Hi,

I have spent my last 3.5 years in LOS riding a Honda VFR400. I am now living in Sydney and what am I most excited about? The Harbour bridge? The opera house? Relatively sane women?

Nope - It's the huge choice of motor bikes available to buy!

It's great - I walked around many bike shops with bug eyes - VTR SP-2, GSX-R1000, Dukes, RSV Mille's... ahhh, lovely.

Getting a 'big bike' in LOS was really tricky (and pricey) that I've forgotten what it was like to live in a country with all these gorgeous machines.

However, one thing that I totally overlooked - I don't have a vaild license for Oz!!! I never bothered getting a license in LOS. You have to wait 24 months with a learner license (restricted to around 600cc) before going for a full one... so my dream of a Firstorm SP-2 is going to have to wait. Som Nam Naa!

Ho-hum, seems I'll have to ride a VFR agin for another 2 years!

James

Cant see where you are coming from on this one mate!!! When I came back here last year I have bought several BIG bikes. The last one being a 2,300 cc brand new Triumph Rocket 3. I may pay a little more here than back in the UK BUT!!!!. Take for instance the cost of insurance. Back in the UK they wanted around 2,500 pounds to insure a Rocket. I keep the Rocket here for a couple of years and Im in profit compared to what Id pay there to here All things are relative. Here petrol is comparatively cheap, I dont have to spend all my time looking out for speed cameras, I can leave it parked anywhere with the key in it, Back home I had to lock it, steering lock it, disc lock it , Big chain throught the back wheel , alarm it and have it datadagged and I was still never sure it would be there when I returned, so for me I would rather be biking here than back in the UK or anywhere for that matter. Enjoy OZ!!!!! and your VFR

Edited August 26, 200718 yr by H2oDunc

fair enough...It's not ALL good I suppose!