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Win double pass to biggest Throttle Roll

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Organisers of the seventh annual Throttle Roll in Sydney next Saturday (18 May 2019) say it will be their biggest yet.

To celebrate they are giving away a double pass to a lucky Motorbike Writer reader.

Just leave your name and a photo of your bike in the comments section below or on the social media post promoting this article.

The winner will be selected next week and announced in an update of this article on Wednesday.

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Throttle Roll founder/director Mark Hawwa says this year’s show costs just $25 at the gate and will be their biggest yet.

“The show this year is two levels with over 50 custom show bikes, a mini movie cinema seating 50 people with free popcorn, a free mechanical bull, food trucks, coffee and more,” says Mark, who also founded the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.

“We are bringing bike parking into the show with over 80 bikes on the ground floor.”

It won’t just be a show for hipsters either.

“There will also be eight bands, three DJs, food from around the world, cold beers and bands galore,” Mark says.

This will be the last year the show is held at the Commune, at 901 Bourke St, Waterloo, as they are moving to a new location on King St, Newtown.

“There is a chance this may be the last year in Sydney as we struggle to find venues that fit what we do,” Mark says.

“We are looking at venues in Melbourne and Brisbane for next year.”Throttle Roll Street Party 2016

Win win win

If you miss out on the double pass, you can also enter the $10-a-ticket raffle to win a Yamaha XSR900 or a $1000 MCAS lucky door voucher.

If you buy your ticket online and save 20%, you also go into the draw to win a Himalayan Heroes Riding Experience in India worth $5000 and includes flights and accommodation.

Motorcycle fans will also be winners with a number of manufacturers showing their latest bikes, including Indian with their new FTR 1200, BMW Motorrad, Yamaha, Scrambler Ducati, Harley-Davidson and Sol Invictus who will show their build in partnership with Panhead Brewery.

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  • When: SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019: 11:00 AM  10:00 PM
  • Where: COMMUNE WATERLOO (901 Bourke Street Waterloo NSW, 2017)
  • Visit throttleroll.com & thecommune.co

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

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Oil in the Blood custom bike film

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A two-hour feature film on the worldwide custom motorcycle phenomenon titled Oil in the Blood is coming to your computer and/or TV screens soon.

Australian custom builders and Sydney’s Throttle Roll custom motorcycle festival are featured in the film.

It was directed by life-long biker Gareth Maxwell Roberts who tells us he is “currently speaking to distributors to secure a release date”.

“It’s most likely to be a digital release. We are looking to secure completion finance, either through investment or sponsorship.”

It follows the recent release of a similar film about the custom motorcycle scene in Australia, called Handcrafted.

Oil in the Blood

Gareth is a former racer and a founding member of the Bike Shed club in London.

He has been filming for the past three years with producer Lucy Selwood.

They’ve interviewed nearly 300 bike builders, riders, journalists, artists and racers in Britain, Europe, Japan, Australia, The Far East, Africa and the US.Oil in the Blood custom motorcycle movie

They’ve spoken to major manufactures Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Royal Enfield, Ducati and BMW.

They filmed at The Bike Shed in London and Paris, The Malle Mile, Wheels & Waves in Biarritz, The Trip Out, The Brooklyn Invitational, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride in London and New York, Indian Larry’s Block Party, Dirt Quake, Snowquake, The Malle Mile and The Trip Out in rural England, The One Moto Show in Portland, Mama Tried in Milwaukee, Mooneyes in Tokyo, and The Handbuilt Show in Austin.Oil in the Blood custom motorcycle movie

Among the film highlights are riding a custom bike in the Sahara, flat track racing in dusty bowls and indoor arenas, ice racing in Wisconsin and in the Alps, and the American Wall of Death in the Texas sun.

They’ve shot dozens of cool custom bikes being ridden through the urban streets, the twisting mountain roads, through the rolling green countryside and the scorched flat plains.Oil in the Blood custom motorcycle movie

They’ve filmed choppers, café-racers, flat trackers, sprint bikes, electrics, old school specials, urban brats, $100k+ beauties and $500 “rippers”.

Oil in the Blood will also screen at the Mama Tried Show this weekend (February 15-17) in Milwaukee, Chicago’s Logan Theatre on February 21, Petersen Museum in LA on April 5 with more US dates to be announced soon.Oil in the Blood custom motorcycle movie

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com