LEARNER RIDERS Every few weeks we take some time out to help our customers pass their P's test. On some Saturdays from 4 to 5pm behind Lennock Motors in Bellona Court we have the test marked out, we walk riders through the test so you know what to practice before the big day. Remember to get off your L's as soon as possible, don't leave it a full year and have to do your L's a second time. Getting your P-licence means you can travel at the speed limit in NSW, and take a passenger sooner!
Next Dates:
Saturday April 6
Saturday April 27
Saturday May 18
SCOOTER RIDES There is a monthly event for all ScooterRiders, open to all scooter models and brands, and the event is listed in the Events Calendar below.
Meetups are on Sundays, usually on the 1st Sunday of the month.
VESPA RIDERS The Vespa Club of Canberra started in March 2024. The Vespa club has a website, and also a facebook group, to advertise their rides and events.
Website: https://canberra.vcoa.com.au
Facebook: Vespa Club of Canberra
CLASSIC SCOOTER RIDERS Classic scooter riders get together on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. There are rides planned as well which are posted at www.theswarm.com.au Next meeting date : Wednesday May 8
2024 EVENTS CALENDAR
March 3 ScooterRiders ride. Meet at Knox at the Watson shops for a coffee to leave at 10:45 to ride to Bungendore, where we can check out the reopened Royal Hotel before grabbing a bite to eat. Return via Hoskingtown, Briars Sharrow and Captains Flat roads.
April 7 ScooterRiders ride. Auto Italia is on the first Sunday of this month - lets meet from 12:30pm at Auto Italia, and ride from Queanbeyan Park (Auto Italia) at 1:30 pm to Messina at Kingston Shops for a Gelato.
April 7 Auto Italia - Canberra's biggest display of Italian scooters, bikes, and cars. Take a look at classic Italian machinery, eat Italian food, drink coffee or sit under a tree. For those who want to display your scooter you can do that for a small fee (be there before 10 am and register online before the event)
Spectator entry is free on the day. See www.autoitaliacanberra.com
May 5 ScooterRiders ride. Meet at 10:30 am at the Ampol Petrol Station on O'Hanlon Pl near Cockington Green, Nicholls. Ride to Pankhurst Wines on Woodgrove Close at Wallaroo then back down Wallaroo Road to the Hall Showgrounds.
2024 ? The Australian National Scooter Rally www.nationalscooterrally.weebly.com
May - GENTLEMANS RIDE - A fun ride with a chance to dress up. Suitable for traditional geared scooters; also modern automatic Vespas will fit the modern classic category.
There is a small cost for charity and this one goes towards prostate cancer and Men's mental health.
Register yourself @ " https://www.gentlemansride.com/register " and come and ride with us!
.................... Classic scooter riders only, Bathurst https://classicscooter500.weebly.com/
Oct 29 to 31? The Scooter Mille http://scootermille.weebly.com/ Geared scooters only - QLD
Nov 1 to 3 National Classic Scooter Rally, Mooloolabar Queensland
December ... Toy Run - All ScooterRiders are invited to ride from motorini at 9:30 (meet from 9:00am). Just for fun, we can arrive as a group at the Toy Run, and ride it as a group as well. Put your Santa jacket on if you have one. It's not important to bring a gift - a cash donation on the day is great too.
As is appropriate for the season, all the red scooters will ride in front as a group!
This event supports charities and reminds people about difficulties faced by some at Christmas, and also positively promotes the two wheeled community.
2025 EVENTS
Jan 25 - ACT Veteran Vintage & Classic Motorcycle Club ride - Annual Tiddlers Ride 10:30 am departure
https://vvcmcc.org/comingevents/ (for traditional geared scooters)
March 28 to 30 Australian Vespa Days in Queensland - Group Ride anyone?
March 25 to April 1 inclusive (8 Days) Another Vespa Grand Tour Grand Tour like the one we went on to the last Vespa Days in Wangaratta - GT200, GTS250, GTV250, GTS300 & GTV300 scooters only.
A group of GT Vespas (Grand Tourers) are meeting at 8am at the Service station at Gold Creek for a group ride to the Australian Vespa Days in Queensland. We will find a more fun route than straight down the highway. follow this link for more information
April ... Auto Italia - Canberra's biggest display of Italian scooters, bikes, and cars. Take a look at classic Italian machinery, eat Italian food, drink coffee or sit under a tree. For those who want to display your scooter you can do that for a small fee (be there before 10 am and register online before the event)
Spectator entry is free on the day. Queanbeyan Park, see www.autoitaliacanberra.com