The announcement this week of an Australia Royal Commission into veteran and serving defence member suicides has prompted organisers of... Read More
The Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) organisation which raises awareness and funds for mental health issues this year installed a new leader... Read More
Below is a press release from Psychs on Bikes, a group of mental health professionals who raise awareness in rural and remote communities. These professionals also have a passion for motorcycles and have been able to combine their passion for motorcycles with their profession of helping people while travelling to... Read More
The Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) which raises awareness and funds for mental health issues has yet another new leader.... 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
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer rides for depression awareness on 15 March 2020 and International Day of Happiness on 20 March, psychologist and reborn rider Sharon Ledger suggests going for a ride to feel happy. She says it’s... Read More
Riding motorcycles has several proven mental and physical health benefits for riders and now we find the vibration of your... Read More
Riders will return to the Red Centre in 2020 to celebrate 10 years since the establishment of the first Black Dog... Read More
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... Read More
All riders on all types of bike are invited to take part in the third annual Ride Sunday on 10... Read More
Famous charity rider Tex O’Grady is set to retire his second dog pillion, Bundy, and is currently training her replacement,... Read More
The future of Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) events to raise awareness and funds for mental health issues is assured, despite recent staff, funding and cost problems, the organisation says. BDRA sent an email to all followers this week admitting the organisation has been “in a state of flux” since... Read More
We probably didn’t need a scientific study to tell us motorcycle riding reduces stress and distraction, while increasing our focus... 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
We know motorcycles are music to our ears and now Dutch musician Dominic Seldis has proven it by producing a special motorcycle symphony to promote this Sunday’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam musician has recreated Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss using only a range of different motorcycle exhausts.... Read More
The seventh annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on 30 September 2018 will double their allocation of funding toward mental health. Founder Mark... Read More
Henry Crew, 23, is heading to Australia on his bid to become the youngest person to ride around the world... Read More
Riders have been invited to attend the funeral cortege and celebration of the life and works of well-respected and loved rider John Anthony JC Curran. JC passed away on Saturday, 4 August, 2018, after a long battle with prostate cancer, aged 65. Riders who remember JC are asked to say... 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
Bookings are now open for the annual Black Dog Ride, this time heading to Darwin for the first time. The... 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
With one week to go, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is striving to make this a record year. Spokesman Stephen Bronholm... Read More
A video that focusses on the mental health issue of a rider and his family is being promoted to highlight... Read More
Men suffering from mental health issues are invited to meet two riders for dinner talks about suicide prevention was they ride from Phillip Island to Darwin and back this month. Riders John “JC” Curren (pictured above), who has been living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for more than 30... Read More
Gold Coast rider Greg Kelly, 61, was diagnosed with dementia in February but is now fighting back with Kell’s Ride... Read More
Albania, Kuwait, Monaco, Nicaragua, and Ukraine join the line-up of distinguished countries involved in the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride which this... Read More
The new boss of the Black Dog Ride plans to improve communication technology to link workers and riders into a “more transparent system”. Information systems expert David Peach has taken over from interim MD Jim Redmond who stepped in after the shock retirement in February of founder Steve Andrews. David... Read More
Psychologists and psychiatrists are mounting up on their motorcycles for their annual Big Ride to bring mental health issues and... Read More
Cyclone Debbie forced a scheduled Show and Shine in aid of depressions sufferers at Mt Mee’s Pitstop Cafe to be... Read More
The annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer rides for mental health awareness are coming up on March 19, 2017, with one lucky rider winning an Indian Scout. The Scout is valued at $19,995 and all riders who registered online before March 7 are now in the draw to win with the winner... Read More
Black Dog Ride founder Steve Andrews has resigned from the mental health charity after facing up to his own issues... Read More
Sandra Moran set off to ride around Australia in 2015 to raise awareness for depression after her son, Jaie, took... Read More
One lucky rider in the annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayers on March 19, 2017, will win a Scout donated by Indian Motorcycle Australia. The Scout is valued at $19,995 and all riders who registered online by March 6 are automatically in the draw to win. The winner will be announced on... Read More
Brisbane rider Terri Barclay is riding more than 5500km around Queensland with the Black Dog Ride in memory of her... Read More
If you can’t afford the time to do one of the state-based Black Dog Rides this year, you can become a Night... Read More
We’ve all seen the mental health poster that says “You never see a motorcycle outside a pyschiatrist’s office”. However, you would see a big Kawasaki GTR1400 parked outside psychiatrist Joe Dunn’s Sydney office. Joe is the founder of Psychs on Bikes, a group of mental health professionals who ride around... Read More
You can now register for the eighth annual Black Dog Ride to raise awareness of mental health issues with separate rides... Read More
The eighth annual Black Dog Ride to raise awareness of mental health issues takes a different twist this year with... Read More
It seems strange that anyone who buys a motorbike could possibly regret it, but many do feel “buyer’s remorse” that they have bought the wrong bike or got the wrong deal. Motoring industry experts say it is one of the biggest problems in keeping customer loyalty. That’s why some motorcycle... Read More
A record 7000 riders in 34 locations around Australia raised $236,000 in the annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer on March 20, 2016,... Read More
More than 7000 riders in 34 locations around the country will tomorrow (March 20, 2016) take part in the annual... Read More
If you love the thrills of motorcycling and the adventure of riding far and wide, it’s probably because you were born with it in your genes. The reason is all very scientific and explained in the long-titled paper “Population Migration and the Variation of Dopamine D4 Receptor (DRD4) Allele Frequencies... Read More
Motorbike Writer and Suomy have joined to offer a new Suomy road or adventure helmet to one lucky rider who registers... Read More
If you’d like to support the annual Black Dog Ride but can’t afford a week off work for the epic... Read More
One of the first things many people do after a divorce is to buy something expensive, adventurous and impulsive, like a motorcycle, says psychologist and reborn rider Sharon Ledger. “A surge of adrenalin can make you feel very alive. It is often seen as an antidote for boredom or unhappiness.”... Read More
Sad news about the Black Dog Ride of 65 Aussies across America with a tragic accident on Friday (September 25, 2015) near... Read More
The Black Dog Ride of 65 Aussies across America is at the half-way point of their 21-day ride, raising funds and... Read More
Sixty-five Australians have started the first international Black Dog Ride in the USA. They are riding 7000km from New York to LA, visiting 18 cities in 21 days to kick start conversations about suicide prevention. Black Dog Ride founder and BMW rider Steve Andrews says they will be riding hired Harley-Davidson... Read More
Sixty-five Aussies are off to the US next week for the first international Black Dog Ride, raising money and awareness... Read More
You don’t have to ride to the Red Centre to support mental health – a one-day Black Dog Ride has... Read More
Motorcycle riders have raised more than $352,000 for Lifeline and Mental Health First Aid in this year’s Black Dog Ride to the Red Centre. The ride attracted 675 participants from every state and territory, with 300 riding all the way to the Red Centre. Funds will be directed to Lifeline’s... Read More
Two black dogs were the stars of the annual Black Dog Ride that left from Brisbane this morning. Mandy and... Read More
The annual Black Dog Ride has passed the $1 million mark in funds raised for mental health support services in... Read More
The annual Black Dog Ride is on in August with riders leaving from all around Australia and converging on Alice Springs. Since 2009 the ride has raised awareness of depression and more than $900,000 in funds for mental health support programs. It was started by Steve Andrews as one man’s... Read More
My wife has been reading a lot of books about positive education and recently attended a teaching conference on the... Read More