FAQ

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is an annual motorcycle charity event that raises funds for Movember. Movember is the leading global charity changing the face of men’s health, to improve the lives of men through prostate cancer research and men’s mental health initiatives. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride looks to activate all riders who own and ride classic and custom style motorcycles and scooters, to dress dapper and unite in a parade through the heart of their city to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men’s mental health. Each ride is organised by pre-approved ride hosts, and each city is limited to one ride. To find out if there’s a ride in your city, or a city near you, visit our rides page.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has multiple goals, these include raising awareness of prostate cancer and mental health, funding research and programs to help men live happier and healthier lives, breaking stereotypes of motorcyclists, and giving people a chance to raise funds for a worthy cause whilst riding their motorcycles.

If you don’t have a suitable vehicle but are passionate about our event, you can still sponsor a participant or donate to the event, which will contribute towards our charitable goals and benefit all men around the world.

Yes, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is opened to all genders, cultures and sexes. The event raises money for men’s health, but we all have men in our lives that we care about and want them living longer, so The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is a way for all genders to come together and show their support for the men in their lives who might have suffered, or are currently suffering.

DGR is about the niches within the motorcycle community, consisting of motorcycles that you might not regularly see during your daily commute. If you can borrow or rent a suitable motorcycle, and are dressed appropriately, we encourage you to register and join the ride. If not, and you’d still like to support the event, a donation is a wonderful way to do so, as well as reach out to your local organiser to help them behind the scenes as volunteers.

Organising The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on a global scale is a tremendous task that has significant associated risks, as it currently takes place in almost 700 cities around the world with over 120,000 participants.

One of our goals is to keep the individual events small and manageable for by our volunteer ride hosts, and another is to ensure the safety of all participants that take part in each event. In order to do this, there are restrictions on the styles of motorcycles.

Many of our key events expect over 1,000 participants throughout city centres, and significant growth in numbers will increase the risk of incident and road closures substantially, which will have a negative effect on the success of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.

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Click here to the ‘Host a Ride’ form to fill in the details and if it all goes to plan, we’ll get a ride happening soon.

To sign up, click here to go to the Registration Page. Follow the registration process to select the city you will participate in. Please ensure all details are correct, including your address, as you may find yourself being the lucky winner of one of our many rewards, so we’ll need to know where to reach you!

The full details of the event in your city will be made available after you register. These details need to be secure to ensure that only registered members have access to important event information. If these details are shared publicly, it can put the event at risk of being shut down. We need all participants to be registered.

You can check out any updated ride details from within your Rider Dashboard.

For the majority of cities, there are no entrance fees to attend the event. DGR asks that participants donate to themselves, though. Starting in 2019, for a limited number of cities where there are capacity restraints, a minimum donation will be required. This will be highlighted to you during the first step of registration and give you the option to continue if you wish to make a minimum donation. The amount will vary for each city.

The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is a charitable event, and not doing your very best to raise funds is not particularly distinguished. Every little bit helps towards us achieving our shared goals with Movember - for men to live happier, healthier and longer lives. Through research and support programs, Movember is changing the lives for men. Only with the fundraising support of our participants and the wider community, can they continue their influential life-changing work.

We have deliberately partnered with Movember as they are the leading global charity committed to changing the face of men's health and therefore are uniquely positioned to take action and spend the funds strategically, both on a global and local level. 

Movember funds a diverse range of global and local initiatives, always ensuring that the knowledge gained is shared onwards. They utilise research findings to accelerate new ideas into practice, share information, and encourage other organisations to do the same. This process of knowledge translation aims to get the right information to the right people, at the right time, and in the most effective way. This ensures that the best available evidence informs policies, programs and practice, and improves health outcomes for men around the world.

Cash contributions or donations are not expected on event day unless there are representatives from Movember present. We will alert the participants at the event beforehand if this is taking place. These funds will not count towards your online total, so it is best you donate to yourself online.

If you are being asked by anyone who is not from Movember to make a cash donation, please contact us immediately via our contact page.

