Ghazza: Beaches’ teen rock band releases music video ripping into reckless local e-bike riders

A teen rock band on Sydney’s northern beaches has released a new music video ruthlessly ripping into reckless local teen e-bike riders. See the clip.

A teen rock band on the northern beaches has released a slick new music video ripping into local reckless young e-bike riders.

The professionally produced clip promotes the song that pillories hoodie-wearing and vape-smoking riders making life difficult for pedestrians and motorists.

Self-described psychedelic grunge rockers Ghazza, made up of four local boys sitting the HSC, sarcastically diss the dangerous actions of irresponsible bikers in the video produced by Reel Folk Studios.

Ghazza’s lead singer Xavier Brown, 17, who goes to Freshwater Senior Campus, wrote the music and the song’s lashing lyrics, calling it “Dirodi” — a reference to the brand of electric-powered bicycles favoured by beaches’ youths.

Xavier slams riders who don’t wear helmets, ignore red lights and pilot the e-bikes while using their mobile phones.

The skate park location for Sydney northern beaches' rock band Ghazza where it filmed part of its new music video for “Dirodi”. Picture: @clarajane72

In the video clip, Xavier says the song “goes out to all the idiots on the northern beaches” riding “Dirodi Rovers”.

The band, which plays regular gigs across Sydney, appeared on the high-rating Jonesy & Amanda radio show on Gold 101.7FM to promote the video, directed by Paul van Kan.

A still, showing a teen in his “jorts and Crocs”, from the music video by Sydney northern beaches' rock band, Ghazza, for its satirical e-bike song, "Dirodi". Picture: Reel Folk Studios

Xavier sings that riders wear White Fox-brand hoodies, and don’t wear safety helmets because they’ve got their “jorts (long-legged jean shorts) and Crocs”.

“Four on the back, ready to go,” the lyrics state.

“F--k the cars, we own the road,” the song continues as the riders “trot freshy” and head to Mona Vale.

Xavier goes on to sing that while the rider is “suckin’ on my strawberry vape,” he is headed for Newport “can’t be late”.

Sydney northern beaches' rock band Ghazza with Jonesy & Amanda on their Gold 101.7FM radio show. Picture: Instagram/Ghazza

“Sitting on my e-bike throne, ran a red, I was on my phone”.

Xavier said he was sitting in a maths class, coming up with ideas for new songs when it occurred to him how much he was annoyed by e-bikes and “people getting nailed by them and riders acting irresponsibly on the roads”.

A still from the music video by Sydney northern beaches' rock band, Ghazza, for its satirical e-bike song, "Dirodi". Picture: Reel Folk Studios

‘We own the road’: A still from the music video for "Dirodi". Picture: Reek Folk Studios

‘Suckin’ on a strawberry vape’: A still from the music video by Ghazza. Picture: Reel Folk Studios

“They modify them, they speed them up,” he said.

“So I thought I’d try and impersonate one of the riders in a song, and see how it went.”

Xavier, who does not own an e-bike, said the band’s satirical take on the issue was also a way of urging riders to ride more safely.

“I was trying to voice the opinions of a lot of people my age, my friends, who’ve seen what some of these idiots are doing on the bikes,” he said.

‘Four on the back, ready to go’: Teens dressed in swimwear, two of them not wearing helmets, riding an e-bike on The Corso at Manly in February. Picture: Richard Dobson

“A fair amount of people aren’t happy with them either.”

Xavier said Ghazza started out as a punk road when it formed during Covid in 2021, but had evolved into the grunge rock band that now plays regular gigs across the northern beaches, and beyond.

As well as Xavier, Ghazza has Bede Russell, who also goes to Freshwater Senior Campus, on drums along with two students of Balgowlah Boys High, Toby Spence on guitar and bassist Kennan Ayala.

Ghazza has already released an album that has netted more than 10,000 streams.

Originally published as Ghazza: Beaches’ teen rock band releases music video ripping into reckless local e-bike riders