Biker Events in Oz
Here is a list of all the events that are happening in Australia in the next couple of months. This is a free service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Remember, if it ain't in Ozbike, it ain't worth going to.
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Events in March 2010
Silverwater Motor Festival (NSW); 13 March. Silverwater Park, Clyde Street. 12 noon—4 pm. Hot rods, classic cars, street machines, competition cars, street & custom motorcycles on display. Live music, kids entertainment, club & trade displays. Trophies including People’s Choice for bikes & cars. Competition entry under Silverwater Bridge 10 am—12 noon. First 40 car and first 40 motorcycle entries receive $50 sponsors bag free. Visit: www.greghirstenterprises.com.au
Inverell Street & Custom Bike Show (NSW); 13 March. Biggest bike show in Northern NSW. Stacks of categories & trophies. Stunt bikes, stalls, bands, adult entertainment, camping available. Gates open 8 am. Ashford Road, Inverell. Enquiries Phone: 0427-004-502.
Last Man Standing (Vic). 13 March. Vigilantes MC, factory 3/6—8 Leo Street, Fawkner. 12 noon till late. Patch clubs invite only. Call: 0402-085-009 or 0416-38-6144.
Roll the Dice Run, Bike & Hot Rod Rally (Qld); 19—21 March. Dice run leaves 10 am sharp from Warwick Showground with top prize of $1000 plus heaps of other prizes at each stop. Live entertainment Friday & Saturday nights with bar & catering all weekend. Saturday entertainment includes draw of the Win a Harley raffle. All monies raised going to charities including Domestic Violence Shelter House. Contact Rotary Club of Warwick: 0409-955-299. Tickets & rally details at www.rollthedicerun.com.au
Run Rann Out Jokers Wild Poker Run (SA); 20 March. 1st card 10 am Gawler; leaves 12 pm. Prizes for best hand, best bike, best car. T-shirt & other enquiries: 08-8369-2312; or jokerswildts@bigpond.net.au
Hillston Poker Run (NSW); 20 March. Meet 9.30 am at Goolgowi Hotel to register. Run route: Rankins Springs, Lake Cargelligo, Euabalong, Mt Hope, Hillston. Live music, BBQ, tea & raffles. Ride, drive, bus. All proceeds to Hillston Skate Park Project. Contact: 0427-672-546.
Easter Charity Ride (NSW); 21 March. Meet 9.30 am at Regent Park Bowling Club rear carpark; depart 11.30 am. Bike entry $15; Ride patch $10. All money raised will go to the Children’s Hospital. Kobbers Kruiser Klub: 0401-205-118.
Slopes & Plains Dice AMC Run (NSW); 27 March. Departing Wingen Hotel (just north of Scone) at 11 am sharp; destination Denman where we will party the night away. Enjoy some of the best riding the Hunter Valley has to offer. Usual raffles & highest & lowest at each stop, as well as the highest & lowest overall. Great prizes & prize money. Accommodation available from motel to camping. There will be bikes leaving Tamworth Maccas South at 9 am Saturday morning; there will also be people partying at Wingen on Friday night. All bikes welcome. Contact Lloyd: 0418-667-899.
Moorooka Poker Run (Qld); 27 March. 31 Unwin Street, Moorooka. Registration from 10.30 am; ride leaves 11.30 am. Great after-ride party with BBQ. Want more info call: 0415-803-986.
Capricorn Coast Tattoo Show & Shine (Qld); 27 March. 228 Adelaide Park Road, Yeppoon. Starts 12 noon. Admission $15. Licenced bar; no BYO. Trophies & prizes for cars, bikes & tattoos. Live bands. Hot food supplied by Yeppoon Scout Group. Heaps of children’s entertainment. Everybody welcome. For more information phone Capricorn Coast Rebels MC: 0411-785-983.
CJ Dennis Ride (Vic); 27 March. Start from the Whittlesea Showgrounds on the King Lake Road between 9—10 am. Raffle tickets & donations will be sold at King Lake, Toolangi, Healesville, and Marysville. The finish is at the Warburton Sports Ground where the raffle will be drawn between 3—4 pm. The ride is 152 km of sensational bike roads. It's all sealed. It's for all road-registered motorcycles, scooters, sidecars & trikes. It's suitable for novices and experienced riders. Riders can do all or part of the ride or just attend the raffle draw at the finish in Warburton. Call: 0419-846-855.
Events in April 2010
Bike Week (Qld); 1—4 April. The former Gold Coast Bike Week has moved to Queensland Raceway over Easter. A totally revamped Bike Week will be held at the Ipswich (a western suburb of Brisbane city) Circuit Racing venue.
Bankstown Motorcycle Show (NSW); 2 April (Good Friday). Bankstown Paceway, 178 Eldridge Road. Admission $30 (children under 12 free). All bikes welcome to enter the show for $10 which is 100 percent donated to the SES (enter your bike by 11 am please). TW Outlaw sidecar demos; St George MCC flat track demos; Extreme FMX Air; live rock band, Black Label, with support band, Stone; V8 motorcycle burnouts; martial arts demo; donut master burnout comp; live reptile show; FTP stunts.com; trials rider demo; heaps of trade stalls; female review (after dark). Security parking. All weather cover—rain, hail all shine—all good! Bike raffle drawn at 6 pm. No dogs or BYO. Trade stall enquiries: 0428-415-819 or 02-9565-1793.
