Actually I'd have to disagree with most and say it's quite easy to buy and sell interstate. I've done it many times, only drama I had was ACT. NSW is a piece of cake, inspection stations on every corner, the bike should obviously be roadworthy anyway. If it's under 300cc then registration for a year is under $300 aud.
Just go into a "Service NSW centre" with your passport, license (any country) a receipt showing where you're staying (I usually pay for a couple of nights camping or motel accommodation), the paperwork for the bike, and if it needs it a passed inspection report. And as with all things, be nice, you'll get things done a lot quicker, the staff at the service centres have to deal with a lot of... Bogans for want of a better word.
If you for some reason need to extend the registration interstate (ie you take more than a year and want another 12 months in let's say WA) then you simply do the same in that state. Hand in your old plates when you get your new plates and they will inform the previous state for you.
When I've sold interstate vehicles I simply get it inspected in the state I'm selling it and leave it for the new owner to register it in their name in the new state.
Hope this helps, definitely worth getting a bike for a trip over here. Cheers, Dan
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