Hello all.

Early this december I will be arriving in Sydney to start my "Round Aus" trip.
I'm planning a Big 600+ thunper, XR and similar ones (though prefer the XR)
i've got a bunch of question regarding various aspects of the trip, whoever can contribute to whatever question will surely help a lot!

I havent found a Thread like this in search so this could make up to be some sort a summerizing thread topiced, "prereraion for Aus"

so here goes.

A) What kind of insurence is Mandatory? how much does it costs? where do I make it?

B) Licence&registrations and Yearly technical TEST by authorities (to the bike) in Aus... whats the fee? where do you do it?

C)Assuminfg I prefer buying a second hand used bike from a private owner, directly from him, and not from some sort of a used bike' lot agency, with some neat and tidy salesman (or dirty and greasy), where are Used motorcycle ads published at? (local news paper, motorcycle journal) is there a publishing more specifeic for off-road bike such XR650L, DR650, TT600 etc' etc... where can I buy any of these

D)Is there a price list accepted by motorcycle market is australia, regaring models, make, and year of manufactoring...

E) When I buy a used bike from some one, where and how do we change the ownership documants to be written over my name, (here in israel at the post office)

F)I've heard and read so many opinuions (spelling?) about maps for such kind of trip, hema maps etc' etc'... Where can one purchase these maps. what scale are they? what are the most common among 4WD and off-road motorcycles.

G)Is there a central area in Sydney where all the motorcycles&accessories shops are located in. if some one can specify address it will be great

H)Does anyone know some sort of a summerizing "know it all" Australia by motorcycle book. and where can one like this be purchased?

Thats all i can think of for now, may some else can contribute something I forgot and can be usefull....

P.S
Any other site seeing,track,mountain, river, valleys or what ever advice
is great and would help a lot.


Thanks Ahead, Ziv Mercado
Israel.