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M1k3Y
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PostPosted: 11:11 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Recommendations for an European transport Reply with quote
Hi guys,

I've recently relocated to the UK and I'm planning to bring my bike from Portugal. Do you know any good transport company that offers a good service and most important, that isn't too costly?

Cheers!

Mike
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PostPosted: 11:50 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
RIDE IT Twisted Evil

You might enjoy it Smile
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PostPosted: 11:56 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought about it, but it's kinda lonely trip... Razz
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PostPosted: 11:58 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
M1k3Y wrote:
I thought about it, but it's kinda lonely trip... Razz


By all means pay for my travel and I'll come with you Smile
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
hehehehehe I wouldn't mind doing that, but then it will be costly. I already had a hard time convincing the wife... Very Happy
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PostPosted: 12:22 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ride to Santander/Bilbao. Ferry to Portsmouth, drive home.

Plus you get a night on the ferry to play the casino, drink some beer and chat up the wenches. Thumbs Up

Other than that you could ride up to northern France in a couple of days, staying in a cheap hotel a la https://www.premiereclasse.com/en
and plenty of ferry choices.
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PostPosted: 15:13 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
M1k3Y wrote:
I thought about it, but it's kinda lonely trip... Razz


A bit of time without anyone or anything to think about.
Probably a good thing.

It's kinda like being able to sit in a pub supping a pint all by your lonesome and not feel uncomfortable.

Stop being a pussy.
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 29 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Vincent wrote:
CaNsA wrote:


It's kinda like being able to sit in a pub supping a pint all by your lonesome and not feel uncomfortable.



Falling off a bike hurts more than falling off a bar stool though Smile

Sup a few pints before you head off Very Happy
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PostPosted: 10:43 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
You guys are all right (and I would also suggest that if it wasn't me Smile ), but the thing is I still need to pay for the flight ticket to Portugal (£200) + ferry from Spain to UK (£200) + Petrol and food (£200). So that adds up easily £600... Is it worth it?
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PostPosted: 10:48 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
What's the advantage of bringing your bike to the UK rather than flogging it in Portugal and buying one here?

Marmalade might be able to offer some help in regards to shipping your bike to the UK... Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 11:41 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
M1k3Y wrote:
So that adds up easily £600... Is it worth it?


Dunno. What bike is it and how much is it worth?
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PostPosted: 14:35 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Vincent wrote:
Vincent wrote:
My ex boss may do it, he goes down that way now and again and may do it on a part-load basis. He's also about to buy a new mobile home with a bike crane on the back Wink
Want me to ask?


'This offer of no interest to you then Question


If he's serious, it might be of my interest, yeah!
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PostPosted: 14:37 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
What's the advantage of bringing your bike to the UK rather than flogging it in Portugal and buying one here?


I'll loose more than £600 trying to buy one here...
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PostPosted: 14:38 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matt B, its a 2010 S1000RR...
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PostPosted: 14:52 - 30 Jun 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Consider what your Portuguese bike will be worth once it's been UK registered.
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PostPosted: 15:35 - 01 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
Consider what your Portuguese bike will be worth once it's been UK registered.


Won't it be the same as any other?
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Vincent, can you put me in touch with your friend?

Cheers!
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 01 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
M1k3Y wrote:
Ste wrote:
Consider what your Portuguese bike will be worth once it's been UK registered.


Won't it be the same as any other?

No.

It'll be worth less than ones which aren't imports because very simply, unless the price is right people aren't going to want to buy a Portuguese import when UK models of the bike are available.

Sell your Portuguese bike in Portugal and buy a UK bike in the UK. Wink
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PostPosted: 23:28 - 01 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
M1k3Y wrote:
You guys are all right (and I would also suggest that if it wasn't me Smile ), but the thing is I still need to pay for the flight ticket to Portugal (£200) + ferry from Spain to UK (£200) + Petrol and food (£200). So that adds up easily £600... Is it worth it?


Not sure how you do these prices, cheap flight one way is £70 and the ferry economy from Santander is £75. Petrol for 800km from Lisbon to Santander should be about 50L = 75 EUR?

To make that £600 you need to eat about £400.

You should be ashamed from your dinner Laughing
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hehehehe what can I say, I like to eat! Laughing

I searched prices for July/August, cause that's the best weather time.

You can get those prices but, that's in low season, no?
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