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31 models across 11 brands
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Seat
Weight
Seat and weight are the lowest standard figures in each guide (some are marked unverified there). Bikes whose guide has no figure are left out while this filter is on.
Honda
CB300R
Value
LAMS
126-400cc
799mm seat
$4.5k–$6.5k
naked
Honda
CB500F
Top pick
LAMS
401-660cc
790mm seat
$4k–$7.5k
naked
Honda
CB500X
Top pick
LAMS
401-660cc
810mm seat
$5k–$7.5k
adventure
Honda
CB650R
LAMS
401-660cc
$8k–$11.5k
naked
Honda
CMX500 Rebel
Top pick
LAMS
401-660cc
690mm seat
$6k–$9k
cruiser
Honda
CRF300L
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
880mm seat
$6.5k–$8.5k
dual-sport
Honda
PCX150
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
760mm seat
$2.5k–$4.5k
scooter
Kawasaki
Ninja 300
Value
LAMS
126-400cc
785mm seat
$3.5k–$5.5k
sport
Kawasaki
Ninja 400
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
785mm seat
$5.5k–$8.5k
sport
Kawasaki
Ninja 500
LAMS
401-660cc
785mm seat
$6.5k–$7.8k
sport
Kawasaki
Ninja 650
Top pick
LAMS (some variants)
401-660cc
790mm seat
$6k–$10k
sport-touring
Kawasaki
Vulcan S
Top pick
LAMS (some variants)
401-660cc
705mm seat
$6.5k–$10k
cruiser
Kawasaki
Z400
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
785mm seat
$5k–$7.5k
naked
Yamaha
MT-03
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
780mm seat
$4k–$6k
naked
Yamaha
MT-07
Top pick
LAMS (some variants)
401-660cc
805mm seat
$5.5k–$9k
naked
Yamaha
Ténéré 700
Top pick
661-1000cc
875mm seat
$13k–$16.5k
adventure
Yamaha
YZF-R3
Top pick
LAMS
126-400cc
780mm seat
$4k–$6.5k
sport
Yamaha
YZF-R7
LAMS (some variants)
401-660cc
835mm seat
$10.5k–$14.5k
sport
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Also sold in Australia
15Marques 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.
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.
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.