A Manly Northern beaches Harley tour was designed by us for Jenny. She is South African now calling England her home and in Australia for a holiday. Jenny decided a Harley ride would be a good way to see some of the sights most visitors don’t get to see. Quite right!

jenny wrote, “I need a kind driver who won’t mind if I cling onto him tightly to begin with as I have only been on a bike once before – I’m not nervous though!”. We have many kind Harley riders but we knew exactly who to use. Phil is very kind, friendly and helpful. Jenny was not nervous for long.

Manly Northern beaches Harley tour

He picked her up from her hotel in Darling Harbour. The first thing they did was ride over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is a wonderful sight and to look upwards, it really gives a sense of its size and design.

They stopped at Blues Point to look across the beautiful Sydney Harbour towards the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Not far from there is Jeffrey Street Wharf, therefore they stopped for photos and to look at the wonderful view. It doesn’t matter what angle you see the famous icons, you’ll always love the view. Even on a grey day it is beautiful.

Continuing on, they rode eastwards into upperclass Mosman and down past Taronga Zoo to Bradley’s Head. So, if you are lucky you’ll see koalas having a nap or eating gum leaves. This is a headland protruding from the north shore of Sydney Harbour, with beautiful views to the city and the eastern suburbs.

Jenny and Phil called in to see the expensive Balmoral Beach, which is in one of the bays of Sydney Harbour. Over The Spit Bridge and down to the famous Manly and North Head. More beautiful views!!

The beautiful northern beaches

Along the coastline they rode, past some of the northern beaches – such as Queenscliff, Curl Curl, Dee Why and Collaroy. We love this area of Sydney. It is beautiful but has become very popular to visit and to live here. They rode up to Narrabeen Lagoon and onto the Wakehurst Parkway.

Wakehurst Parkway

This is a road which is tree lined and the speed limit is slightly higher, 80kms per hour. It gives the rider and passenger a chance to go a bit faster, to really hear the Harley.

All too soon the ride finished. Where did the 2.5 hours go? A Manly Northern beaches Harley tour was a fabulous way to see these beautiful areas of Sydney. There are no trains on the peninsula so to see that area you need a vehicle or you can catch a bus.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Beaches

We organised a Harley Eastern Panorama tour for our American passengers. They have been friends for over 30 years and left their husbands behind in Southern California. They called into a couple of countries before arriving in Sydney.

Before they left home they were told by other friends to definitely do a Harley ride in Sydney. They weren’t told who to do it with so they looked up rides on the internet. They liked our website the best, it looks smart and easy to look around. All those great reviews help. So they rang us and we organised two of our riders to do an adapted Harley Eastern Panorama tour.

Harley Eastern Panorama tour

Jungle and Perry picked them up from their hotel in Walsh Bay. Firstly they rode over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is always wonderful to see the steel arches from the back of a Harley.

They stopped at Blues Point Reserve for photos. Another beautiful view that one never gets tired of. The Sydney Opera House just shines on a beautiful day. The view of the Harbour Bridge from a different perspective is also unforgettable.

They rode back over the Bridge and headed to the Royal Botanical Gardens. They can ride along the eastern edge of the gardens until they arrive in the Domain-Yurong precinct. This area also has wonderful views across Sydney Harbour. You can see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge when you look westwards.

They stopped to have a look at the Sydney landmark Mrs Macquarie’s Chair. The chair was carved out of a sandstone rock ledge by convicts in 1810. Specially commissioned by Governor Macquarie for his wife Elizabeth who was known to love the area this is one of the best vantage points to view the sights of Sydney Harbour.

As they rode back along the peninsula they could see Finger Wharf where Russell Crowe has a place. They rode into Woolloomooloo and past the famous Harry Cafe De Wheels. Famous for their pies and peas. They continued up into Kings Cross and rode along the main drag. It still has strip joints and a seedy reputation but it nothing like it used to be.

The iconic Coca-Cola Billboard

They went past the iconic Coca-Cola Billboard sign. It is an advertising billboard erected in 1974 by the Coca-Cola Company. It is more often regarded as an iconic landmark than as an advertisement. Commercially, it is considered to be the premier billboard in Sydney and is the largest billboard in the Southern Hemisphere. It is commonly, though incorrectly, assumed to be heritage-listed.

The Harleys then travelled along William Street into the city, around the Rocks and back to the hotel. The Harley Eastern Panorama tour was a great success. Susan + Tina loved every second of the experience.

