walcha Motorcycle Festival due to the current bushfire threat, but the event will still...
(Contributed post on poker runs for our North American readers. Photo – WLRN) Poker and motorcycles might not seem like they combine easily, but across the world, Poker Runs have become something of a phenomenon. The premise is that biking enthusiasts ride from location to location and upon arrival at...