It might seem early to be registering for the 10th annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, but the event has been moved forward... 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
The Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) which raises awareness and funds for mental health issues has yet another new leader. Automotive marketer Lawson Dixon (pictured) will take over as general manager in February. BDRA was started by Steve Andrews after his solo ride around Australia in 2009. His shock retirement... 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
The Melbourne-based Toy Run For the Father Bob Maguire Foundation has been cancelled due the COVID restrictions of 50 people... Read More
Supporting the Cause Chrissy Rouse and Dom Herbertson are no strangers to the world of motorsport. Chrissy is the 2020 National Superstock 1000 champion while Dom is an Isle of Man TT top-10 finisher. These riders know how to get what they want, and they have set their sites on... Read More
What Goes Hand-in-Hand With Open-Face Helmets and Classic Cafe-Racer Bikes? Moustaches of Course. Movember has been a huge success since... Read More
So what is the fallout from the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last week, the biggest mass gathering in the... Read More
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”... Read More
Bloodbikes Australia is playing an integral part in transporting COVID-19 tests from suburban testing centres to medical laboratories. Founder Peter... 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
MV Agusta has bought a special coronavirus testing machine in the fight against the disease in one of the hardest hit regions in Italy. The factory (pictured above), on the shores of beautiful Lake Varese near Milan, is in Lombardy which was one of the first regions to be hit... Read More
The inaugural Fire Aid Ride last Sunday (23 February 2020) has been labelled a success, attracting more than 600 riders... 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
If you want to secure your helmet on your motorcycle and help animal rescue efforts after the bushfires, buy a Helmet Hook for your bike. For every $19.95 Helmet Hook bought, about $7.45 will be donated to animal rescue. Australian importer Bill Murphy says his American supplier is a “huge animal... Read More
Without CareFlight, Tracy Jackson might not be here, so now she and husband Todd are paying back with the inaugural... Read More
The best way riders can help local communities affected by devastating bushfires is to avoid the area until the emergency... Read More
Like many Aussie sports stars and celebrities, Aussie MotoGP racer Jack Miller and our two-time Dakar rally winner Toby Price are raising money for the bushfire appeal. Jack put up his 2018 MotoGP helmet up for auction and raised 22 bids worldwide. The auction has now closed and raised $18,000! Jack has promised to... Read More
After a lengthy period of toy runs in the lead-up to Christmas, we arrive at the last weekend for the... Read More
It seems a lot of riders love a parade. This year a group of 3497 Harley-Davidson riders (pictured above) grabbed... Read More
Riders will return to the Red Centre in 2020 to celebrate 10 years since the establishment of the first Black Dog Ride in 2010. This year’s Around Australia Ride celebrated founder Steve Andrew’s solo ride around Australia in 2009 to raise awareness for mental health issues. His epic ride was followed in... Read More
Motorcycle rides raise millions for various organisations all year, but the biggest events are the annual Christmas Toy Runs which aid... Read More
Tickets are now available for the third annual Black Dog Ride to the World Superbikes at Phillip Island in 2020... Read More
‘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... Read More
It might seem early, but we are already compiling a list of Toy Runs around the nation and need your... Read More
Townsville riders have started a GoFundMe page to increase the fund raising for their 39th annual Toy Run next month... Read More
All riders on all types of bike are invited to take part in the third annual Ride Sunday on 10 November 2019 to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s mental health. The event has been held in winter the past couple of years and had... Read More
Aussie contributions have been flooding in for a Croation rider who was sidelined into a wheelchair in 2008 by an... Read More
Organisers of the 18th annual Bloomhill Bras n’ Bikes are asking riders to share their stories of battling cancer and... Read More
The Blood Bikes volunteer rider movement delivering blood to hospitals has spread to Australia and the co-ordinator is now calling for more volunteers. Brisbane rider Peter Davis says he first heard of the service from a friend involved in Blood Bikes Scotland. “I thought we should have that service in... Read More
Veteran dementia charity fundraisers Ken Eaton and his dog Chloe joined the recent 10th anniversary Black Dog Ride around Australia... 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
