April 24th
Possibly the first female motorcyclist was a woman from Hastings who competed in an 84 mile trial from Wellington to Waikanae return.
Evel Knievel rides a Laverda American Eagle for the first time in Los Angeles.
Australian Kevin Magee wins the 1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, the last Grand Prix motorcycle race to be held at Circuito del Jarama.
The motorcycle season in Latvia opens with a parade of 3,500 motorcycles in Riga, the capital.