Who we are and what we do

Dykes on Bikes® Melbourne Inc was formed on 25th June 2011. We are a chapter of San Francisco Dykes on Bikes® Women’s Motorcycle Contingent (SFDOBWMC) receiving approval of our affiliation in August 2011. (Our sister chapters can be seen here)

You will find us every year at the front of Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda and the ChillOut Festival in Daylesford.

DoBM Inc members also travel to Sydney each year to lead the yellow contingent in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

We’ve had members travel to participate in Brisbane Pride March, Adelaide Pride March, Rainbow on the Plains in Hay NSW, San Francisco Pride March, San Francisco Dyke March, San Francisco Trans March, San Diego Pride March, Brooklyn Pride March and Brighton UK Pride March.

We currently have around 70 members throughout Victoria, including greater Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, Gippsland, the Wimmera and the Central Highlands.

Our herstory saw us start as a lesbian only motorcyle club in San Francisco in 1976, but now we proudly welcome LBTQIA+ folx who identify as a woman, or as non-binary or genderqueer, and whose gender is aligned to womanhood or female identity, and who are attracted to the same.

Our members represent all ages, abilities and nationalities. Dykes on Bikes Melbourne is a safe space for all of us.

All types of bikes and scooters are welcome and all skill levels of riders.

Whether you ride a scooter or a chopper, you are welcome to ride with us. No one gets left behind!

You don’t even have to ride to become a member! We encourage and support members who wish to gain their motorcycle licence through our Linda Gardiner Scholarship fund.