Australia's Biosecurity Inspection

Do not be phased by others stressing that your bike needs to be in showroom condition – that’s not accurate. What it’s all about is ensuring that there is NO DIRT or ORGANIC MATERIAL. A motorbike can look showroom condition but still fail biosecurity inspection with seeds in the radiator fins or grass in the skid plate. If you think that you’re going to ride the TET then give your bike a quick rinse before shipping to Australia you’re going to have a problem, but that’s not going to happen because we make biosecurity requirements crystal clear for you. We have excellent cleaning facilities near our depots where you can get the job done easily with helping hands for little cost.

The following cleaning guide is for worst-case scenario, which TET riders should follow. We recommend a ‘bulk and trim’ approach. If a bike has only been on sealed roads then you could scale it back, but you still must be able to INSPECT the different areas on your bike to ensure no dirt or organic material. For example, maybe you don’t need to remove the front wheel to be able to clean thoroughly, but depending on the bike you likely need to remove the front fender to clean under there properly.

• SETUP bike in cleaning bay at washdown facility.

• FIRST PASS ‘BULK’ CLEAN. This will remove the majority (and maybe even all) of dirt and organic material from your motorbike. The rest of the process is ‘TRIM’.    

• REMOVE front wheel and fender. Give to helping hands to clean.

• REMOVE radiator guards, windscreen, headlight guard, side covers, tank bag platform, bash/skid plate, front sprocket cover, rear chain guard and any other mud guards. Give those parts to helping hands to clean.

• ‘TRIM’ CLEAN bike, including:

  • Nooks and crannies around fuel tank, engine and gearbox

  • Radiator/s (ensure no seeds, bugs, etc are caught in the fins)

  • Areas behind front fairing and side covers, including air intakes if there

  • Underside of bike    

  • Internal compartments, including under seat

• REATTACH front wheel (use a waterproof grease on axles when reattaching wheels)

• REMOVE rear wheel. Give to helping hands to clean.

• ‘TRIM’ CLEAN bike rear wheel area, including:

  • all mud guards

  • swing arm

  • brake carrier

  • rear suspension area

  • exhaust, including gaps to heat shields    

  • clean and lube chain

• REATTACH rear wheel

• FINAL INSPECTION

• REATTACH everything

We recommend that you view the clean and decontamination of your bike before shipping to Australia as something you need to do regardless of biosecurity rules – you don’t want dirt and organic material caking to your bike. If we want a good life out of our bikes we need to give them a proper clean and TLC once in a while – just PLAN IT IN!😊