G'day Chris,
Melbourne's close to a great number of south-eastern Australia's great riding roads, and if you're bringing or buying a bike I'll be happy to buy you a beer (or a Bundy and coke) in Omeo's Hilltop pub ! (this will mean an overnight ride
)
There's plenty of touring, off-road, or simply afternoon rides close to Melbourne, and the BMWMCCVIC (
www.bmwmccvic.org.au) has about 900 members, runs a ride most weekends (although a little slowly and over-organised for my liking) , and several multi-day rides throughout the year.
If you're looking at buying a bike, check these sites out :
www.bikesales.com.au
www.bikepoint.com.au (where I have a 1150GS advertised at the moment)
When're you arriving ?
What suburbs in Melbourne are you considering ?
Got any questions I can help you with ?
Phil