Interstate shipping

Hi all.

I just got my Learners permit again - long story - and I was thinking of
buying a bike in Melbourne and shipping it here to Adelaide. Any
suggestions?
I've heard a couple of horror stories of bikes being damaged while shipping
and no one willing to pay for the repairs, so what and who could I contact
about it?
Any suggestions on freight companies?
Insurance?

Thanks in advance!

J.

 

It's a Suzuki Across, of which there seem to be bugger-all, and those I've
looked at are either overpriced or thrashed AND overpriced!

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 1 Aug 2003 17:40:01 +0930

It's the nature of the beast, they are all thrashed....

Expect to pay $300 or so to get it over here. MIght be less if you can
find a truckie willing to take it as a backload uncrated.

Curtis Bros Van Lines used to, but I dont think they do Adelaide
anymore.

Zebee

 

For which price, you may as well fly to Melbourne and ride the
damned thing home

big (perhaps the long way...)

 

*****APPLAUSE*****

$28 midweek Virgin airline ticket one way,ride it back about 7 hours,do the
road about 8 times a year (both ways) and actually costs me $27 on LPG !$1
cheaper !!

If it was a Italian bike and you could wait till October i would bring it
back for you for a slab of VB

CDIHL

 

You'd have buckley's and none of ANYONE letting you NEAR their bike let
alone ride the fuckin thing.

 

Ferguson Racing do Melb-Adel every fornight, $260 incl. insurance
(uncovered).

Otherwise Virgin flight, and ride back.

The Adelaide Hills will keep you entertained for a while..

 

Ferguson Racing do Melb-Adel every fornight, $260 incl. insurance (uncovered).



I used them from Qld to Melb. and they are excellent

 

are you talking about Matt again riding an across by any chance ?

 

Well, that's the typical result

-----sharks