It was inevitable that he'd mix the two.

Eight rides later, the Tamworth Anzac memorial ride he created for charity has outlived him.

Saturday's may well be the last ride ever, but organiser Rebecca Chapman hopes it will be one to remember.

Wearing his vest, she said the event was a memorial to him.

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"He lived the Anzac spirit every day," she said.

"He was so patriotic and just always asking - what can we do to help veterans.

"It was a bike fanatic, obviously

"It was a natural thing for him to think, okay well let's put together a charity ride and donate the proceeds to people who can spend them to help people directly."

Ms Chapman, and partner Dave Schell hoped to be able to raise as much as $6000, in 2022.

If they manage to hit the mark, they will have raised an entire year's rent for their chosen charity, the Tamworth Veteran Hub.

It would be a worthy legacy for Mick.

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"That'd be fantastic, I know a lot of veterans personally, my partner's a veteran," Ms Chapman said.

"Seeing their struggles and also how they don't relate themselves with the Anzac tradition - they don't feel worthy - even though they're making the same sacrifice for our country, to be able to support them and to be able to maybe help them feel like, yes, we do recognise you as we do the Anzacs, that would be achieving my number one goal."

Mr Schell said the service would help post-Vietnam veterans like him, by giving them a place to be with fellow young vets, and a place to go other than the home couch.

"This is the last time the ride will be put on," he told a crowd of bikers, before the group set off.

"Today's all about one word: respect.

"Respect for veterans, respect for military servicemen who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and respect to Mick and his family."

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About 60 bikers had gathered in Anzac Park by the time the Leader visited, shortly before the squadron set off on a trek through pubs in Gunnedah, Manilla and ultimately Bendemeer.

Mat Dockerty, a veteran of 5th/7th battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and the peacekeeping mission in East Timor, said a number of veterans had turned up for the event.

"We normally ride every Sunday," he said.

"That's me going to church."

He said it was great to be raising money for a local charity.

Ms Chapman hopes someone else will take up the torch, but the small business owner won't be.

"This, for me, it's like a fitting conclusion to his legacy, I guess," she said.

"He was so committed. Every day of the year, not just Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, he was always doing something. Every day was about supporting service people."

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