East Russia from Irkutsk onwards was my favourite part of the country- mainly for the extremely friendly and outgoing people I met.
Regarding Australia the biggest issue you have to face is you need a carnet to bring the bike into the country (plus the strict quarantine rules that means even with a carnet you need to clean it to be like new). If you haven't got one and can bear to part with it a practical plan might be to sell the bike in Russia, S. Korea or SE Asia before flying the last leg into Australia. Good luck with the planning.
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