Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) is seeking the views of riders to determine its future direction after a couple of...
Riders are set for toy runs all around the world over the next few weeks in the lead-up to Christmas....
The second annual Ride Sunday (June 3, 2018) offers three motorcycles as prizes to the top three fundraisers at this year’s motorcycle charity event. Ride Sunday is different to most other charity events because it allows riders to organise their own events and nominate their own beneficiary from 55 listed...
As the biker toy run season nears its end this weekend, the Salvos (Salvation Army of Australia) have thanked the...
You just can’t stop motorcycle riders from doing their bit for worthwhile charities – even Movember! Here at MotorbikeWriter we...
Organisers of the Obi Obi Motorcycle Show have promised to fix any teething problems from their successful inaugural 2016 show when it returns on Sunday (September 10, 2017). “We were taken a bit by surprise at the number of people rolling up,” says spokesman Steve Walker. “We planned for 500, would...
After a lengthy period of toy runs in the lead-up to Christmas, we arrive at the last weekend for the...
Without CareFlight, Tracy Jackson might not be here, so now she and husband Todd are paying back with the inaugural...
A Victorian rider knocked off his BMW by a swinging trailer door is selling his Indian Chief Vintage to donate the proceeds to Epworth Hospital in recognition of the support and care they gave him during his rehabilitation. Max Vulling says the hospital is part of a not-for-profit group. “The...
It might seem early, but we are already compiling a list of Toy Runs around the nation and need your...
A World Superbikes tour, a visit to the Top End and heaps more One Dayer events are scheduled for the...
Sydney riders Taber and Damien plan to ride around Australia’s Highway 1, raising awareness of depression and $33,500 for the Beyond Blue charity. Taber knows all too well that the struggle is real having gone through his own experience with depression last year. He says “prevention is nine-tenths of the...
Men suffering from mental health issues are invited to meet two riders for dinner talks about suicide prevention was they...
The seventh annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on 30 September 2018 will double their allocation of funding toward mental health. Founder Mark...
A registry of volunteers to help recovering riders injured in a motorcycle crash is being set up by a Hawkebsury couple who also suffered in a motorcycle crash. Cheri and Greg Nunn are collecting the names and contact details of volunteers and what services they can provide for injured riders. Services...
A new BMW R nineT Scrambler valued at $21,480 is up for grabs in the fourth annual motorcycle raffle to...
Veteran dementia charity fundraisers Ken Eaton and his dog Chloe joined the recent 10th anniversary Black Dog Ride around Australia...
Organisers of the inaugural Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride at Noosa on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland expected 12 riders, but ended up with almost 100, such is the success of this global phenomenon. The Noosa ride on September 27, 2015, was one of 131 new rides added to the list of cities around the world participating in the DGR...
Toowoomba motorcyclists will ride for the homeless on Sunday, May 22, 2016, for the annual Huggie Bear Memorial Blanket Run....
Fanatical rider Timothy William McKenzie lost his life on September 1 2016 and now his struggling family is seeking financial...
Black Dog Ride founder Steve Andrews has resigned from the mental health charity after facing up to his own issues with depression and anxiety. In an open letter printed below, Steve says has succumbed after a four-year legal battle to Trade Mark the brand, plus social media criticisms and the...
After several Australian toy runs were cancelled, restricted or went “virtual” in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, it appears...
If you’d like to support the annual Black Dog Ride but can’t afford a week off work for the epic...
It might seem early to be registering for the 10th annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, but the event has been moved forward from September to May from this year. Click here to register. The ninth annual event went virtual in 2020 because of the pandemic, resulting in the number of participants and...
Like many Aussie sports stars and celebrities, Aussie MotoGP racer Jack Miller and our two-time Dakar rally winner Toby Price are raising...
A former elite soldier and combat medic is raising funds to buy and equip a “medicycle” to bring crucial medical...
Tickets are now available for the third annual Black Dog Ride to the World Superbikes at Phillip Island in 2020 to promote mental health issues. Black Dog Ride Australia Victoria co-ordinator Bernie Garvey says riders get to see some spectacular scenery, participate in a parade lap of the circuit and...
The Obi Obi Motorcycle Show returns on Sunday (September 10, 2017) after a successful inaugural year event attracting more than...
The second annual Fred Hollows Ride to Bourke to raise money for vital sight-restoration surgery has been moved from the...
