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Hey guys been looking for a second bike I was thinking the cbr 650r. But goddam is a heavy mf. I'm about 77kg and 5'11 is it gonna be a problem or should it be fine?

Does anyone know if i follow the car back which means that if i tail gate the car. Will i speed fine by the mobile speed camera in victoria ?

I was speeding over 15 km/hr and then gradually slowed down once i saw the camera car. But i had a car in front of me.

Does anyone knows ?

Does anyone knows ?

The ride up to Kinglake from Yarra Glen is a lovely one, but won’t be doable from mid-Feb to the end of March, so plan your weekend rides accordingly!

Hi everyone,

I've been living in Melbourne (Preston) for the past 10 years and, if possible, I would like to get involved in some group rides on weekends to get on the bike a bit more than my daily commute. I usually ride solo, but have recently been on a Vietnam trip for a month and enjoyed travelling with some mates.

I ride a CBR500R and hopefully, I'll get an R9 in the future.

I'm happy to do day trips in any direction from Melbourne. I'm fine with most riding styles.

Please let me know where to look!

Cheers.

During the 9:12pm 279 bus from Westfield Doncaster to boxhill central, the driver had his phone somewhere down his seat on a phone call and would frequently bend down to speak into. The bus would occasionally be swerving and even at one point nearly hit another car. Further more he would be distracted and sometimes go after a few seconds of the traffic light turning green. He also was going way under the speed limit sometimes.

Unfortunately I did not take a video however I assume there's cameras in the bus driver seat right?

it’s all in the heading

G'day! Made my way from Perth to Melbourne on my KLR650, and now I've noticed that my license plate (WA) is about to fall off (second hand bike, different screw places also damaged) Any advice on what should I do?

Hey everyone so I clean my chain every 600k's unless it rains pretty well on it. And for some reason my modt recent one has been a mess.

I did a light spray round the chain like I usally do. But I didn't get a chance to go and ride after it to kinda just work it in.

And just to do I smelt buring, got off my bike saw some white smoke and saw a ton if chain lube had got on my exhaust.

Was this just because I didn't ride it after or am I still using to much lube.

Anyone taken their bikes here for a service and RWC? Hows the experience? It is the closest dealership to my house want some opinions cheers!

Hello! I am coming to melbourne this july for my undergrad studies at unimelb, I have a motorcycle license here in India (which I know is not recognised by vicroads and I will have to get an aussie motorcycle license). I wont have enough money initially to buy a car for travelling, so I was thinking of buying a motorcycle…. But I have also heard that melbourne weather is unpredictable and It can rain at any time without giving a hint… So do you guys think that a buying motorcycle would be worth it?? I think it would be alright as long as it doesnt rain everyday in melbourne and I can keep a rain cover for emergencies (if there are not any huge storms)… Also the money I would spend on getting the license would be worth it as I will then have an official Aussie ID proof.

Hello everyone!

I am wondering if after market parts will fail a RWC even if they are within ADR regulations? And whether or not the LAMS bike HAS TO BE STOCK or not..

In my specific case my newly acquired 2021 grom has:

Renthal Handlebars without bar ends or caps - The bars are less than 900mm width. these bars are actually TOO SHORT and the grips are over hanging the bars by about an inch. I'm wanting to swap them for "ProTaper KLX-DRZ-110 bars" they are ALSO less than 900mm width.

Bar end mirrors (I've bought stock mirrors from ebay as I believe this is a must.) - I've taken these piece of shit bar end mirrors off because previous owner who installed the bars with over hanging grips was causing the throttle to rub on the incorrectly installed bar end mirrors.

Cracked brake light cover (obviously won't pass. please read though) - I have ordered a Genuine new part from thailand but shipping can apparently take upto 2 months.. I'm wondering if I can temporarily get a "integrated brake light" without using the integrated indicator wiring on it so it's only using the brake light without the inegration of the indicators with in it.

Tail Tidy - Apparently some mechanics can put on that piece of plastic with a reflector on it to let it pass so this is not much of an issue but the other items are rather confusing to me.

If anyone can enligthen me i'd appreciate it 🤠

Hey team,

Looking at doing the Great Ocean Road soon from CBD area. I'd ideally like to stay a night down there as well.

I've had a decent look at places to stay/eat/stop etc.

But wondering if there is any local knowledge on how to do it best.

Thanks!

Gday’,

As the title suggests, looking for other riders to cruise around with, particularly around the Sunbury area? Can be super informal like just going for a quick 30min ride or a longer couple hours, even just a cruise around the block if wanted lol. I try to get out most days/afternoons if anyone is interested?

P.s I’m no speed demon, I just cruise along haha 😅

just recently moved to Vic (Wodonga) and went out yesterday doing a bunch of alpine roads at a rather "spirited" pace but for harrietville to hotham i literally have zero clue what the limit is at the bottom the sign says "end 60" then up the top just coming out of Hotham there's "end 80" but no actual limit only the corner suggestions. the dick head in me says that means 100

Severe wind warning for the weekend, WTF am I going to do now?

Hi All,

I have sold a lot of cars in my day, never bikes, but how it has always worked is that it is the buyers responsibility to carry out all vehicle history checks prior to sale.

I put my bike online to sell and I have had several people message me and ask me to provide "Aus Papers" and "CVP" reports for them. Meaning I will pay for my own report and provide it to them?

I have never come across this before and I also am wondering what the scam is here?

I have a 110 quad for the young fella inbound I’m rural vic round Kilmore anybody let me know where we can ride this? Don’t have a property and he’s well keen?

Hey so Ik this is random but I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for, im getting my bike this month and im going for my learners on the 15th and 16th of march, i was just wondering if anyone know if there’s a video of videos of the practical portion of the course and I would like to know what I would be doing in advance

Hi guys I have a new 2024 r7 lams bike and am thinking of de-restricting it. Will I struggle to sell a derestricted lams r7 or would most people be happy to purchase it? TIA

I'm heading to Melbourne in Feb for a mate's 40th & I'm gonna take a bit of extra time to check out the area since I've never been to Melbourne before. I'm thinking of renting a bike for a week & to see some of the sights in Victoria. Any recommendations for a good route? I want to ride some fun roads & stop at some good spots along the way.

I've found a couple of sites that show user bike routes but they're a bit vague. They don't really show where to stop along the way.

Hi all, looking to get some off road practice on my scrambler that's relatively close to the north (Heidelberg) area. Any suggestions?

Have about 600km on the clock but nothing off road yet. Thanks!

Edited to add: Also keen for suggestions for any good rides on road too!

I was wondering if there’s any Aussie motorcycle review channels out there?

So much content I find is American/Canadian, some of the lower/armature end is British and south Asian, but never find anything from down under.

So please do share below if you know of any.

I don’t care so much what nationality someone is, but more would like to see how it fares in my turf, also see more of what’s available in our local market. A lot of times I see reviews for stuff that’s hot even imported here.

I'm about to buy a honda grom, and since its in the colour i like, I kinda am set on it.. However, he's saying there's a cracked fender(over the front wheel, no biggie to me its $160 for a new one), which he thinks is fine for a rwc. the only things that I have to change the mirrors back to stock + exhaust.

I'm just wondering in your experience, how often has it been that when buying without a RWC, has there been more than what the owners have said? It's a bit daunting to me because I don't want to be stuck with a bike I can't get road legal without forking out another thousand or so dollars.