Mark your calendar – the Victorian Motorcycling Complex at Broadford will be the place to be at Easter next year.

The initial venture of the recently-formed Museum & Heritage Committee of Motorcycling Australia, the Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza is a non-competitive celebration of motorcycling of all disciplines.

The aim is to provide two full days of activity which includes on-track riding for people with motorcycles of all eras who do not usually get involved in racing - an affordable way to encourage the use of bikes that normally do not get used.

Broadford’s road racing circuit will host two days of on-track demonstrations for solos and sidecars from all eras up to 1985, plus selected more modern machines.

There will also be plenty of other activity utilizing Broadford’s speedway and Short Circuit tracks, a trials arena and a special ‘grass track’ scrambles circuit suitable for the older bikes and riders, as well as a vintage enduro.

The scrambles section will cater mainly for pre-1975 machinery, with the Metisse being the featured marque.

It is anticipated that the speedway will see demonstrations from several Vincent-HRD outfits and other iconic machines from the past, as well as solos stretching from the sports roots in the 1930s to the four-valve era of the 1970s.

All riding activity will be by pre-entry, with the various categories expected to fill fast. Entry forms will be available from Motorcycling Australia in the very near future.

The Bonanza will feature trade and merchandise displays, opportunities to meet former greats at the Motorcycling Australia Cafe, shuttle buses to take people from one location to another, an auction of classic bikes, club, trade and one-make displays, and a big swap meet for motorcycles and motorcycle parts only.

The weekend will also see an induction ceremony for the Motorcycling Australia Hall of Fame, and an international food fair themed to various motorcycle displays (Spanish, Japanese, British, Italian, US etc) with a special section to sample and purchase the many wines of the local district, and many other attractions.

The Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza will cater as much for the family as it does for individuals and their motorcycles – there will be something for everyone, young and old alike.

Many separate attractions, such as the appearance of past champions, are planned, and details of these will follow in the coming months. A gala dinner in a marquee on-site will be held on Saturday night.

Make no mistake, the Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza will be the biggest thing that’s ever happened in retro motorcycling in this country.