Big bikes and little trikes - it's a Hog thing

'Biggie' from Auckland competes in the Harley Davidson tricycle race. Picture / Otago Daily Times

About 800 Harley-Davidson motorbike riders thundered through Dunedin on Saturday as part of the 16th annual Hog Rally.

The weekend rally in the city was attended by mostly New Zealand riders, but bikies from America, Europe and Thailand also joined the ride.

The rally, which started on Friday and finished yesterday, included concerts, speeches and the "Thunder Ride" through the city.

Dunedin police said they had no trouble from the bikers over the weekend.

"They're the good kind of bikies," a police spokesman said.

Bystanders watched in awe as the Harley-Davidsons roared past - more than 800 of them.

Rally co-ordinator Kevin Moylan described the ride as "amazing". "To ride with 800 others, it's an unbelievable experience," Mr Moylan said.

The rally also raised $5000 - donated by Hog members - for Child Cancer

- NZPA, OTAGO DAILY TIMES