FATHER-of-three David Gough is heading on an 8000km motorbike odyssey to spread the word about the importance of organ donation.

Mr Gough, from Darbys Falls in NSW, is hitting the road on his Organ Donation Awareness Ride on February 4 from Canberra.

The ride is a tribute to Mr Gough's daughter Melody, 26, who died after a car accident near Boorowa on Christmas Eve 2009.

Melody's organs saved three people's lives.

He said the pair had planned to travel "on the back of a bike" to add to her photo portfolio.

After grieving for Melody, he decided to be proactive and made his first awareness ride last year.

The ride is only one activity being undertaken during DonateLife Week around Australia which runs from February 19 to 26.

"It's important to fill out the Medicare form and to also discuss it with the next of kin so everyone is on the same page," Mr Gough said.

"Anyone at all may one day need an organ and the positive to come of this is an extended life. For people needing a kidney it's much better than being on dialysis.

"Hopefully the positive aspect is like with blood donation where people give because one day they may need some blood the same could be said for organ donation."

During the ride Mr Gough will visit Bateman's Bay, Port Augusta, Adelaide, Renmark and Mildura.

While in Alice Springs he will talk with students from the School of the Air and plans to finish the ride in Canberra on February 24.

He said he would be taking the DonateLife Book of Life to share stories of organ and tissue donations with people along the way.

In 2011, 1001 people Australians benefited from 337 people who died and donated organs or tissue - a record for the country and an increase of 8 per cent on the previous year.

Mr Gough's website has an itinerary and will be updated ride reports and photos during his trip.