About the Club

History

The Royal Enfield Club of Australia (Inc.) RECOAinc began on Nov 2nd 2002 and was incorporated on June 5th 2006

The purpose of the Club is to provide a place for likeminded motorcycle enthusiasts to get together to enjoy their motorcycles, to go on rides and talk about their machines.

 

Membership

We are a national club with close to 300 members, with our main membership bases being Melbourne and Sydney 

  • The Club offers upto 18 months Free Introductory Membership for purchasers of a new Royal Enfield
  • If you join after January 1st, (either as a Free or new Financial Member) your first years membership is valid to June 30th the following year 
  • Membership runs on a financial year basis with renewal reminders sent out in April each year, payment required by June 30th
  • The Club also offers discounted multi-year memberships and 3 year and 5 year memberships are available for sale and renewal on our web shop.

See our online shop for more information about membership fees  and to join the club.

https://recoainc.com.au/product-category/memberships/

 

Club Registration

The Royal Enfield Club of Australia offers Historic motorcycle registration/permits to it’s members in VIC under the Club Permit Scheme and in NSW under the Historic Vehicle Scheme (HVS).

Activities

Monthly social gatherings happen in Melbourne on the last Tuesday of the month at the Racecourse Hotel, Malvern East and in Sydney on the first Wednesday at the Tollgate Hotel, North Parramatta. Both venues usually have a table reserved for us in the Bistro area.

These are informal social get togethers where members can have a meal and discuss upcoming rides, talk about their bikes and what they have been doing.

Rides

Rides are organised on weekends from time to time by members in both Sydney and Melbourne

In Sydney, the group usually arranges a few weekends away each year in the NSW country staying overnight as well as some day rides on weekends and weekdays.

Bruce Walker, previous President of both RECOAinc and Hills Ulysses Branch, organises a fortnightly Wednesday combined RECOAinc and Ulysses ride in the Hills District in Sydney’s north west. Usually meeting for coffee and then riding to a lunch destination via various scenic route options in the area – Since its inception in about 2020, many have become members of both clubs with quite a number of Ulysses members buying Royal Enfields after attending our rides.  

In Victoria, day rides are organised on an ad hoc basis with weekend or overnight rides including the Volcanic Plains Rally, Snake Valley Antidote, the Wandering
Wimmera Wonder and the Thorpdale Ramble. 

Club Rallies

The Winter Rally is held each year on the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend

The Rally is usually held in the vicinity of the NSW / VIC border allowing easy access for members from Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra 

The usual format of the Rally consists of

        • Ride to the Rally Destination on Saturday,
        • “Meet and Greet” Saturday afternoon, followed by dinner at a local establishment
        • Rally Ride Sunday with lunch and bike judging
        • Dinner and trophy presentation on Sunday night.
        • Monday, have breakfast and a stroll around town before departing home

The AGM Rally is held at the end of the year normally October /  November

It is usually held at a different state each year on a rotating basis NSW ACT VIC TAS SA – however this can change due to availability of hosts.

The format generally consists of a three-day event with participants usually either taking time to get to the destination via the scenic route or spending time after the Rally to see and ride the area.

        • Ride to the Rally Destination
        • “Meet and Greet” Friday afternoon, usually followed by dinner at a local establishment
        • AGM Rally Ride Saturday with lunch and bike judging
        • AGM Meeting Saturday 4pm
        • AGM Dinner and trophy presentation on Saturday night.
        • Sunday potential for a morning ride for brunch / lunch etc
        • Optionally Monday, have breakfast and a stroll around town before departing home.

Other Rides

The Stray  – A 4 day ride around South East Gippsland and or Alpine VIC/NSW held over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend in early March each year.

The Long Ride – a week long or sometimes longer trip to places outside of NSW / VIC .

Previous destinations have been Hutt River WA, Alice Springs / Blinman SA, Cairns QLD, and a lap of Tasmania.