Aussies have a deep love affair with British bikes that stretches back almost 100 years and now they can express... Read More
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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 [email protected]
It might seem early to be registering for the 10th annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, but the event has been moved forward... Read More
After cancellations last year during the COVID pandemic, Australia’s innovative First Aid For Motorcyclists program is making a welcome comeback in 2021. Booking for 2021 courses are now available by clicking here with conditional discounts on some courses by entering the discount code signup21. It comes as motorcycle injuries and deaths... Read More
Variety the Children’s Charity will start its 2021 motorcycle ride calendar with the Adventure Ride leaving from Goulburn NSW this... Read More
Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, will host the inaugural National Thunder Motorcycle Rally in October 2021 based on the successful 2015 National... Read More
The 44th Historic Winton race event for classic motorcycles and cars returns in May 2021 after being cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 endemic. Sadly, it’s a scaled-back event with no spectators allowed at the Winton Motor Raceway near Benalla in Victoria. That’s a shame as Australia’s longest running,... Read More
The first Bonhams Motorcycles auction for 2021 will include two important collections, one of Italian sports bikes and the other... Read More
Male riders will soon have a chance to learn more about their motorcycle and their own state of mind thanks... Read More
If you ever dreamed of owning a rare vintage motorcycle, then there are 21 classic motorcycles and two scooters to choose from in the Shannons Summer Timed Online Auction. The auction runs until 23 February and is headed by a 1929 Harley-Davidson J-Model 1000cc V-Twin (pictured above). Expected to sell... Read More
Sadly, Australian-based worldwide motorcycle travel company Compass Expeditions closed down last June due to the pandemic. The “good news” for... Read More
Motorcycles and rock music have gone hand in hand since rock and roll was invented and next month the relationship... Read More
For the first time since 2015, the Australian Superbike Championship will stage a round of racing in Tasmania. Supported by Events Tasmania, the ASBK Championship event will be held at Symmons Plains Raceway from November 4-7, 2021. . Fans will see Australia’s fastest two-wheel riders go head-to-head in the Superbike,... Read More
Aussie riders will be out in force on the Australia Day holiday (26 January), enjoying our great climate, roads and... Read More
After the 2020 Black Dog Ride was cancelled due to the pandemic for the first time in its 11-year history,... Read More
Even the pandemic can’t stop world motorcycle travel author Heather Ellis. The Aussie rider will share her inspirational travel experiences by motorcycle through Africa and the Silk Road on an online author talk at 11am next Saturday (12 Dec 2020) through the Snowy Monaro Regional Library. “‘I really miss speaking... Read More
Brisbane riders have the chance to go wild on a locally designed WYLD mini electric chopper at the “Launch, Show... 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
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.... Read More
Thailand’s loss is Australia’s gain with expat Aussie Les Nyerges returning Down Under after 27 years in Thailand creating successful... Read More
Four of Australia’s most highly credentialed motocross industry professionals are joining forces to revitalise the Australian Motocross Championship. MX legend... Read More
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... Read More
Custom bikes and Tasmania’s scenery feature in a new 60-minute film called Wide of the Mark which the makers hope... Read More
A North of England man will attempt to set a new Guinness world record for a “high chair wheelie” sitting... Read More
Riders are being asked to help raise $US8000 for Meals on Wheels to service senior citizens who will be advised to home quarantine after the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. The world’s biggest motorcycle rally from, this weekend until next weekend (8-16 August 2020) will also be the biggest... Read More
If you ever wanted to buy a classic motorcycle or bike-related memorabilia at auction, the Bonhams three-day bike bonanza could... Read More
A rare 1928 BMW R57 (pictured front right) is a highlight of a collection of classic BMW motorcycles being offered... Read More
Long Way Up, featuring Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor riding electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycles, will screen on Apple TV+ from 18 September 2020, the same month the bike launches in Australia. Apple TV+ has announced that the first three episodes will screen on the Friday with one episode every week... Read More
