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“Coffee & Doughnuts Ride” – AKA “Vulnerable Road Users Ride”

The MRAWA “Coffee & Doughnuts Ride” (AKA “Vulnerable Road Users Ride”) started off from the Caltex, Midvale, on a nice sunny morning with 17 enthusiastic riders, with a good number being new & learner riders. At least they were enthusiastic until I mentioned, during the pre-ride briefing, that a couple of the roads we were […]

The Numbat Rally Story – Lyn Simpson

What I do know is that the event was started to have a weekend camp to have fun, get drunk and give some of the money made to the save the NUMBAT fund, alternative years to the Black Duck at Lake Dumbleyung. The rally started at a farm in Balkuling owned by a gentleman named […]

Road Safety Officer AGM Report July 2020

Road Safety Officer AGM Report: Position Status Year’s End Summary: Over the past year we have applied for grants relating to motorcycle safety of over $40,000.00 These grants are for- Motorcycle Safety Week $5,000.00 National Road Safety Week $5,000.00 Production of videos and printed material $30,000.00 These are all pending; however I have been informed […]

Lunch Ride to Brookton, 19 July 2020

A cool morning saw 12 machines & pilots, & 1 pillion, start off from Midvale a little after 9am. It was cloudy & did drizzle a bit, but no downpours – just enough to keep the chill on. Traffic was light along the Great Eastern hwy., & thinned out after turning onto the Great Southern […]

Bus Lane Use for MC Riders Trial Deemed Illegal – Challenged by MRAWA

The Road Safety Commission advised us via email on Wednesday, 24 June 2020 9:56 AM on the decision to ban the sharing of motorcycles to share certain bus lanes. They further advised us that Main Roads WA will be removing signs from five metro bus lanes that permit motorcycles to share the lanes. This follows […]

COVID-19 and Riding

One of the reasons many of us ride motorcycles/scooters is not to get anywhere specifically but to de-stress, look after our own psychological welfare. There is something about getting on a bike, firing it up and just cruising. Firstly, I must stress that we must obey the law. If we do the right thing in […]

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