Transporting bought bike

[Coxyzxr]

Ebays still good for bargains now and then.

Anyone have any experience or reccommendation of transporting a motorcycle from purchased location to home location, cheaply but commercially? (ie not friend with van and beer, unless anyone's volunteering?)

I'm looking at about 150/170 miles.

Thank you very much.
____________________
**WAS FITTED "WRONG WAY ROUND" !** CANT ACCOUNT FOR THE STUPID !

[Maruchino]

Might help if you post up locations of you and said bike. The mention of beer may well spike people's interest.

[Coxyzxr]

[robocog]

The GPZ500 I bought from a chap on here (in Milton Keynes) was transported to mine (Gosport) by a chap I found online somewhere (was either eBay or Gumtree IIRC)

He transports bikes for a living and it went as smoothly as as I could have hoped

Cost was sub £100 IIRC

Would deffo use him again if I found another bike I needed transporting which couldn't be ridden back

I think he works from a Southampton base and is into his bikes and my sheddy GPZ was treated as valuable cargo and arrived here in the same condition it left in, van was custom kitted out for the job rather than just lashed with straps across the bodywork so that things get ratchet strap rub marks etc (not that it would have mattered with my bike!)

Not looked at your profile but if your anywhere down south I'll try and dig out my paperwork for his details

Regards
Rob
____________________
Needs a bigger garage...

[Rogerborg]

https://www.uship.com/uk
https://www.shiply.com

The more flexible you can be about dates, the cheaper you're likely to get it since the van monkeys can arrange to deliver a load of bikes at once.
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Coxyzxr]

[robocog]

You have a message

(Rather than spam the forum with details)

Regards
Rob
____________________
Needs a bigger garage...

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Coxyzxr]

[chris-red]

Shiply

A guy took my KTM 280 miles for under £70
____________________
Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[Coxyzxr]

[Beelzebob]

Just be aware - Shiply isn't a courier itself. Merely a forum where you post a job and couriers bid for the work. And pay Shiply for providing the service, natch.
____________________
'09 YBR 125 -> '92 XJ600 S Diversion -> '99 Hornet 600

"Stronger than your average female lifeguard"

[spyuggy]

If you know some one with a bike trailer, they would probably move it for you.
____________________
Treat each day as if it was your last, because one day you will be right.

[Coxyzxr]