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Quick opinion from within the Industry,Shell:quit while you're ahead. The only bikes that are impotable are already done so in bulk,and if you look hard enough will find a buy at the same amount or less than it'll cost yourself to bring one in personally...Plus the choice of rides is pretty average,depending on exactly what you're after...Sorry to be so negative,but that's the way I see your question! Cheers,Jayce.

In Japan they aren't allowed to sell motorbikes i think over 500cc direct from the factory to the dealers. They have to first export them out of the country and then they have to be bought back in to Japan. i Know it sounds crazy but it's true. The only think i'm not sure on is the capacity limit they have. I think it's 500cc. So your better of just buying an R1 here if thats what your after. And australia seems to get bikes pretty good. In america and europe they have much stricter regulations for emisions and design rules. For example on the ZX-10R they have the indicators intergrated in the fairing on them for australia but in america they have to be on a stork like most old bikes.

So yeah don't bother, unless your after something unique.

thanx Jayce (& everyone else) i thought as much...

it's not for me, it's for someone that asked me about it...all i know is he wants some 125 4 stroke but i have no idea what model or how old.

I've filled him in on some of the rules of imorting....i dont think he'll bother now!

i think he thought he could just bring the bike over in bits put it back together and register it :Oops:

omg Joe, they have a section just for people that have died...that's awful :rofl:

there's a fair bit of info on importing bikes here: http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/vsb_10.htm#5.16

just for anyone who might be interested :(

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