Hiring bikes in Australia

**Hitcher** · 5th January 2007, 20:04

Has anybody hired motorcycles in Australia (Melbourne), or knows of anybody who has, or knows businesses in Melbourne that do this sort of stuff?

Mrs H and I are planning a jaunt in March and would like to hire an FJR1300/ST1300/R1200 sort of thing for a couple of weeks.

**MattRSK** · 5th January 2007, 20:10

Just get naked and go sit on the beach.

**Hitcher** · 5th January 2007, 20:17

Last time I was naked on a beach, a bus-load of Greenpeace members arrived and tried to roll me into the ocean. Terrible business.

Back on topic...

**crashe** · 5th January 2007, 20:20

SpMan and MsTriump are over in Aussie...... Ok they are way over in Perth....
But they maybe able to help you out in getting prices etc for you.....
plus also seeing if those bikes are readily available for hire.

Oh yeah I loved the beached whale joke....

**limbimtimwim** · 5th January 2007, 21:08

http://www.garnersmotorcycles.com.au/

Peel St is a main road in town. Easy to find, the place is on a corner.

Nearly rented from this place once when I was in Melbourne. Felt a little quesy in the shop and said "Ya know, maybe next time" at the last minute.

Half an hour later Mr vomit came to visit. That was lucky.

**pritch** · 5th January 2007, 21:17

Jeff who used to own Callender (sp?) Motorcycles here in town hired bikes with a couple of others and rode across the Nullabore to WA last year. BMW 1200GS from memory.

The only Two Wheels mag I have is at work but a Google search should turn up something.

**mstriumph** · 11th January 2007, 17:45

have no personal knowledge but googled this bikescape

--------- horribly expensive - a little online research may turn up something cheaper ...

sorry

.......... at least they HAVE hire bikes over east - it's a nightmare in WA

**Hitcher** · 11th January 2007, 21:21

Irons are in fires. It looks like about A$180 a day for a 1150GS.

**Monorail** · 11th January 2007, 21:51

maybe buy a bike and sell it when your done if u can afford the starting outlay. should be very little depreciation. maybe even sell back offer with the dealer.

**jeff** · 11th January 2007, 22:00

Hi Hitcher

If you have the January "Motorcycle Trader" there is an article on page 24 about a couple of blokes who toured the outback. They mention an ex-pat Kiwi, Eddie Garner, of Garner Motorcyles in Melbourne who specialises in hring and sales of bikes to foreigners wanting to use Australia as their motorcycling playground.

Might be worth a look

Jeff and Chrissie

**denill** · 12th January 2007, 07:08

Originally Posted by mafu1

maybe buy a bike and sell it when your done if u can afford the starting outlay. should be very little depreciation. maybe even sell back offer with the dealer.

Yeah, or look at shipping yours over. Did that a couple of years ago.

Oz is on my agenda again

**Hitcher** · 12th January 2007, 07:49

Originally Posted by jeff

an ex-pat Kiwi, Eddie Garner, of Garner Motorcyles in Melbourne who specialises in hring and sales of bikes to foreigners wanting to use Australia as their motorcycling playground.

Thanks. I shall Google him and see what transpires.

Shipping bikes over? If we were going for at least a month, that's what we'd do.

**Monorail** · 12th January 2007, 09:11

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Thanks. I shall Google him and see what transpires.

Shipping bikes over? If we were going for at least a month, that's what we'd do.

go for a couple of months then. you deserve it. If you do decide to ship send me a pm and i'll talk to my dad. he works in the car importing industry of shippping i think and has alot of contacts and might be able to get you a good deal