Getting the bike into Australia

You can get the all the information you need from the Department of Infrastructure about importing motorcycles.  Anyone can import a motorcycle into Australia if they qualify in one of three methods.  The only way I could get my Harley Davidson into Australia was by using a RAW.

I downloaded a list of all the RAWS (Registered Automotive Workshops) in Australia.  I telephoned the ones listed in Victoria.  None of them were prepared to import the bike for me.

There is a RAW in Queensland that will import bikes for private individuals like myself.  The costs are

• $1,000 transportation from California to Brisbane.
• $2,500 to get the bike complianced to ADRs. 

Paid the $250 deposit and filled a few forms in and sent them off.  Job done.