Well, what can I say but what a night!

The organisers of Mardi Gras said it was the biggest one yet; it was certainly the biggest for boys on bikes …

The weather held out and this year 40 bikes showed up at our meeting point. After a short briefing and a quick decoration of the bikes we made our way to the marshalling area on Driver avenue where we stored our helmets and gear before we line up behind a record 250 bikes from Dykes on Bikes. Rowan and David then weaved in and out of traffic in the support vehicle making their way to Wentworth Avenue. To everyone’s delight motorcycle police showed up for a quick breath test and then we waited patiently and with baited breath for this year’s extended run down the parade strip.

5 Groups of Dykes on Bikes with a two minute gap in between each group made their run down the route. The ride was a slow no-stop affair with lots of cheers and jeers from the still amassing crowd. The u-turn at Elizabeth and Liverpool streets went without a hitch with Rowan and David falling in behind us with the support vehicle for the return trip back to Driver Avenue. Luckily for our group, the only use of the support vehicle was for storage.

After a quick strip of the bike decorations everyone made their way out of Driver avenue and into the night.

Our participation in the nights events would have to of been one of the smoothest and well organized groups that I’ve seen in recent times. A special thank you to Naomi our event co-coordinator from Mardi Gras for great organization and a fantastic night.

Thanks to everyone who showed up on the night and to Rowan and David for driving the support vehicle. I’d also like to again say thanks to everyone that helped out on Fairday.

I look forward to seeing you all if you are riding this year with Roadrunners and next year for Mardi Gras 31st Birthday with hopefully even more bikes for our group.

Brad (R1)