Shipping / Courier a motorcycle from Italy / Europe

Ben Cope

28/02/2007 at 16:41

I thought I'd throw this one out to the Visordown Collective.

A friend of mine has got a bike and Italy and she wants to get it back to the UK, but she doesn't want to ride it back. So we're looking for a company / way of getting the bike back. I guessed that there must be outfits out there that courier bikes across Europe. I'm sure there must be some who make a living from taking (bits of) bikes back from the Nurburgring. Or could it be stuck on a Polish haulage lorry already destined for our shores.

So has anyone shipped a bike back from Italy / Europe and if so, who did you use?

Thanks in advance.

oakesy2001uk

28/02/2007 at 16:46

if its a nice bike I'll ride it back for ya! :-)

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Ben Cope

28/02/2007 at 16:58

We could dismantle it and carry it back on a herd of well trained elephants, but that's not the point.

Does anyone know of any shipping / courier firms that cover Europe, or any specialist outfits that can do the job?

byker28i

28/02/2007 at 17:00

Foreign recovery - green flag etc.

"Erm we were over here on holiday and it broke down guv?"

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Ben Cope

28/02/2007 at 17:03

byker28i wrote

Foreign recovery - green flag etc.

"Erm we were over here on holiday and it broke down guv?"

Good suggestion, thanks. But in all honesty - and I'm amazed I'm saying this - I'd rather do it a legit way and have us pay someone circa £500 to get the job done.

Splat

28/02/2007 at 17:07

www.motoservices.com/voyage/transporter.htm

Sorry it's in French, but seeing as France is between Italy and the UK, the idea is not totally silly. I've also seen a few sites where people place adverts but it's not an organised market (being French, how could it be...

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brownie

28/02/2007 at 17:18

A mate bought a Ducati through RWHS and they used www.mcycletrans.co.uk/services.html, a few years back though so no idea if they're still any good. Might be worth a shout to them.

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Missus miggins

28/02/2007 at 17:26

I've used furniture removal companies for this, in the UK. Very very reasonable rates too,
I'm in the northern wastelands of Scotchland, and had a katana delivered from coventry, and a EFE from Essex. Muchos cheepos *Less than 150 quid"
This is about 600 miles to me, howevwer they will insist on the draining of oils/ petrol etc etc, and am not sure if they do abroad, but would definitely be worth asking

TooFamousRob

28/02/2007 at 17:26

Yorick wrote

That's how they shift cars in the U.S. and Canada, so thought it may be an idea

I've never seen a well trained elephant with a Cadillac on its back in the US

You're making it up as you go along

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d555ave

28/02/2007 at 17:28

i'll do it in May for £500 where in Italy?

Missus miggins

28/02/2007 at 17:28

[QUOTE=Missus miggins;4540897]I've used furniture removal companies for this, in the UK. Very very reasonable rates too,
I'm in the northern wastelands of Scotchland, and had a katana delivered from coventry, and a EFE from Essex. Muchos cheepos *Less than 150 quid"
This is about 600 miles to me, howevwer they will insist on the draining of oils/ petrol etc etc, and am not sure if they do abroad, but would definitely be worth asking

Most of the bike specific firms wanted about 3 times as much!!
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iano

28/02/2007 at 17:29

TooFamousRob wrote

You're making it up as you go along

Gibbo

28/02/2007 at 17:30

I'll ride it back for £5k.

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EddieJ

28/02/2007 at 17:50

Where in Italy is the bike located?

The contact that I sell my race bikes to in Italy also runs an international haulage company in Italy. I believe the runs to this country are weekly.

If you can supply me with the details, I can find out for you..

tasswipe

28/02/2007 at 17:59

i shipped a bike here from rome 2 years ago,cost 600 notes crated up.fraans maas were the haulige co i believe,took 3 days.

tenbears

28/02/2007 at 18:03

shipped back from Spain... free*.

... with the AA.

Cam position sensor immobilised it but no-one could find the fault - it turned out to be a 15 minute job ... you didn't even need to remove the fairing.

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matt2301

28/02/2007 at 18:31

I'll ride it back for less than £500. Just give me enough for a B&B, petrol and the flight out

Serious offer. I have nothing else to do and have been meaning to visit mainland Europe for ages!

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Petrea

28/02/2007 at 18:39

Might be worth contacting companies that run track events from the UK in Italy and ask if they have room to transport an extra bike without doing track. I'm not sure if there are many in Italy but I have done this to Spain and it worked out well.

Ben Cope

01/03/2007 at 18:48

Thanks for the tips. Would rather not have the bike ridden back purely as it is one of a kind and I know if I was given it to ride back I'd be pulling 100mph+ stand up wheelies most of the way home until I fell off and died.

tedmagnum

01/03/2007 at 18:52

Check out horizons Unlimited Shipping page !! Loads of bike transport info on that site.. LOOOADS

www.horizonsunlimited.com/tripplan/transport/

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