Honda
CB300R
Value
LAMS
126-400cc
799mm seat
$4.5k–$6.5k
naked
Honda
CB500F
Pick
LAMS
401-660cc
790mm seat
$4k–$7.5k
naked
Honda
CB500X
Pick
LAMS
401-660cc
810mm seat
$5k–$7.5k
adventure
Honda
CMX500 Rebel
Pick
LAMS
401-660cc
690mm seat
$6k–$9k
cruiser
Honda
CRF300L
Pick
LAMS
126-400cc
880mm seat
$6.5k–$8.5k
dual-sport
Also sold in Australia
17 more marques we haven't written up yet. They're listed so you can see what the market looks like — but there are no model pages behind them yet, and we'd rather show an empty shelf than guess at specs or learner-legality.
Aprilia
Italian sportbikes with a deep racing record — the RS series is a learner-legal entry into a genuinely competitive family.
Benelli
Historic Italian marque, Chinese-owned since 2005. Builds value-priced LAMS bikes with Italian styling.
Buellused only
American sportbikes on Harley-derived air-cooled V-twins. Long out of the new market; a used-only curiosity with a devoted following.
Can-Am
Three-wheelers (Ryker, Spyder). Ridden on a car licence in some states — check your own before assuming.
CFMoto
Chinese manufacturer that builds KTM engines under licence. Strong LAMS value; dealer network is thinner outside the capitals.
Ducati
L-twin sportbikes and the Monster naked. Desmodromic valve gear on many models makes the valve service the defining ownership cost.
Hyosungused only
Korean maker whose GT250R was a LAMS default for a decade. Withdrawn from new sale here, so used examples are plentiful and parts support is the question to ask.
Indian
American cruiser marque revived by Polaris in 2011. The direct alternative to Harley-Davidson.
Kymco
Taiwanese scooter manufacturer. Commuter-focused, cheap to run, widely used for delivery work.
Moto Guzzi
Transverse V-twins with shaft drive — a layout nobody else builds. Character over outright numbers.
MV Agusta
Low-volume Italian exotica. Beautiful, expensive to service, and thin on dealer support in Australia.
Piaggio
Italian scooter group (also owns Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi). Urban commuters and the three-wheeled MP3.
SWM
Revived Italian marque building Husqvarna-derived singles. Niche, but genuine dual-sport LAMS options.
SYM
Taiwanese scooters and small commuters. Competes with Kymco on price and running costs.
Triumph
British marque known for the Bonneville modern classics and the three-cylinder Street/Speed Triple line.
Vespa
Steel-bodied scooters, a design essentially unchanged in silhouette since 1946. Holds value unusually well.
Zero
Electric motorcycles. No valve service, no clutch, no gearbox — and a charging plan is the buying decision.
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