WOMEN’S International Motorcycle Association (WIMA) held its annual Pink Ribbon Ride on Sunday, the convoy of some 400 riders leaving from the Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide and finishing at Mannum oval at around noon.
The ride has been an annual event for 10 years, held to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness.
The target was to raise $5,000 from the day, but convoy leader Clare Hartley advises this was well surpassed.
“We raised $6,185 and are pretty stoked,” Ms Hartley said.
The money was raised from registrations, raffles and donations.
Many of the participants dressed their bikes and themselves in pink, making for a colourful sight.
Aside from being a terrific social day for the association, a total of $50,000 has been raised in the 10 years the event has been run.
The 2011 event, WIMA’s 11th Pink Ribbon run, convoyed up the freeway to Mannum via Verdun, Oakbank, Woodside, Mount Torrens and Tungkillo.
Last year’s ride went through Hahndorf, Littlehampton, Nairne, down the Old Princes Highway and across some back roads from Monarto and then to Mannum.
The Australian division of WIMA began in 1950, with membership open to women of all ages who have an interest in motorcycling. Each branch around Australia (and overseas) organises its own rides, rallies and social events.
Worldwide, WIMA now has members in 18 countries.
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