Pigs Arse Poker Run (Qld); 3 April. Apple Tree Creek Hotel, 5 km north Childers. Sign on from 9 am; run leaves at 11.30 am sharp. $10 per hand with $250 for best hand and $50 For the worst hand. Lots of other prizes & giveaways as well. After-run party with rock band, burnouts, hot meals, cold drinks. Camping available all weekend. Breakfast on the deck Sunday morning. No BYO, dogs or bad attitudes. All clubs by prior arrangement. Consolidated Bikers Association Australia: 07-4126-1206; 0414-331-653.
Drag ‘n’ Brag (NSW); 11 April. All Harley drag race at Western Sydney International Dragway. Motorcycle show & live music all day. Organised by Fraser Motorcycles, H-D of Blacktown, Sy’s Harley & Trivett H-D.
Mackay Anzac Day Run (Qld); 24 April. Registration 12 midday at Langfords Hotel. After-ride party & secure overnight parking. Further details call Animal at OW Promotions: 0427-557-629.
Brisbane Poker Run (Qld); 24 April. Meet 9 am at Kuraby Hotel for a sausage sizzle & sign-on. Enjoy a great day riding with various stops along the way then back to the clubhouse for trophy presentation, cash prizes & giveaways, then party the night away with live entertainment. All makes & models of bikes welcome. Uber Alles Entertainment: 0402-086-448.
Ironfest Bike Show (NSW); 24 April. Lithgow Showground. Registration 10 am—12 pm. 13 categories. Patch clubs by invite only. More info: 0404-336-411; www.ironfest.com.au
Events in May 2010
Men’s Night (NSW); 1 May. VVMC Sydney clubhouse, cnr Old Menai Road & Illawarra Road, Menai. Gates open 7 pm; bar open until 11.45 pm. Entry $20. Food available; fully licensed premises. Come along & enjoy the party. Clubs by invitation only. Contact Macca: 0418-604-422.
Rebels Dubbo 40 Year Anniversary Party (NSW); 1 May. Bunglegumbie Road, Dubbo. Gates open 6 pm—late. Camping available on grounds. Food, live band, adult entertainment. All welcome. Contact: 0421-854-703 or 0407-701-580.
Brass Monkey Rally (NSW); 1—2 May. Rydal Showground (signposted near Lithgow). Bike show, bar, hot food, gymkhana, rally awards, trade stalls, free camping, huge bonfire, two awesome bands. Entry $25 (children under 12 free). All bikes, all people, all ages. Bikers Australia: 0448-245-377.
Snake Eyes Dice Run (Qld); 2 May. Hervey Bay riders meet at 7.30 am for a 9.30 sign-on at Nth Bundaberg IGA carpark. Dice rolls, lucky entry draws, raffles with a total of $1000 cash given away. Registration $20. A short run with a stop at Avondale Tavern, finishing at the Bucca Hotel. Live band, full bar & BBQ catering available. Presentations at 2 pm. Day ride or over-nighter. On-site accom & camping. No dogs, no BYO. All riders welcome. Proceeds donated to the Salvation Army. Patriots Australia, Wide Bay Chapter. Contact Moonshine: 0422-257-321.
Tannum Sands Bike & Tattoo Show (Qld); 1 May. Diggers Arms Hotel, Calliope. Gates open 12 am. Food & full bar facilities; live entertainment. Rego 2 pm; judging 4 pm; presentation 5 pm. Patch clubs by invite only. Phone OMC: 0411-660-938.
Thunderbolt Rally (NSW); 15 May. Dungog Showground. First time in Oz: Unimotorcycle drags. Live entertainment. Undercover bike show & tattoo show. Car show including hotrods, utes, mini trucks, demolition derby, motocross, trade displays. Burnout & wet T-shirt comps. Cash prizes. Tattooist on site. In aid of cystic fibrosis. Organised by Central Coast American Motorcycle Club Inc with the support of the Dungog community. Call: 0438-432-394.
Stand Easy Night (NSW); 22 May. Gates open 18:00 hours. Diggers MMC Sydney. cnr Old Illawarra & Menai Roads, Menai. Strippers & live music. Call 0411-889-525.
Ray Owen Classic Motorcycle Show, Concourse & Swap Meet (Qld); 23 May. Undercover at Teese Pavilion, Beaudesert Showground. Open to all motorcycles manufactured up to 1980 Concourse & up to 1982 Classic. Dust off the old bike in the shed & enter the show or just come & enjoy the machines on display. Gates open 6 am. The Historical Motorcycle Club of Qld: 0428-815-785.
