Shipping bike from Melbourne to Sydney

[jorundr]

Hey all,

Just bought a 2nd hand Braaap off ebay. Only problem is that it's in Melbourne and I'm in Sydney.

What would be the best way to get it shipped up here? (I want to avoid the hectic long drive).

TNT can do it for an alright price but the only problem is that they require it to be crated which is difficult for the seller to do.

Does anybody know what the best way to do it would be? Keeping in mind I don't want to burn a hole in my wallet.

Cheers guys.

 

[Pittin]

There should be a motorcycle transport place around there, My unlce got a dr 350 form townsville to brisbane and that was 250 bucks so itll probably cost you around the same

 

[sik-pj]

drive down buddy... but its so boring but when ya in melb cum to the city party/chicks then head off to nsw thats how i wood do it

 

[jorundr]

There should be a motorcycle transport place around there, My unlce got a dr 350 form townsville to brisbane and that was 250 bucks so itll probably cost you around the same

do you know the name of the company?

drive down buddy... but its so boring but when ya in melb cum to the city party/chicks then head off to nsw thats how i wood do it

i don't really have the time to drive down otherwise i probably would.


does anybody know the name of some motorbike transport companies or courier companies that would do it?

 

[Pittin]

do you know the name of the company?

Nah sorry man, But they only do sydney to brisbane and cairns to brisbane and vise versa. Just look 1 up in the phone book.

 

[pegleg]

Why don't you to fly down to Melbourne and Ride it back?

 

[jorundr]

Why don't you to fly down to Melbourne and Ride it back?

that's very helpful, thanks mate.

 

[pegleg]

Sorry mate, thats all I got.

 

[benox]

Hey, no need to get all angry at Pegleg. Hes only trying to help man.
Call TNT, Or look around in the yellow pages for some courriers who will do it. You're bound to find someone.

 

[jorundr]

Hey, no need to get all angry at Pegleg. Hes only trying to help man.
Call TNT, Or look around in the yellow pages for some courriers who will do it. You're bound to find someone.

I wasn't getting angry, it was more of a "if you're not going to be serious then don't bother" sort of response.

I cannot drive a braaap all the way from Melbourne to Sydney. 1st of all it would overheat chronically and I would have to fill it up 100 times and 2nd of all it is illegal.

TNT required the bike to be crated which the seller can't do and I have looked in the yellow pages with no success so far so I thought I would try here where there might be people who have encountered the same issue before.

 

[zenbsmp]

Dont ebay bikes usually come crated in the first place?

 

[crazzy #1]

its second hand...

i remember my sisters boyfriend got a gear box sent to melbourne or something...

what id try do is get in contact with a truck company (semi's) and see if maybe someone could fit it in on the way back?

 

[jorundr]

gave up looking after a little while but was given a business card at a bike shop for a company called Allwest Motorcycle Carriers
Allwest Motorcycle Carriers - About Us

 

[xtasy]

they seem like the one, but do you know what the prices are?

 

[darb110]

put it on the boat?

 

[jacko]

is it from sunbury mate

 

[jorundr]

from melbourne to sydney (or riddells creek to cherrybrook to be precise) was $330 or $300 cash with Allwest.