Young LB Looney wheelies along an industrial path

‘There’s seemingly a right of passage within the community that starts with kids on pushbikes spectating and emulating their elders by doing pedal wheelies, then once they come of age they will put an L plate on a scooter, and then finally graduate to the more powerful motorbikes’

Naomi, a girl just trying to discover her own style

‘There is generally a masculine atmosphere at the meet-ups. Other than the rider’s girlfriends spectating or riding pillion, Naomi was one of very few women that I met during my time within the community that participated’

Tattoos that unite the members of the gang

‘Riders told me it was like a drug, that despite the potential risk to life and liberty, the pull was too great. As one of their Instagram account descriptions read: “It’s not a hobby it’s a lifestyle”

Mr Figo casually eating an ice-cream while wheelieing his quad

‘What drew me to this unique subculture was the dynamism and the style. It seemed to reflect the rebellious draw that skateboarding had for me as a teenager. The people and the sense of community held my interest and kept me going back.’

A man known as Mickey Raptor who chooses to hide his face from the crowd

‘BikeLife is most commonly associated with motocross bikes or dirt bikes, but on an average Sunday you will see almost every kind of motorbike – from scooters through to quad bikes and everything in between performing stunts’

Izzy, a member of the super Dupa Moto

‘Riders tend to mainly meet up on a Sunday and repurpose disused airstrips and out of the way industrial estates, hidden away from unwanted attention from the public and police’