Going to Tas?

From my clubs email:

----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Zoe Gray

Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:53 PM
Subject: getting my BMW to Tasmania


Susan Zoe Gray
29 Wellington Street
SWANSEA TAS 7190
03 6257 8526
0411 444 311


Hi,

I have recently moved to Tasmania and I am currently in the process of
'desperately' trying to get my bike over the Tasman. I am very hesitant to
travel on the Spirit of Tasmania again so soon as I suffer from sea sickness
and the cost of freight is a little high! (approx $220.). I am willing to
pay or help perhaps in accommodation in return, that could be discussed with
the person later, obviously as stated money is limited, though I now live in
a lovely area of Tasmania for riding.

I have organised my brother to ride it to Melbourne this weekend (he is
attending a wedding there), he will arrive the early hours of Saturday
morning 15 November 2003. I have sought the assistance of :

Shaun Lennard
Event Director
Yamaha Australian Motorcycle Week
Tasmania, 14-24 November 2003
GPO Box 1580
Hobart Tas 7001
Ph 03 6228 2400
Fax 03 6228 0855
www.motorcycleweek.com.au

... he is (has been for last week or so) trying to see if someone coming
over for the Motorcycle Week can bring my bike over with them on the Spirit
of Tasmania. Todate there has not been much success, have you any
suggestions or other avenues I can pursue.

My bike is a:

BMW R1200C Classic
2000 model
ZOE61 (rego)

I can be at Devonport to pick it up from the person/s when it is off the
boat. What can I say ...HELP!!!

Sorry to 'dump' this on you so soon/yet so late!


Regards Zoe

 

On 14/11/03 4:49 PM, in article
G1_sb.10233$, "Alan Pennykid"
<alan_pennykid*ME*@bigpond.com> decided to come out from under the bed and
slurred:

If she wanted it on the 18th of December, maybe....

Hammo

 

OK.. I'll take it to New Zealand for her.

Not prepared to pay $220 to get her bike freighted... so not _THAT_ desperate.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

she can pay for my return trip and i'll take it over.

 

<snip>

If she paid my airfare to Melbourne I'd do it, but what's the Tasman got to
do with it? She wants to bring it via New Zealand?

I can't work out why $220 is a lot of money to bring a bike to Tasmania?

 

Damn. You've been reading my mind again, Nev. Better stop it before I get
to the weird stuff.

 

The regulated fee for after hours accident towing in Victoria is $226... and
that's just to put the vehicle on the back of a truck. They charged over $750
last year to tow my bike from Reefton to Heidelberg... that was more than the
ambulance charged to take me from the Reefton pub to the hospital in Ringwood.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

'cos it's $38 if it's accompanied. So, they're looking for someone
who's pillioning around tassie on the tas ride but would be happy
to ride it up the ramp and back down the ramp. Presumably.

If it's still there mid-December I'll do it for a case of
taswegia's finest. Email me, stranger ...

-----sharks

 

Same here, I just passed the message along.
--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

I just paid $530 to get a car shipped from Clifton Springs around the bottom
of Port Phillip Bay up to the Blue Mountains. $220 to ship the bike
Melbourne to Tassie is nothing really.
--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

The email came through my club, I just passed the request on. I know it's
highly unlikely, but she probably doesn't even know aus.moto exists. If you
are willing to help, send her an email.
--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

On 14/11/03 9:28 PM, in article

Cripes, I would have done that for fuel and meals (and even taken the bus
home).

Hammo

Yeah, I know you had to get rid of the motor and but the TH400 behind the
V8.

 

sickness

So do I, when I went to Tassie I bought some Quells from the chemist. Worked
brilliantly. Didn't even get sick after getting pissed on the boat...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

 

How did you feel when you got shat on?

Hammo

 

That would've been the two coppers outside Charleville...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...

 

....snip

JL