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Jimip86
Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Posts: 49 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:32 am Post subject: motorcycle shipping |
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Hi
Can anybody recommend and company to collect a bike from Germany and deliver to uk ?
trying to figure out if its cheaper to just drive there in van or have it shipped
Bike is located near Munich and would be going to the Manchester area. |
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laminator
Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 320 Location: Midlands
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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I've used GearShift to bring a few bikes over from Italy and Switzerland. If I remember correctly it was about £300 - £350. The bikes were wrapped in blankets and strapped down well in the back of a van. Only damage was a broken rear indicator but could of been broken before it went in the van, plus I'd got spares anyway.
Gordon Wheelock 07909 335 697. They transport items from all over Europe, maybe worth calling him to see when I might be able to collect it and where he is, unless anyone else has a good contact. _________________ Bimotas, Yamaha FZR 2TK, Honda NC30, MV Agusta F3 800, Aprilia RS250 |
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Jimip86
Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Posts: 49 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks , that seems like good value to me.
Would spend way more in fuel and ferries and hotels etc.
Picked my Bimota up from Germany myself but the drive was a killer in van. |
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PaulDB2
Joined: 26 Apr 2014 Posts: 316 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:09 am Post subject: |
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Chas Mortimer was recommended to me when I was chasing a DB1 in Italy last year, check out their website.
http://www.chasmortimer.co.uk/motorcycle-transportation/
I couldn't agree a deal with the seller in the end, so had no need of their services but I would most likely have entrusted them with the job if I had been able to buy it.
Good luck, Paul _________________ Bimota DB1, Bimota YB5, Bimota YB6 Exup, Bimota YB9 SR, Ducati NCR Replica, Moto Guzzi 750 S3, Honda CR750 race replica, Seeley-Suzuki TR500 |
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vort28
Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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I've used Chas quite a few times.
Think there are cheaper but not always the best. And other thing with Chas is they are all his vans, some places contract stuff out.
Chas has the Bonhams auction contact , so can't be that bad.
He is very busy though and you may have to wait a few weeks for collection/delivery. |
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welshlamb
Joined: 09 Mar 2011 Posts: 592 Location: South Wales , Nr. Abergavenny
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:38 pm Post subject: Transport back from Germany |
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Hopefully I'll be buying a bike near Stuttgart soon and need it shipping back to UK .
Anybody got any further suggestions to those listed above? |
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bimotanige
Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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as Vort I've used Chas Mortimer with good results _________________ KB1x2, SB3 SB4 BB1 DB2 Vdue Evo YB11 RB1 Ducati MHR Suzi GS650 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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As per Vort and BimotaNige...have used Chaz mortimer a few times with no grumbles....used a bunch based in Blackpool once...and despite assurances that all bikes were carried inside vans....the delivery man turned up with a trailer hitched up to the back of the van...admittedly no bikes were on the trailer....but when mine was wheeled out it had all the tell tale signs of having spent some of its mid winter collection from Holland on the back of a trailer....if they only use a van why did it have a towbar and trailer on the back of it??....hence changed to Chaz and been happy since |
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