Riders started in the motorcycle community when a group of people began fundraising for children in developing countries. During several trips to Africa in the late 1980s to see the impact of this donation, Barry and Andrea Coleman and GP racer Randy Mamola noticed that vehicles intended for healthcare delivery were unused, simply because they had broken down. Barry and Andrea Coleman became determined to find a solution to the problem that they now recognised as undermining the development of Africa. Riders began as an operational wing of a larger children’s charity and were registered as an independent organisation in 1996.
