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In article <3B8A9B35.CB5A64AD@mindspring.com>, rte@mindspring.com says...
> I'm visiting Australia in 10 days & would like to rent a motorcycle in
> Melbourne.  I only want one for a day, or 2 @ most, to ride the Great
> Ocean Road to Port Fairy, round trip.  Any suggestions on obtaining a
> tour/sport tour rig?  Thanx!
>
>
Garners(sp?) motorcycle hire in Nth Melbourne
www.garnersmotorcycles.com.au
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Rob Eldridge <rte@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> I'm visiting Australia in 10 days & would like to rent a motorcycle in
> Melbourne.  I only want one for a day, or 2 @ most, to ride the Great
> Ocean Road to Port Fairy, round trip.  Any suggestions on obtaining a
> tour/sport tour rig?  Thanx!

I was just in Melbourne last April - as well as some other cities.

Traffic is pretty heavy - and it's all on the wrong side of the road!   Do
you have experience in driving on the left?

I rented a car a couple of times and drove around, but I'm not sure I'd want
to rent a bike for just a day or two.  My reflexes are all wrong for
motorcycles on the "wrong side".  .  At least you're not likely to keep
embarrassing yourself by turning on the windshield wipers every time you try
to use the turn signals!

But if you do rent a motorcycle, good luck

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'97 Triumph, '99 Victory
During the Y2K presidential elections, there
were over 208 million eligible voters, of whom
109 million voted for "None of the above".
>

Try these guys.

www.garnersmotorcycles.com.au

cheers,

garry (yam r1)

Rob Eldridge wrote in message <3B8A9B35.CB5A64AD@mindspring.com>...
>I'm visiting Australia in 10 days & would like to rent a motorcycle in
>Melbourne.  I only want one for a day, or 2 @ most, to ride the Great
>Ocean Road to Port Fairy, round trip.  Any suggestions on obtaining a
>tour/sport tour rig?  Thanx!
>

"Bama Brian" <bamabrian@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<9mga56$tpe$1@slb3.atl.mindspring.net>...
> Rob Eldridge <rte@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:3B8A9B35.CB5A64AD@mindspring.com...
> > I'm visiting Australia in 10 days & would like to rent a motorcycle in
> > Melbourne.  I only want one for a day, or 2 @ most, to ride the Great
> > Ocean Road to Port Fairy, round trip.  Any suggestions on obtaining a
> > tour/sport tour rig?  Thanx!
>
> I was just in Melbourne last April - as well as some other cities.
>
> Traffic is pretty heavy - and it's all on the wrong side of the road!   Do
> you have experience in driving on the left?
>
> I rented a car a couple of times and drove around, but I'm not sure I'd want
> to rent a bike for just a day or two.  My reflexes are all wrong for
> motorcycles on the "wrong side".  .  At least you're not likely to keep
> embarrassing yourself by turning on the windshield wipers every time you try
> to use the turn signals!
>

The exact same thing happened to me in NZ.  Plus I kept looking to the
right for the rear view mirror, which was now on my left.

But then I rent a car in Australia, and the wiper and turn signal were
back like the US.
> But if you do rent a motorcycle, good luck
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bama Brian
> NRA Life, GOA Life, Libertarian
> '97 Triumph, '99 Victory
> During the Y2K presidential elections, there
> were over 208 million eligible voters, of whom
> 109 million voted for "None of the above".
> >

>Traffic is pretty heavy - and it's all on the wrong side of the road!   Do
>you have experience in driving on the left?

It's pretty daunting.  I had a pleasant and informative e-mail
conversation with Garners before I travelled there from the US, but
Melbourne was my first stop in Australia and I could not get used to
the left-side-of-the-road thing in the first week.  I came close to
getting killed looking the wrong way stepping of the kerb enough times
that I decided not to risk a lapse of concentration on the bike.

Of course if you're used to traveling on the left side of the road,
this anecdote is worthless.

Good luck.

Steve
------------
1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200S

yodelmoaner ?. the mind boggles

yodelmoaner wrote:
>
> >Traffic is pretty heavy - and it's all on the wrong side of the road!   Do
> >you have experience in driving on the left?
>
> It's pretty daunting.  I had a pleasant and informative e-mail
> conversation with Garners before I travelled there from the US, but
> Melbourne was my first stop in Australia and I could not get used to
> the left-side-of-the-road thing in the first week.  I came close to
> getting killed looking the wrong way stepping of the kerb enough times
> that I decided not to risk a lapse of concentration on the bike.
>
> Of course if you're used to traveling on the left side of the road,
> this anecdote is worthless.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Steve
> ------------
> 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200S

"Peter L" <peterl@csus.edu> wrote in message
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> But then I rent a car in Australia, and the wiper and turn signal were
> back like the US.

You'll find it varies. Australian-made and Japanese-made cars generally have
the wiper on the left, turn signal on the right. European-made cars are are
usually the opposite.


Daniel
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