Oz- buying used motorbikes online/ through traders

**jazbug5** · 1st April 2005, 16:14

Any advice?

I want to go there soon (in about two months) and am salivating at the thought of changing bike. As ever (being a penniless scumbag) I will have to buy used, so thought I'd have a look for the equivalent of Trademe/whatever to see what the go is. Google threw up buggerall so I thought it might be worth asking you guys.
Sorry to mention A*****lia on this otherwise clean and sanitary forum.

Oh, and (one funny allowed per poster) where's good to ride around there?Still not decided quite where to blight, but it's looking like Brisbane.
Random other advice welcome, too.

**jrandom** · 1st April 2005, 16:16

Oz is a big place with lots of long straight roads. I recommend a Hayabusa.

NC · 1st April 2005, 16:34

Originally Posted by jrandom

Oz is a big place with lots of long straight roads. I recommend a Hayabusa.

Mmmm hayabusa

**bugjuice** · 1st April 2005, 16:37

a Busa in NA would be good on their outback roads with no limits, and bullet straight..

**wari** · 1st April 2005, 16:52

YA bettrr nutt be stayin' derre ... orr wheel havta ex-comm-munnicate ya .. and dat'll hurrt .. butt can be fixed with ==>

and

:spudwave: .. ENjoy yurr SHORRT stay in odz ...

**jazbug5** · 1st April 2005, 16:59

Seriously though...

**jrandom** · 1st April 2005, 17:01

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Seriously though...

OK, OK. You're a delicate wee thing, we'll understand and not mock you if you decide you need the comfort of a Goldwing.

**wari** · 1st April 2005, 17:16

FOwnd diss TRadingpost

**James Deuce** · 1st April 2005, 17:30

Bikepoint

**White trash** · 1st April 2005, 17:44

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Oh, and (one funny allowed per poster) where's good to ride around there?

Anywhere not in Australia.....

You said one each.

NC · 1st April 2005, 21:14

Originally Posted by bugjuice

a Busa in NA would be good on their outback roads with no limits, and bullet straight..

Orange.....

**jazbug5** · 1st April 2005, 22:38

Yeeesssss. Okay, a, er, Hyabusa. But I asked where to ride, not what?
Thanks for the other links, chaps. And if I see a cheap orange Hyabusa I'll know that it was Meant To Be and will send pictures for the general amusement of all here. Off to look at bikes!
Cheers....

**zooter** · 1st April 2005, 22:51

The coast road is quite bendy as I recall. I drove it a few years back before I got into bikes. We were in a bit of a hurry to catch the 12 Apostles before sunset and just made it.

**jazbug5** · 1st April 2005, 22:58

12 Apostles?

I know they must be some sort of land feature, but if you're an ignorant foreigner like me, that makes for a *very* interesting statement...

**Gremlin** · 1st April 2005, 23:11

The great ocean road is beautiful. Before you go bashing me, I'm ex SA (here 8 years and counting), went to Melbourne with parents a year or so ago. Not quite as good as some of the stuff in the South Island, but a different kind of beauty.

Pic attached of the 12 apostles (well, some of them). Hope they lived up to your expectations