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I doubt that money would be the issue here, it's not like you can slip a few dollars under the table to get things done in Oz. It doesn't work that, unless it's politics of course. I am pretty sure the only way you will it on Australian roads is to bring it in registered and ride it as a foreign registered bike. There is absolutely no way you will get it registered in Oz. I would be happy to proved wrong. Just make sure you have all your import paperwork complete before the bike lands, or you may be waving it goodbye on the wharf.
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I doubt that money would be the issue here, it's not like you can slip a few dollars under the table to get things done in Oz. It doesn't work that, unless it's politics of course.
We might like to think that we live in a relatively corrupt free society, BUT I've had personal experience of a Canberra civil servant soliciting a "donation" to make a problem he had created go away for me.

Corruption is alive and well in Australia and doing very nicely.
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Hi Guys, thanks for your input

Why do you think it will not be allowed into Australia, and not pass road regulations.


It has the following as standard...

Disk Brakes all round
Independent suspension
Full Electrics
headlight, taillight, indicators, etc

It has a certificate of conformity for all of Europe and UK?

I am waiting to hear back from the Department of infrastructure and roads ... holding thumbs
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Hi Guys, thanks for your input

Why do you think it will not be allowed into Australia, and not pass road regulations.


It has the following as standard...

Disk Brakes all round
Independent suspension
Full Electrics
headlight, taillight, indicators, etc

It has a certificate of conformity for all of Europe and UK?

I am waiting to hear back from the Department of infrastructure and roads ... holding thumbs
Australia have their own rules - ADR - designed to protect their soon to be defunct car industry probably. Despite what some websites say the only easy way to import a vehicle into Oz is temporarily on a Carnet as Roger says.

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Australia have their own rules - ADR - designed to protect their soon to be defunct car industry probably. Despite what some websites say the only easy way to import a vehicle into Oz is temporarily on a Carnet as Roger says.

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Weblookup VSB10 from the Dept of Infrastructure, has all the info you need and a checklist on how a vehicle can be brought into the country.
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Some maths required methinks...
This wee moto gives 3.1 horsepower at 7500 rpm... with a claimed top speed of 45 Km/hour.
You say you wish to cover 13500 km over 38 days so, in round numbers, that's 355 kms a day, every day...
At a constant full throttle that's almost 8 hours a day... I sense a 'kaboooom' coming on.....

In the real world, that would probably translate to a more credible 12 hours, a day seven days a week which is going to be very hard. Have you thought this through? and the above does not take into account time needed for 'nature' stops, food stops. fuel stops, repairs, oil changes... etc. You may wish to factor in more days on the road.

Fun vehicle though! but with a lot of heavy and Oversize vehicles out there, it is perhaps not the nimblest to get out of the way. I've learned out there that there are three expressions which seldom feature in any truckers vocab. which are 'slow down', 'give way' and 'drive totally sober'...
Nevertheless , Good luck in your venture
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