If you wish to make a cheque donation, click here to download the cheque form and ensure you complete the attached form so we know who to allocate the sponsored funds to. Movember will inform DGR once a cheque has cleared and we will update accordingly.

Through Movember's charitable status and global reach, we’ve been able to increase the countries where you can receive a tax-deductible receipt. These are:

USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Sweden.

We are working closely with Movember to add to this list so we can maximize your fundraising efforts. All donations go straight to Movember, which enables us to offer this. For all refund enquiries please contact the email below.

movember@gentlemansride.com

Movember invests funds raised by the gentlefolk of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride into approved programs inline with the founding principles of both parties.

100% of funds raised go directly to Movember. The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is then reimbursed costs relating to the delivery and running of the actual event. The costs involved ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all participants as well as the best possible management of a global event. These costs relate to a 20% cost to fundraising ratio. Our priority will always be to protect the event and ensure its safe delivery on a global level for all participants involved.

Funds raised in 2023 will be invested in prostate cancer clinical research, prostate cancer health services and men’s mental health and suicide prevention projects.

To read more about Movember's strategic funding strategy across all areas of men’s health, please visit the ‘Our Work’ section on movember.com.

In 2023, we will be continuing our partnership with Movember, the world’s largest men’s health organisation. As an organisation, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride strives to select health partners that are focused on universal, game-changing and realistic outcomes, so Movember and their strategic goal of men living happier, healthier & longer lives is a perfect fit for what we are trying to achieve. With an official presence in over 10 countries and a truly global community, Movember has already funded over 1000 men’s health programs with a unique focus on global collaboration, some of which have been supported by The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride in the past.

Men’s health is something that affects all of us, irrespective of gender. We all have fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, cousins and friends that we want to be with us for as long as possible - in partnering with Movember we are raising funds and awareness to improve and increase the life expectancy of men.

More needs to be done to tackle the specific issues that affect men's health. As the leading global organisation committed to changing the face of men's health, Movember is uniquely positioned to take action.

Safety is always the priority. If a city is experiencing extreme conditions, we will postpone the event if necessary and as decided by the Ride City Host.

The local host of your registered city will send an email alert including an SMS or WhatsApp regarding events that are postponed or cancelled.

Riding a motorcycle is a risky exercise, regardless of what you are wearing.

Our event is ALWAYS low speed and takes place through the slowest streets of each city. This is a safety feature of our event to minimise the risk to our participants. 

Information regarding safety for all events can be viewed through our Safety Information page.

All the general motorcycle safety and road rules apply on the day. You participate at your own risk. Dangerous riding will not be tolerated.

We have an extensive risk assessment that takes place utilising the key larger events globally. This helps us to better manage these events and ensure the safety of participants.

All the risks are explained in the registration process. If you do not register for the event, you cannot participate.

All registered participants that raise over $250 USD receive a commemorative patch, exclusive to 2023, which can be only be earned, not purchased. Raising over $250 also gives you an opportunity to take part in a global competition to win amazing prizes, including a brand new Triumph motorcycle.

For those who raise over $1000 USD, a limited edition Pin Pack will be sent through. This can only be earned.

To view all prizes on offer for DGR 2023, including the commemorative prize patch, visit our prize page.

Movember will be managing the distribution of these globally including both stickers and patches.

Stickers - The Movember x DGR Sticker purchased during registration or through your dashboard is sent weekly (Monday - Friday) from set Movember offices and postal services. Please allow 14-21 days to receive these, however, we have experienced significant delays in postage so please be patient.

Patches - The $250 USD Commemorative patches are sent weekly. Please allow 14-21 days for your patch to arrive.

Pin Pack - The $1000 USD Pin Packs are sent weekly. Please allow up to 4 weeks for your pin pack to arrive.

If you feel the postman may have misplaced your package, please contact Movember at the below email address: fulfilment@gentlemansride.com

Shipping Estimate: All items will begin shipping at the start of April.