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Old 29 May 2004
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Bike rental

My mate is hopefully coming out to OZ in November and we are looking to ride from Sydney to Melbourne together. He wants to hire a bike. Does anyone know of any company that hires bikes and would it be possible to pick it up in Sydney and drop it off in Melbourne.
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I have hired from Bikescape in Sydney. They were fine. I remembered seeing the one way hire option, but it does cost extra (and bike hire is ALWAYS expensive compared to car hire in Aussie).

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You could try Garners bikes in Melbourne. They do one way hire so you amy find they have a bike in Sydney, or contacts.

http://www.garnersmotorcycles.com.au

Tell them where you got the address and maybe Grant can get them to advertise.
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Actually, that's a very good idea! Ring all the hire companies in Melbourne and see if there is a one way hire ending in Sydney. I know here in NZ, hire rates are cheaper in cities that end up with lots of hire cars (eg Christchurch) in an attempt to get cars back. In fact a couple of firms even have free car hire to try and balance things up again. Maybe flying into Melbourne and riding back might be a cheaper option?

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I know of this small company in OZI that does m/c tours. They may also hire bikes as well. If not, they will defently be able to give you more info.

http://hilighttours.netc.net.au/

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