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Jadranka was given a Harley tour birthday present from a group of her friends. They all met together at Manly where Phil picked Jadranka up.

Phil figured that as they were all locals from around the Dee Why area, especially the passenger, there was be no point in doing northern beaches run. Dee Why is part of the northern beaches.

Harley tour birthday present tour

So they first headed to North Head, it has beautiful views west actoss Sydney Harbour towards Sydney. They continued on to the Spit Lookout. It also has wonderful views, this time across Middle Head. Depending which direction you look, you can possibly see between North and South Head.

They turned back and rode to Tania Park. This is part of Dobroyd Head and has some of our most favourite views. You definitely see through both the HEads from here. In whale season is it not uncommon to see them frolicking in North Harbour.

Time was up so they rode back back to Manly to drop off. The Harley tour birthday present was a huge success.

Jadranka wrote: “It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life – first time on a bike and felt awesome!
I must give credit to Phil who made it all comfortable and truly enjoyable! He is such a lovely guy, professional but friendly and easy to talk to at the same time. I was very well looked after!

Sooo grateful to my beautiful friends for organising it and Phil for taking me places I never visited, giving me little history lessons, keeping me safe, and having so much fun:))
Thank you very much”,
Jadranka

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Dobroyd Head is a point or headland in the Northern Beaches, in the suburb of Balgowlah Heights. It is a great area to ride around, with so many great views.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobroyd_Head

Harley tour – Honeymoon adventure! What a way to spend part of your honeymoon than on the back of a Harley! We love that we are a part of many big occasions and celebrations.

Harley tour Honeymoon adventure!

Jungle and Perry picked them up from their hotel in Sydney city. They rode over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to The Loop. The Loop starts at Jeffrey Street Wharf unless we go the opposite way. 🙂

They stopped for photos at Kirribilli. The view over Sydney Harbour to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney CBD is wonderful. We do not lie!

Our riders went as far as the ‘posh’ Mosman and it is worth seeing. They then turned around and rode back over the Harbour Bridge. We love looking upward to see the arches as we drive over it. The next place was next to the beautiful Sydney Botanical Gardens. We ride past the eastern edge of it.

Mrs Macquarie’s Chair

This takes us to the famous Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and depending on the tour booked, we get to stop there or we don’t. It is a sandstone bench with views to the harbour. It was carved by convicts in 1811 for the then-governor’s wife, offering harbour views.

They continued on to Woolloomooloo and past the famous Harry’s Cafe De Wheels. The next scenic area was the infamous Kings Cross. It is a lot tamer than it was last century. Hmmm.

The riders then took our passengers down the major thoroughfare of William Street. It is 1.4-kilometre-long and very integral to heading east of the Sydney CBD. The street was named in honour of King William IV and was gazetted in 1834.

They continued on William St and rode past the huge and beautiful St Mary’s Cathedral. They were dropped off at the Bridge Climb to continue their exploration of Sydney – land and air!
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A Harley tour – Honeymoon adventure! What more could they ask for (or want)? We can organise a tour and an experience to remember forever no matter the occasion.

Our passenger is from the UK and was given this present by his son. They are both over here in Australia for a holiday. The Harley Manly Patrol ride was their choice and it was a good one.

Harley Manly Patrol ride

Perry picked Alan up from Wynyard Station and took him on a fun experience. Firstly they rode over the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to Blues Point Reserve. There they stopped for photos and a look at the beautiful view towards the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

They continued on through the lovely lower north shore suburbs. This includes checking out Balmoral Beach and riding over the Spit Bridge. They rode on to Manly and past the famous Manly Beach.

The northern beaches really are spectacular, one of our favourite areas of Sydney. The coastline is magnificent. They rode along the coastline for a while until they reached Narrabeen Lakes. From there they rode along the treelined Wakehurst Parkway.

So they came back to Sydney a different way. Alan was able to see a lot more of Sydney than he would have as a typical tourist. The Harley Manly Patrol ride is a great tour to see many of the beautiful beaches which are hard to see unless you have a vehicle.
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Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia in Manly, New South Wales. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne.

So I have just found an interesting tidbit: The beach was named by Capt. Arthur Philip for the indigenous people living there. Philip wrote that “[the indigenous people’s] confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place”.

Wakehurst Parkway’s ghost

Another interesting theory, it makes the area a lot more interesting!
https://www.9news.com.au/2018/10/30/19/46/haunted-roads-wakehurst-parkway-sydney-northern-beaches-ghost-kelly-halloween