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    Off to Oz. Which LAMS bike to get when I am there?

    Greetings,

    I am off to aussie for a couple of years. Looking at the bike to get cause 2 wheels is greater than 4.

    I currently have an 1989 kawasaki zxr250a, its quick but not comfy on long trips and its jumpy as hell.

    So i am looking for a bike in the lams list that i can ride comfortably at 100km for a couple of hours that isn't too jumpy.

    so far i see:
    Suzuki gs500e
    Kawasaki er5
    hyosung gt650r
    honda vtr250

    Any pointers?

    (FYI - lams list is how they restrict bikes for learners/restricted over there)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
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    As far as I know, not all states have LAMS. W.A doesn't.
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    Depends where you will be living.
    Why own a road bike if you live out past Kalgoolie, or some such place.
    More info reqd.

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    Victoria is taking on the lams, they say around now, going to be 3 or 4 months before i have the $$ anyways so i thought i would preempt it.

    Any recomendations on which bike would be good?
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
    The price of biking is eternal vigilance. Switch off for a second and the bastard will bite you.
    You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.

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    good point, i think i will be in st kilda working in central, was thinking of public transport for work but would be riding around the city as much as i can. Also keen on touring around tazzy in feb.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
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    You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.

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    Dr650.....
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    cheerz for the sugestion but i am looking for a naked sport/sport/tourer never really liked the motard bikes.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
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    A DR650 would be a good choice. So too would be a BMW F650, or a Honda Transalp.
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    Out of the OP's list, I'd pick the GS500E, but Hitcher's on the money with the idea of a dual-purpose 650.
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    i like the look of the translap, something about the bmw's i just never did like... don't know why, i guess i look for appearances too much.

    Looks like i will have to give some of them a try
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
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    You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mister.koz View Post
    cheerz for the sugestion but i am looking for a naked sport/sport/tourer never really liked the motard bikes.
    Have you had a go on one?

    Dual purpose bikes have much better road manners than they are given credit for.

    And, from my limited experience, interesting, out of the way back roads in oz have seal that is at least as lumpy and dodgy as here, if not more so. Extra suspension travel is nice to have

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    had a go on a KTM 640 - not sure of the model. It had heaps of go but it just didn't feel right. I think it didn't help that it was a single but i can't claim to know what i am talking about
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
    The price of biking is eternal vigilance. Switch off for a second and the bastard will bite you.
    You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.

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    i will give the dual purpose ones another go, probably haven't given them a chance. I have only ridden sport bikes and old GN's so the contrast is surprising and expected.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
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    the road/sport or the dual purpose? getting some different pics on google images

    i like the look of the sport one
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mully
    The price of biking is eternal vigilance. Switch off for a second and the bastard will bite you.
    You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.

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