Posted by Mark Olson on September 29, 2007, 10:16 am
Ron Gibson wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:22:31 -0500, Fake Name wrote:
>
>>> Are you anywhere close to Oklahoma?
>
>> Nope. I'm in Atlanta, Georgia.
>
>> I don't want to offer any offense in the slightest to you or your bike but
>> the reality is that the last time I paid to ship a bike it cost me more
>
> How much did that cost you and who did you use? I got a quote from the
> first outfit that I found who would do it in the yellow pages. They
> wanted $360 to ship from Atlanta to Tampa 500 pounds gross weight and I
> must crate it up (by truck).
>
> I plan on visiting ATL soon and am looking for a 1998 Kawasaki Ninja 600
> (ZX6R). I thought if I stumbled across one I might ship it home.
Forward Air is the outfit most frequently mentioned as being
a bike-friendly shipper. Cheapest way seems to be to get a
used shipping crate from a bike dealer.
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Posted by Ron Gibson on September 29, 2007, 11:16 am
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:16:50 -0500, Mark Olson wrote:
>> I plan on visiting ATL soon and am looking for a 1998 Kawasaki Ninja
>> 600 (ZX6R). I thought if I stumbled across one I might ship it
>> home.
> Forward Air is the outfit most frequently mentioned as being a
> bike-friendly shipper. Cheapest way seems to be to get a used shipping
> crate from a bike dealer.
That's what I was thinking on the crate. There are two dealerships
close to my Moms house in ATL. The dealer I use in Tampa cans throws away
most of their crates.
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Posted by Fake Name on September 29, 2007, 11:35 am
>How much did that cost you?
$550 Culver City, California (NW of L.A.) to Atlanta, GA
It took three weeks.
>Who did you use?
Brinks
> I must crate it up (by truck).
There was no way I could crate that bike. :(
Posted by Ron Gibson on September 29, 2007, 11:08 am
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:35:08 -0500, Fake Name wrote:
>>How much did that cost you?
> $550 Culver City, California (NW of L.A.) to Atlanta, GA It took three
> weeks.
>>Who did you use?
> Brinks
That's not too bad considering the distance. I'll have to give them a
call.
Tanks :-)
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>
>>> Are you anywhere close to Oklahoma?
>
>> Nope. I'm in Atlanta, Georgia.
>
>> I don't want to offer any offense in the slightest to you or your bike but
>> the reality is that the last time I paid to ship a bike it cost me more
>
> How much did that cost you and who did you use? I got a quote from the
> first outfit that I found who would do it in the yellow pages. They
> wanted $360 to ship from Atlanta to Tampa 500 pounds gross weight and I
> must crate it up (by truck).
>
> I plan on visiting ATL soon and am looking for a 1998 Kawasaki Ninja 600
> (ZX6R). I thought if I stumbled across one I might ship it home.