Even though the pandemic has forced the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride to go solo this year, Triumph Motorcycle is back on... Read More
A special motorcycle exhibition in Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) planned for November has been confirmed with the centre... Read More
Two Royal Enfield Himalayan adventurer motorcycles have starring roles in an upcoming Kiwi winter surf film called “Lost Track New Zealand”. There, that’s a sentence you never thought you would hear! This trailer indicates a film that is beautifully shot and seems to capture the adventure and freedom of both... Read More
A tribute motorcycle to Isle of Man TT racing legend Joey Dunlop who died in 2000 is the highlight of... Read More
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will finally go... Read More
The latest Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor adventure, the Long Way Up, will be shown on Apple TV+ in the next few months. In the third and probably final “Long Way” series, the Brits ride Harley-Davidson electric LiveWire motorcycles from Tierra Del Fuego at the bottom of South America to... Read More
A fastidiously restored trio Norton Commando bikes is among a dozen restored classics on offer at the Shannons Winter Timed... Read More
If you want to look on the bright side of the current coronavirus pandemic, some motorcycle events are now being... Read More
Just before the pandemic was officially declared in March, Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, announced it would host a National Thunder Motorcycle Rally in October 2020. It has now been postponed until October 2021. Only a few hundred tickets were sold and all will be valid for next year unless... Read More
With the borders opening, Royal Enfield plans a Himalayan & Adventure Weekend of roving around the Byron Bay hinterland on... Read More
The world’s biggest motorbike show has been postponed from this November for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, switching... Read More
The pandemic has forced the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride and INTERMOT motorcycle show to go virtual, while the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will go ahead. DGR operations manager Ramsey Sayed says it will still go ahead on 27 September 2020 around the globe, but as a “ride solo, together” event. “Riders around... Read More
The 29th worldwide, annual Ride To Work Day on Monday (15 June 2020) will be a great demonstration to the... Read More
A replica of the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle ever made is being offered in a sale of historic motorcycles through Heroes... Read More
Auction houses such as Bonhams have continued to thrive during the pandemic in a virtual way, demonstrating that there are still riders out there with both taste and money! Two high-end motorcycle dealers tell me the current appetite for premium motorcycles is similar to post 9/11 when people thought “I... Read More
A 1960 Harley-Davidson FL Duo Glide that spent 37 years sitting in a shed in Queensland headlines Shannons’ Timed Online Classic... Read More
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the... Read More
In these days of pandemic where many can’t even ride their motorcycles, The Last Motorcycle on Earth depicts a world where motorbikes are banned. The film is almost too real! Director Eric Ristau tried to get crowd-funding for the movie and failed, but went ahead and produced it anyway. It is now available... Read More
(Contributed post on pokies) Pokies can take the theme of anything at all. In fact, it is almost impossible for... Read More
How would you like to ride a Rocket that once belonged to James Bond? Well, it was actually a 1969... Read More
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,... Read More
Australia’s country music capital, Tamworth, will host a National Thunder Motorcycle Rally in October 2020 based on the successful 2015... Read More
We all know motorcycles are works of art and now that is being recognised with a special exhibition in Brisbane’s... Read More
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... Read More
A collection of motorcycles gathered over 40 years by motorcycle manufacturer and Grand Prix boss Giancarlo Morbidelli will be offered... Read More
The free Fire Aid Ride this Sunday (23 February 2020) will be the first in a series of rides every two... Read More
(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... Read More
Dog-loving motorcyclists are invited to join the inaugural ride to raise funds for Gumtree Greys who rescue, foster and find... Read More
Without CareFlight, Tracy Jackson might not be here, so now she and husband Todd are paying back with the inaugural... Read More
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,... Read More
Returned and mature-aged riders are invited to attend a free Back on Your Bike riding course based in Newcastle. The... Read More
A second trailer for the Top Gun 2 movie confirms that Tom Cruise takes his old Kawasaki GPZ900R for a... Read More
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... Read More