LEARNER RIDERS Once 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 Jan 17
Saturday Feb 14
Saturday Mar 7
SCOOTER RIDES There is a monthly ride for ScooterRiders, open to all scooter models and brands and they are listed in the Events Calendar below.
Rides/Events 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 a facebook page to advertise their rides and events.
Website: https://canberra.vcoa.com.au
Facebook: Vespa Club of Canberra
CLASSIC SCOOTER RIDERS There is a group for classic scooter riders in Canberra. There is a facebook group, and the planned rides are posted at www.theswarm.com.au
2025 EVENTS CALENDAR
Dec 14 ScooterRiders Ride - Last ride of the year - Meet at the Carillion carpark coffee van at 10am for a 10:30 start for a lake ride ending with a BBQ at Bowen Park.
Dec 17 ScooterRiders - Last PIZZA of the year - Meet at the Carillion carpark from 6pm for a 6:30pm start for a ride to Pizza Gusto in Braddon!
2026 EVENTS CALENDAR
Jan 4 ScooterRiders Ride - Leaving The AMPOL Cotter Road Service Station, Kirkpatrick St, at 11:00am (meet from 10:30). Riding to the Cotter Dam, then up past Uriarra Village and on to Uriarra Crossing. Finishing ride at Snapper and Co. outside at the Yarralumla Southern Crosss Yacht Club.
Feb 1 ScooterRiders Ride - Leaving the Watson shops at 10am (meet from 9:30) for a backroads ride to Bungendore for a pie or coffee. back to Canberra via the Captains flat road.
Mar 1 ScooterRiders Ride - Meeting at Mount Ainslie lookout for a ride through Canberra. Suitable for 125cc scooters.
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 https://www.autoitaliacanberra.com/
APRIL 23 VESPA's 80th Anniversary begins! The anniversary of the Vespa patent from 1946.....Pizza Night?
May .. - THE DISTINGUISHED 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 give it a go.
no date - Classic scooter riders only, Bathurst https://classicscooter500.weebly.com/
no date - The Australian National Scooter Rally (for all scooters) www.nationalscooterrally.weebly.com
Sep ? $25 for Charity for this Ride for Classic Vehicles - all the details on the website
https://fundraise.campquality.org.au/event/view/classiccruisecbr
Sep 30 to October 4 Motorini closed
Oct 1 & 2 The Scooter Mille http://scootermille.weebly.com/ Geared scooters only - .....
Oct 3 to 6 National Classic Scooter Rally, Mudgee
December ... Toy Run - The 2025 Toy Run will leave from the Old Parliament House at 10am. 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.
2027 EVENTS CALENDAR
Jan ... - ACT Veteran Vintage & Classic Motorcycle Club ride - Annual Tiddlers Ride 10:30 am departure from Black Mountain Peninsular
https://vvcmcc.org/comingevents/ (for traditional geared scooters)
Australian Vespa Days - March 12 to 14 Held in Canberra and hosted by the Vespa Club of Canberra, the last function of Vespa's worldwide 80th anniversary celebrations.