Variety last year extended its annual Bash to a Dash of Postie Bikes and continues this year in November, raising money for needy children while having a heap of fun. The Variety Postie Bike Dash runs from Newcastle out into isolated areas of NSW on standard and roadworthy Honda CT110 motorcycles....
So what is the fallout from the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last week, the biggest mass gathering in the...
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have raised millions for the needy and now they...
Aussie contributions have been flooding in for a Croation rider who was sidelined into a wheelchair in 2008 by an incurable muscle weakness disease. Earlier this year Boris Ivančić called for help to collect motorcycle badges, patches, stickers and flags. These badges and patches have arrived from Australia. “I wish to thank...
The annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer rides for mental health awareness are coming up on March 19, 2017, with one...
Out riding at the weekend, I noticed a few signs with Santas on them and some riders are already talking...
The idea of leaving rainy England to travel to the other side of the world and embark on an epic Australian motorcycle journey across the red centre seems a dream out of most people’s reach. But not for Paul and Andy of the UK who are flying out for the...
Organisers of an inaugural charity baton ride around Victoria for mental health issues among returned soldiers and emergency workers hope...
The second annual Ride Sunday event raised three times the funds raised in its first year with organisers saying it...
Townsville riders have started a GoFundMe page to increase the fund raising for their 39th annual Toy Run next month to help families affected by February’s floods. Click here to donate. The floods, caused by a slow-moving cycling, was one of the worst natural disasters to impact the region causing...
Bookings are now open for the annual Black Dog Ride, this time heading to Darwin for the first time. The...
The second annual Brisbane Motorcycle Street Care blanket run on Saturday will help collect blankets to give out to the...
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...
The fifth annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) is on again worldwide on September 25 2016 and for the first time the...
You could win a Ducati Monster 1200 S and help the Ducati Owners Club of Victoria celebrate their 40th anniversary...
Motorcycle riders don’t need much of an excuse to go for a ride to raise money for some needy charity organisation – and the annual Canberra Blanket Run is no exception. Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Shaun Lennard conservatively estimates that riders raise more than $1 million a year. that’s very...
The Melbourne-based Toy Run For the Father Bob Maguire Foundation has been cancelled due the COVID restrictions of 50 people...
The third annual Camp Quality Victory Convoy of motorcycles and trucks on April 30 hopes to raise $150,000 to give...
Famous charity riding couple Tex O’Grady and his cattle dog Bundy have racked up a million kilometres while raising funds and smiles around the nation. Tex believes it is a world first for a rider and dog. The pair clocked the magic million mark on their Moto Guzzi Stelvio on...
A collection of rare motorcycles, cars, watches and cameras owned by a close friend of TV personality and motorcycle and...
Psychologists and psychiatrists are mounting up on their motorcycles for their annual Big Ride to bring mental health issues and...
The exponential growth of the global Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride continues with 131 more rides in cities around the world this year. Last year, the DGR raised more than $US1.6 for prostate cancer research around the world with 20,000 distinguished gents and ladies turning out in more than 235 cities in 55...
Australia’s first Dream Ride to raise money for Special Olympians will be held in conjunction with the MotorWorld show at...
This record-setting BMW K 1600 GT is up for auction in Las Vegas on Australia Day (January 26, 2019) with...
You could win an Indian Scout Bobber simply by registering early for the annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer events on March 18. The prize Indian Scout Scout is not the first time Indian Motorcycle Australia has been involved with the Black Dog Ride. Last year they offered a Scout...
Social riding group BOOBs (Babes Out On Bikes) is raising money for one of their riders to buy a trike...
Dog-loving motorcyclists are invited to join the inaugural ride to raise funds for Gumtree Greys who rescue, foster and find...
What Goes Hand-in-Hand With Open-Face Helmets and Classic Cafe-Racer Bikes? Moustaches of Course. Movember has been a huge success since its inception in 2004. They have provided millions of dollars in funding to raise awareness for men’s health. This year, they are partnering with Triumph to bring you ‘The Disguinshed...
People with an intellectual disability will get the opportunity to experience the thrill of a motorcycle or luxury car Dream...
Ride for Kids is the longest-running, most successful motorcycle charity event in the nation – and Comoto, America’s largest Powersports...
Riders and non-riders are invited to attend the second annual DV Ride in Ipswich on Sunday (May 7,2017) to raise money and awareness for domestic and family violence and sexual assault support. DV Ride coordinator and Ulysses Club Ipswich Branch secretary Amanda Pamenter says they had more than 400 riders last...