Motoring tour of Benalla district (Vic); 28 May. In association with Historic Winton. Assemble 9 am at the Benalla Art Gallery. The tour concludes with a Shine & Show display outside the Benalla Civic Centre 3—5 pm. Proudly supported by the RACV, Benalla Rural City Council & The Austin 7 Club. www.historicwinton.org
25th Annual Brisbane Street & Custom Bike Show (Qld); 29 May. Odin’s Warriors MC, 31 Unwin Street, Moorooka. Open for bike entries from 6 am till noon; gates open for spectators from 9 am. $10 entry, $5 bike entry, children & pensioners free. Huge after-show party from 5 pm. Details call: 0415-803-986.
34th Historic Winton, Benalla (Vic); 29—30 May. A weekend of non-stop racing featuring more than 400 historic racing cars & motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s. Celebrations include 100 years of Alfa Romeo & the 60th year of the local A7 Club. Highlights are the ever-expanding Special Interest Car Park & Classic Car & Bike Club displays, & a group of ‘Depression Era Aussie Ferals', non-restored but still running & registered. Historic Winton is conducted by the Austin 7 Club with assistance from the Historic Motorcycle Racing Association Vic. www.historicwinton.org
Events in June 2010
Rallyman Rally (NSW); 11—14 June (Queen’s Birthday). Beside the Grevillia Store, 30 km along the Summerland Way, north of Kyogle. Free entry. Badges $10. Food, alcohol, firewood, live music. All welcome. Contact Kog: 02-6633-3104.
Events in July 2010
Up The Creek Rally (Vic); 2—4 July. Held at the Jung Recreational Reserve. Great site under the gums. Fully catered. Gymkhana Saturday arvo; band Saturday night. Raffles, usual rally awards, limited badges. Entry fee: $15 pre-paid; $20 on the day. Organised by MOTA (Mob Of Touring Arseholes). Enquiries Marie: 0417-113-675.
Events in August 2010
Trip to Darwin (Qld); 7 August. No time schedule to follow; just out for a ride. BYO everything. Mixture of camping & hotels. Enjoy the company of fellow bikers. Departure places: Brisbane & Dalby. Contact Luigi: 07-4668-2245; Banjo: 0407-913-229.
Brisbane Tattoo Show (Qld); 7 August. Odin’s Warriors MC, 31 Unwin Street, Moorooka. Gates open at noon. All entries must be registered by 3 pm; judging commences at 3.30 pm. Live music & after-show party. Call: 0415-803-986 for more info.
Events in September 2010
Five Day Poker Run (Qld); 6—10 September. Raising money for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Qld. $1200 for winning hand. Gathering at Yulebah Sunday for registrations. Depart Monday morning for Charleville. Tuesday: Windorah. Wednesday: Winton. Thursday: Charters Towers. Friday: Theresa Creek Dam Clermont. Entertainment, auctions, raffles, giveaways, tattoo show & lots more along the way. Bar operating at each venue. Classes range from $90—$230; Registrations due 1 August. All registrations include: camping facilities, T-shirt, badge & poker hand. Not all classes include all meals. All cars & bikes welcome. Phone Southern Cross Association: 0438 906 877. Visit www.southern-cross-association.org.au for information & registration form. Email: hivey01@bigpond.net.au.
Babes Raid (NSW); 10—12 September. For women of all ages, all bikes, who love to ride. Friday 6 pm—12 noon at Ballina Lakeside Holiday Park. Raising funds for the RHW foundation who research for cures for cervical cancer. Phone: 0402-913-668. Register online: http://www.2wheelbabes.com
AMC Roll The Dice Run & Bike Show (Qld); 11 September. Meet at Globe Hotel, Perry Street, North Bundaberg, from 7 am for breaky & registration; ride starts 10 am. Bike show, burn-outs, charity auction, live bands after ride. Free camping, food available, licensed bar. All bikes welcome; no byo, dogs, bad attitudes. Contact: Hammer: 0419-021-967.
Medowie Bike Show (NSW); 18 September. Bull ‘n’ Bush Hotel, Ferodale Road. The Show opens at 11 am with live bands, trade stalls, kids entertainment, & a 16 category bike show. The show finishes at dark. Longriders CMC. Call Rastes: 0421-790-295.
Border Bike & Custom Car Show (Qld); 25 September. Gates open 7am till late at the Wallangarra football ground. Motox stunt riders, bike burnout comp, car events:14 categories for bikes & 14 for cars. Heaps of food, the Jack Daniel’s Distillery Truck plus the bar truck full of JD. A giant charity auction. Girls, markets, trade stalls & displays, jumping castle, train rides, side show alley, the Red Bull Wiings team, live bands, & heaps more. Proceeds going to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane & our local School of Arts Hall. Free camping Saturday night; Sunday breakfast; shower available for a gold coin donation. 24 hr security guards so all bikes & cars will be safer if you camp over Saturday night. For more information or to book a trade stall & markets: James Small 0438-843-520; www.borderbikeandcustomcarshow.org
Events in October 2010
Bathurst Annual Show & Shine (NSW); 31 October. St Patrick’s Club. Streeters, rods, trucks, racecars, restorations, bikes & much more. $15 entry; 7.30 am start. Contact Brett: 0404-514-791. www.bathurstshowandshine.com.au
