Last Update: 20 April 2025

More than 1000 Australian women motorcycle riders exceeded two world records in one hit at the Dubbo Babe Raid, 9 April.  Women gathered in Australia from far and wide succeeding in achieving the world record for largest female biker meet and the largest gathering of women motorcycle riders. The second record achievement for the largest all female motorcycle parade!

The project was spearheaded by the club 2WheelBabes and its lead organiser Debb Dagger. Debb confirmed the record number attendance totalled 1002 women motorcycle riders from as far as Western Australia. Attendees were aged 16 to 74 and also took part in the parade on Saturday April 9, 2016.

“It was an amazing effort, and I’m so proud of every single woman who attended!” said Debb. The plan was to reclaim the world record, while surpassing the most women at a motorcycle meet, which stood at 681  – with 1000 women motorcycle riders.

Australia Babe Raid Sets Two World Records For Largest Female Biker Meet

Dubbo now has two world records under its belt after more than 1000 women motorcycle riders – and their motorcycles gathered Saturday 8 April, 2016.  The Babe Raid set the original record in 2014 when 284 women rode to the coastal NSW town of Ballina. Record Setter officially declared the record at 221 women on 190 bikes.

The Babe Raid set the original record in 2014 when 284 women rode to the coastal NSW town of Ballina. Record Setter officially declared the record at 221 women on 190 bikes.

However, last year in 2015, a group of British women broke that record when 661 women rode to the famous Ace Cafe in London to set the world record for the largest female bike gathering and break the Aussie world record with 246 women riding bikes in a parade.

Both records have now officially been shattered!  “Remember, female riders account for only about 10% of the riding population in Australia, and this event wasn’t held in a capital city but in the middle of NSW, so it’s quite a massive achievement for the girls,” states Deb Dagger.

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­­­­As well as breaking a world record, Ms. Dagger said the event was also about raising a greater awareness of female riders and very much inspired by the global activities of International Female Ride Day, which sees a huge number of women rider participants, annually, in Australia.

The record may have only just been broken but Ms. Dagger has already promised that if the title is taken away she would attempt to regain it.

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