Motorcycle races have been run by local clubs across Australia for over 100 years. The Perth Motorcycle Club was the first motorcycle club to form in WA – in July 1904.

During and after World War One there was a rapid development of motorcycles.  By 1923, motorcycles on the road were common and several clubs started to emerge.

Originally, clubs were confined to one make of motorcycle, like the Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club.  But later on the Coastal MCC broke the trend – representing motorcyclists in the Fremantle area.

Progressively, over the years, country clubs started to emerge and name their motorcycling clubs after the town (eg. Manjimup), or district (eg. Goldfields).

Recognising the need to better organise and coordinate motorcycling events in WA, the WA Motorcycling Association (now Motorcycling WA) was established on 31 July 1923.  

The inaugural clubs included: A.J.S; B.S.A; Coastal; Harley Davidson; Lightweight; Motorcycle Racing Club; Pathfinders; Rockingham-Kwinana; Trail and Enduro; Albany; Beverley; Bunbury; Collie; Geraldton; Goldfields; Manjimup; Narrogin; Northam; and Southern Cross.

The first motocross (scrambling event) held in WA was at the Harley Scramble at the Rope Works in Mosman Park in 1928.

This event became Australia’s first major large scale annual event and was held at this venue for more than 35 years (between 1928 to 1963), until development forced the event to move to other locations, including York in the sixties, then Newburn in the eighties.

In 1966/67 Australian international motocross rider Tim Gibbes introduced an International Motocross series across Australia and New Zealand, with the A.J.S. Motorcycle Club regularly hosting the first round at Herne Hill, on the outskirts of Perth.

The series was a big success, and in the second year the Manjimup Motorcycle Club hosted the second round, after Herne Hill.

The Manjimup MCC is now one of Australia’s most successful clubs hosting the annual Manjimup 15000 spectacular since 1980. Then in 1992 and 1993, the club hosted the World Motocross of Nations world teams event and World 125cc Grand Prix, respectively.