QBE will insure your bike (and they are motorcycle friendly) while you are in Oz. You can get in contact with them in advance and organise the details. You will have to insure the bike for a minimum of six months. If you have a A$10,000 bike expect to pay about $400 (this is only a guess and might be well off the mark).

QBE Insurance Group

cheers
Brett

I've rung them before - they won't insure a bike registered in another country while here - they want you to register it here first !!!!!!!!!!! ... so no QBE won't ... go on .. give them a call and see.. you can also get a price from them too ... try a HD at $23,000 ...

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Regards Frank Warner
motorcycles BMW R80 G/S 1981, BMW K11LT 1993, BMW K75 G/S

As much as I hate responding to eat-sh*t messages I figure I must, as I have provided incorrect information. The QBE rep in my building (a mate of mine) gave me the wrong advice when I asked him about this issue earlier. I checked again, then he checked again, and indeed the bike must be registered. I led you astray. Contrary to the sentiments in the nasty reply above this was not my intention. sorry 'bout that.

cheers
Brett

Hi Brett.
I didn't read it as an abusive email, even though it was fairly abrupt and economical with words. There's a green sh*t-eating grin on the title, which I took to mean it was in good humour... but it is hard to read the tone of the message into the text of a message.

Cheers!

Nigel in NZ

(Trying to avert a flame war on his patch)

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Sorry - just my err .. 'attitude' when ruddy stupid 'policy' things come up --- and where even I can see we are being ripped off big time ... grrrr It is not just the named company .. I've rung a few .. even the insurance council .. I recon it is a #^$#&%&&*%. Legally you are allowed to use a foreign registered vehicle here .. and yet you cannot get insurance easily ... it stinks that they think it must be registered here .. what ^%$&* difference does that make .. the whole thing gets to me ... I've tried the same thing for Africa .. and it is even worse there .. well sorta.

No offence intended to any individual person .. but I get agro when I see stupid things being done .. I always hope that others would be better than me .. and get upset when they not. Not intending to be nasty .. but correcting the info was first thing .. the "ring them and see" is intended to increase the perceived demand from their side of the fence.. and to reinforce the attitude of asking directions 3 times before thinking you might have the right answer [having just been to the UK HU meeting .. how to ask the question is the first step .. then ask 3 different people at 3 different locations .. if all 3 have the same info then they might just be right ...]


------ And none of you have corrected my error in my first post ...


"You must say what stat you are landing in"

This should be "what state your bike is landing in" ... that would have been better.

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Regards Frank Warner
motorcycles BMW R80 G/S 1981, BMW K11LT 1993, BMW K75 G/S

I'm not sure how bike friendly they are, but I recently insured a UK Landcruiser (on carnet) with RAC Victoria. They didn't seem to have a problem with it being foreign, and I don't think RAC WA mind either.
I guess if you were desperate you could always try insuring each state separately through the RAC....

Andrew

Jeez Frank, you've made me feel like an idiot again! This time your very pleasant response makes me think I over-reacted somewhat the first time (which obviously I did). Beers all round (to toss on the flames). As least I get a free on Friday from my QBE mate.

cheers
Brett

No need - if it is insured in one state it is strangley insured for the rest of Australia .. but the ruiles are different state to state .. so if you have insurance in one state best not to worry about the others as long as it remains valid.

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Hans .. the carnet is a document for importation taxes .. not registration .. so I don't see the connection there .. the carnet alows you to bring the vehicle into the country without paying the duty ... you need to fill out a few forms about temporty import .. if you did not have the carnet you'd still be filling out the same forms .. with quite a few more thronw in for good measure! Then you go to the registration office that knows nothing (or very little) about duty .. just registration.

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Regards Frank Warner
motorcycles BMW R80 G/S 1981, BMW K11LT 1993, BMW K75 G/S