Famous charity rider Tex O’Grady is set to retire his second dog pillion, Bundy, and is currently training her replacement, Rebel. Tex and Bundy racked up a million kilometres in December 2017 raising more than $6m for charities. He says it is a world record for a motorcycle dog that... Read More
The future of Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) events to raise awareness and funds for mental health issues is assured,... Read More
This record-setting BMW K 1600 GT is up for auction in Las Vegas on Australia Day (January 26, 2019) with... Read More
As the biker toy run season nears its end this weekend, the Salvos (Salvation Army of Australia) have thanked the tens of thousands of riders who have participated and provided donations. Salvos community fundraising GM Andrew Hill says about $6-$7m has been raised in donations during the Christmas season. He... Read More
This weekend is shaping up as the biggest for Christmas Toy Runs with motorcycle clubs and organisations dressing up for fun... Read More
A former elite soldier and combat medic is raising funds to buy and equip a “medicycle” to bring crucial medical... Read More
Riders can make a dream ride come true for people with an intellectual disability and have the opportunity to ride around Sydney Motorsport Park at the Soar & Roar Festival on Sunday, December 9, 2018. The event raises funds for Special Olympics Australia. Spokesman Aaron Henry expects thousands of riders to... Read More
Christmas Toy Runs go into top gear from this weekend with motorcycle clubs and organisations dressing up for fun and giving... Read More
Crashed, sick and injured riders have heaped praise on the B4BD (Bikers 4 Bikers Down) service that started in May... Read More
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... Read More
Ride Against Drought organisers have today made a “heart-breaking decision” and cancelled the fundraising October 27 event, deeming the weather too... Read More
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has had a record year, raising $US5.8m (about $8.2m) for men’s cancer research and mental health... Read More
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.... Read More
We know motorcycles are music to our ears and now Dutch musician Dominic Seldis has proven it by producing a special... Read More
Contributed post Sometimes in life we can find ourselves at a bit of a crossroads. We want that thrill of... Read More
The seventh annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on 30 September 2018 will double their allocation of funding toward mental health. Founder Mark Hawwa of Sydney says they have increased their allocation of funding toward mental health from 20% to 40% for The Movember Foundation. That means 60%, rather than 80%, will go toward... Read More
Even though the seventh annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on 30 September 2018 shines an “extra strong” spotlight on men’s health issues,... Read More
The second annual Ride Sunday event raised three times the funds raised in its first year with organisers saying it... Read More
Bookings are now open for the annual Black Dog Ride, this time heading to Darwin for the first time. The Top End ride leaves each state at varied times around August 9, arrives on Friday, August 17 and finishes on the Saturday. Riders will be able to take part in... Read More
A Victorian rider knocked off his BMW by a swinging trailer door is selling his Indian Chief Vintage to donate... Read More
The second annual Ride Sunday (June 3, 2018) offers three motorcycles as prizes to the top three fundraisers at this... Read More
Henry Crew, 22, only got his motorcycle licence three-and-a-half years ago but is now well into his bid to become the youngest person to ride around the world. Along the way the young Brit will raise money for men’s mental and physical health organisation Movember. The current record is held by... Read More
Motorcycle Blanket Runs are about to start as the weather gets cooler and homeless people become vulnerable to disease and... Read More
The second annual Fred Hollows Ride to Bourke to raise money for vital sight-restoration surgery has been moved from the... Read More
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have raised millions for the needy and now they need a little bit of charity themselves after their house was robbed at the weekend. Longtime friend and motorcycle accessories importer Frank Tidswell has decided it is time to return... Read More
Former Gold Coast rider Kenn Bannister is riding solo from London to Africa and back over almost 2000km of Sahara... Read More
You could win an Indian Scout Bobber simply by registering early for the annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer events... Read More
A World Superbikes tour, a visit to the Top End and heaps more One Dayer events are scheduled for the 2018 Black Dog Ride agenda. All rides raise funds and awareness for mental health issues. Black Dog Ride’s new CEO David Peach says “awareness is the best catalyst for promoting... Read More