March 8, 200818 yr Hi chap's just wondering if anyone has any advice for shipping a Tl125 from christchurch dorset to Perth Australia ie companys that will crate and send it out .. ? cheers
March 9, 200818 yr I've shipped 3 bikes from the UK to New Zealand. Never had a problem other than being bike-less for the 6 weeks that the bike is in transit. Each time after draining the bike of all fluids I've had the bike packed by a local bike shop into a crate (usually a box they re-use from a new bike coming into the shop). Last time they handlebars came off too and were left to hang (taped down) on their cables alongside the fame- making for a very narrow packing crate. I've had the bikes picked up and trucked to a place to store before shipping. Each time I've used Terry Curtis at a company called Planet wide. Basildon, Essedx Tel: +44 1268 530 600 Email: terry @Planetwide-ltd.co.uk Service and communication via email has been great. Shipping costs not to bad. But UK transport costs and then all the agriculture clearance costs at the far end have been steep. There's always an extra fumigation or customs fee that seems to make it onto the final bill. But that is into New Zealand which is notoriously picky when it comes to avoiding bringing in an insect nasties into the country. I figure 200-300 shipping and insurance. And the same again in landing and clearance costs. Ross Edited March 9, 200818 yr by Ross Brown
March 9, 200818 yr Author ah Thanks for that.. does he organise the international freight or just local pick up and drop off.. > ? if not who would you contact for that ? also could he organise to crate it because were in Australia and the bike isnt crated and is in the UK .. cheers for any help
March 13, 200818 yr ah Thanks for that.. does he organise the international freight or just local pick up and drop off.. > ? if not who would you contact for that ?also could he organise to crate it because were in Australia and the bike isnt crated and is in the UK .. cheers for any help He can do all of that. I was in Hong Kong. The bike was in Yorkshire. I wanted to ship it to New Zealand. First step was to get the seller to delivery my bike to a dealer. Dealer drained fluids and crated the bike. Shipper picked up bike from dealer. Drove bike to port (Expensive this bit) and stored it securely until the ship arrived. It was then 'consolidated' into a container with other goods (don't know what). All transactions done by phone and email. Once the bike was on the water the agent at the other end (receiving port) sent me emails about the delivery date. Upon arrival a de-consolidator unpacked the crate and faxed me all the customs clearance bumpf. Paid the money and took the bike home. I've done this 3 times now. Same UK firm. Highly recommend them and the whole process. It's like being a kid before Xmas waiting for the bike to arrive. Cheers. Ross
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