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Canberra to Nowra via Main Route 92: Oallen Ford Bridge Closed
The timber bridge at Oallen Ford is closed until June 6th to undertake repairs after damage due to overloading. Alternatives are via Braidwood Road (or Smiths crossing) or Kangaroo Valley. As a side note there are plans to replace the bridge in the future. -
2012 Blanket Run – Saturday 12 May – Would you ride 16 kms for someone in need?
[ May 12, 2012; 08:30 to 13:30. ] Would you ride 16 kms for someone in need? 2012 Blanket Run - Carillon The Canberra motorcycle community support for the Motorcycle Riders Association Annual Blanket Run supporting the Salvation Army has been fantastic, and after 31 years we are proud to announce that we have outgrown Garema Place! So we are moving our destination for presentations to [...] -
Black Dog Ride 1 Day National Ride – Sunday 29 April
[ April 29, 2012; 00:00; ] The upcoming Black Dog Ride on Sunday 29 April 2012 will be held as scheduled in spite of a little mud on the Clyde. :-) We do have a Plan B which probably will be a ride to Braidwood via Tarago and then back to Canberra with a lunch time event. All the registered riders have been informed that [...] -
Work on Anzac Parade and Constitution Ave – 16 March onwards
The National Capital Authority (NCA) has released the notification advising of the commencement of works on the Anzac Parade and Constitution Avenue intersection from 16 March 2012. The intersection will be replaced and widened to cater for the future duplication of Constitution Avenue. Temporary traffic arrangements will be in force over the 8 month project. Public Information Session will be held on [...] -
Landmark agreement reached on the issue of filtering
In a landmark agreement signalling much needed collaboration on the issue of legitimising filtering, the Motorcycle Riders Association Vic (MRAV), Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC), Victorian Motorcycle Council (VMC) and the Australian Riders’ Division (ARD) of Motorcycling Australia (MA) have co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to support the proposal put forward late last year to [...] -
Darrell Burkey’s amazing 2011 Toy Run clip
Darrell Burkey has captured the essence of the 2011 Toy Run. To view this amazing clip go to : http://dazzab.id.au/rides/?p=828 Check out Darrell’s blog at : http://dazzab.id -
Toy Run – Saturday 10 December 2011
[ December 10, 2011; 08:30 to 12:30. ] Meet at Old Parliament House at 8.30am for the best coffee and bacon and egg rolls. Departing at 10.00am for the mass ride along Adelaide Avenue to the roundabout at Woden and onto Garema Place. In support of The Salvation Army and St Johns Care. Bring along Toys for all ages, cash and non-perishable foods. Come dressed for the [...] -
HART Ride & Thrive Course – November 19 2011
[ November 19, 2011; 08:00 to 16:00. ] The MRA ACT in conjunction with the NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust and HART will be presenting a series of ON ROAD hazard perception and risk minimisation training courses for motorcyclists. Since spaces are limited to 12 participants and the course fee is only $130 (the course is subsidised by the NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust via the [...] -
Rider Risk Safety Videos
Motorcycle Council of NSW Release Rider Risk Safety Videos Thursday 20 October 2011 – Press Release The Motorcycle Council of NSW today announced the release of its “Rider Risk” video series, a ten part series of riding skills videos aimed at improving rider skills and is now available on the MCC of NSW website. www.mccofnsw.org.au Each video subject is based [...] -
Good Gear Survey
Hi my name is Liz. I’m a motorcycle researcher. I wrote the Good Gear Guide and I also ran the Gear study, in which we interviewed 212 riders after they crashed, to see how well their gear protected them. We found that most of the gear worked really well, but over a quarter of the motorcycle jackets, [...]
