The biggest motorcycle show in Australia and possibly the Southern Hemisphere, the Laverda Concours, returns for its 27th year on...
Even the pandemic can’t stop world motorcycle travel author Heather Ellis. The Aussie rider will share her inspirational travel experiences...
Biker sisters are a competitive lot with Australian, British and now American women vying for world records at all-female motorcycle rallies and parades. In 2014 the Babe Raid rally set the record when 284 women rode to the coastal NSW town of Ballina. Record Setter officially declared the record at 221 women...
Have bikers gone soft and has the world gone soft on bikers? Rather than the tough image of born-be-wild bikers...
Bikers for Autism Australia hopes to raise money this Sunday (August 30, 2015) for a Sunshine Coast family doing it...
This is a new section of Motorbike Writer where you get to plug your motorcycle event. It doesn’t matter if it’s for profit, charity or just a laugh. Send the details to hinchm@hotmail.com. Every good ride starts with a good coffee. Now you can start your ride with a Merlo...
Welcome to a new section of Motorbike Writer where you get to plug your motorcycle event. It doesn’t matter if...
(Contributed post on poker runs for our North American readers. Photo – WLRN) Poker and motorcycles might not seem like...
A lack of a permit didn’t stop thousands of bikers from parading into Washington on September 11 in support victims of 9/11. Organisers of the “2 Million Bikers to DC” ride were denied permits for a police escort through traffic because the parade was expected to be too big and...
You don’t have to ride to the Red Centre to support mental health – a one-day Black Dog Ride has...
For those who can’t do the epic Black Dog Ride to the Red Centre in August, the Black Dog 1...
Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) annual 1 Dayer charity rides for mental health issues are back in 2022, as well as last year’s popular “virtual” 1 Dayers. The 1 Dayer 2022 will be held at various locations around Australian on Sunday 20 March to kickstart a national conversation about depression...
If you’d like to support the annual Black Dog Ride but can’t afford a week off work for the epic...
A record 7000 riders in 34 locations around Australia raised $236,000 in the annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer on March 20, 2016,...
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...
Two black dogs were the stars of the annual Black Dog Ride that left from Brisbane this morning. Mandy and...
The annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer rides for mental health awareness are coming up on March 19, 2017, with one...
The annual Black Dog Ride will head to Tassie instead of the Red Centre for the first time in eight years with bookings now open for the October/November event. It is being held in late spring rather than the usual winter timing to avoid dangerous snow and ice conditions. Riders...
This year’s fifth annual Black Dog Ride will be a ripper! It starts in Bateau Bay, NSW, on July 26...
Riders will return to the Red Centre in 2020 to celebrate 10 years since the establishment of the first Black Dog...
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...
After a break from tradition in 2014 when riders lapped the continent (watch the tragic and emotional video documentary), the...
After the 2020 Black Dog Ride was cancelled due to the pandemic for the first time in its 11-year history,...
Black Dog Ride Australia (BDRA) is seeking the views of riders to determine its future direction after a couple of “ruff” years due to changes in leadership and the pandemic. BDRA was started by Steve Andrews after his solo ride around Australia in 2009 to raise awareness of depression and...
A World Superbikes tour, a visit to the Top End and heaps more One Dayer events are scheduled for the...
The annual Black Dog Ride has passed the $1 million mark in funds raised for mental health support services in...
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...
Motorcycle Blanket Runs are about to start as the weather gets cooler and homeless people become vulnerable to disease and...
Toowoomba motorcyclists will ride for the homeless on Sunday, May 22, 2016, for the annual Huggie Bear Memorial Blanket Run....
Blind Aussie rider Ben Felten is this weekend going for the Guinness World Record of 265.33km/h (164.87mph) for a blind rider at the World Speed Trials at Lake Gairdner. Click here to post your best wishes on his Facebook page. At 16, Ben crashes his bike into a tree and...
Blokes will be invited to take part in the Babe Raid rally at Dubbo in November when male and female...
BMW Motorrad Australia is offering more GS off-road training courses this year. So far they have reased pricing, dates and...
Hardcore fans of German off-road riding have been hanging out for this one — the announcement of the 2022 BMW GS Safari Enduro event. For more than two decades BMW Motorrad Australia has been operating road and off-road tours for customers, called safaris. A fe years ago they split the...
2014 will be an epic year for the BMW Safari which celebrates its 20th anniversary. There will be three Australian...
BMW Motorrad Australia is extending its safari program this year by adding shorter two- to four-day GS Tours, including a...
BMW Motorrad Australia has launched ticket sales for the 2018 GS Safari Enduro in Tasmania from 11-16 October. The company has been running safaris for 24 years, starting wth a combined road and off-road safari in Tasmania. After a few years, the safaris were split into TS (road) and GS...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going to the BMW GS Safari-Enduro. The first enduro version of the...
Riders can take their bike to the track and also test ride the BMW S 1000 RR and other BMW...
BMW Motorrad Australia has expanded its 2016 Off-Road Training Program with three additional course dates to cater for growing demand. The three Level 1 courses are open to BMW GS owners, as well as other riders interested in adventure motorcycles. For New South Wales riders, two courses are available; the first based...
It’s hard enough getting a road test from your local motorcycle dealer, but a test where you take an adventure...