Mon, 29 Dec 1997 09:19:15 -0800
- Message No. 1825
From: Frank Evan Perdicaro
Subject: Re: Need Help !
> I need help to ship my bike from germany to the usa (San Francisco or
> Reno) in September 1998. Unfortunately i do not have a clue how to
> arrange this. Does anybody have experience with this theme. I need
> adresses from some forwarder or companys who ship the bike or have
> some shipment container for sale or do this professionale !!! For
> every hint thanxs in advance !
The single best way to get a bike in and out of the US is to Lufthansa
Fly&Ride program.
But this program ONLY operates out of O Hare International airport in
Chicago.
The Chicago-to-CA drive is beautiful -- I just did it a few months
ago -- but it might take too long for you. The cheapest way to
move a bike in the US is to use depot-to-depot truck shipping. This
is not that handy. You have to go to a truck depot, tie the bike
down, and then go to another depot and pick it up. More expensive
are air depot-to-depot setups.
My recollection is that there air depot-to-depot is about $300.
After that, you can consider commercial motorcycle shipping companies.
They charge by weight, or sometimes by floor space.
Even better, but more expensive, would be to buy a cheap trailer, say
for $300, strap the bike to it, wrap it in plastic and put it in a
truck with a national moving company. Something like United Van
Lines. This is how my NT650 took the 3000 mile trip from MA to CA.
By far the cheapest method is to use container shipping. This is how
those ATs are being brought into the LA area. Expect it to take a
month. There will be a pile of hassles with the EPA types. A
container that would hold 30 motorcycles costs about $3000 to ship
from Germany to SFO.
Frank Evan Perdicaro, KF6JGX Dainippon Screen Engineering of America
BSP, MSCE; old GMC, Chevy&Hawk w/V 3700 Segerstrom Ave
inhouse: frank@server, x1258 Santa Ana CA
outhouse: frank@dsea.com, 714-546-9491x1258 92704 DoD:1097

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