Club’s vintage bikes on show in classic motorcycle rally

A four-cylinder 1930s-era Indian motorcycle will be among the star attractions at a vintage motorcycle rally that kicks off on Saturday, November 17.

The rally is being put together by the motorcycle division of the Auckland Veteran and Vintage Car Club.

Event organiser Dave Warren, of Warkworth, will be bringing along the Indian, which will join about 60 other vintage motorcycles from around the country, mostly dating from the 1950s through to the 1970s

Dave says he received the honour of organising the event this year after winning last year’s rally in Pokeno.

He says this has allowed him to organise a bike ride that will take in some of the most scenic areas of Mahurangi and the Hibiscus Coast.

The public will have the opportunity to view the motorcycles when riders begin assembling at the Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club from 8.30am. They will depart around 9.15am for a 180km-long ride that will take them through back roads around Kaukapakapa and then up to Mangawhai, before stopping for lunch around 12.30pm at the RSA in Hakaru.

The public will have another opportunity to view the bikes at Hakaru, before they head back to Orewa.