Bikes are so cheap in Auss!

[HenryDorsetCase]

the GST will cancel except for 2.5%. You'd get a refund of the AUS GST content if exporting.

the kicker is the NZ value is landed i.e. including freight. THEN they add GST here.

[Avignon]

Bikes may be cheaper, marginally, but they have double demerit points on long weekends and public holidays, cops with guns who arrest you for excessive speed and comparatively crap scratching roads, with a few exceptions such as the great ocean road which is of course very heavily policed. There is no speed limit in parts of the Northern Territory, but the roads are all dead straight for hours on end and its hot, hot, hot. NZ Rocks, count your blessings.

[Zapf]

Yep, I was surprised to hear how cheap the Birds are going for now, heaps of value for money I reckon at 230kgs, 1137cc, & 152hp! Can't speak for the VFR's tho?

And as for better pricing in Aussie, comes as no huge surprise, and it's of no real benefit to us unless we go over there and ride it! So I take it you're going over Felix?

there at the moment.... just passing thru and picking up a few bits from peter stevens.... wish I got a bike here and go for a blast...

[RiderInBlack]

Yep, I was surprised to hear how cheap the Birds are going for now, heaps of value for money I reckon at 230kgs, 1137cc, & 152hp! Can't speak for the VFR's tho?

Yep, Honda is calling it a Sports Touring Face Off. $16,995NZfor ether a VFR800F or a CBR1100XX. No contest if you ask me, Zed. I'd have the BB if they are going for the same price, end fu*ken day (You lucky bugger you).

[Pickle]

cheap bikes, lots of sunshine, babes in swim suits, good pubs, good roads, hmmm whats the catch........oh yeah that accent, christ i'd never take me ear plugs out again, talk about annoying. yez

Glad you didnt mention the Beer that's a good reason to stay here, and the fact is there are better roads here unless you like riding 200k's of freeway to go down 30kms winding road which is heavily policed - Not My Idea Of Fun.