Motorcycle freight companies/Getting a motorbike couriered

[bkker]

What companies do a good job of transporting bikes around New Zealand?
I've used Biketranz before and they were good, and looking up some old threads on here I found CycleMove, Motorcycle Transporter services, and Jeffs do them. Apparently though some people have sent it through main frieght as well, and as long as you pack the bike yourself it can be a cheap service.

So what are your impressions of these companies? Any others not on that list?

-- Just trying to get an idea of what's available these days. The search feature on this site doesn't seem to work so well, and Google searches only returns archived threads.

[White trash]

Wouldn't cross the road to piss on Biketranz if they were on fire. Fucken rogues.

[bkker]

Why don't you like Biketranz? Did they drop your bike or something?

I just found another company: http://www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz

[bkker]

Well so far I've got the following quotes (took longer because of the long weekend) for Christchurch to Wellington:
www.biketranz.co.nz $360
www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz $290 (Motorcycle Transporter Services Ltd, CycleMove)
www.jeffs.co.nz (depot to depot) $200 + GST
www.mainfreight.co.nz $150 (depot to depot)

MainFreight requires you to pack the motorbike onto a crate yourself and they told me the service was "at the owners own risk."
In summary MainFreight is the cheapest but probably not worth the risk, so I guess I'll be going with Jeffs :P

PS - As you can see MotorcycleMovers has changed names a few times.

[White trash]

Wouldn't cross the road to piss on Biketranz if they were on fire. Fucken rogues.
I've been asked to elaborate on this, here's a couple of my reasons.

I used to work in a bike shop, one of the biggest in the country in fact. On three seperate occasions, I tried to get BikeTranz to collect bikes from a prospective trade-in customers address, and ship to us for inspection and valuing before final deal struck. On all three occasions the bike was at least two days late getting collected and up to a week late on delivery. No explanations what so ever.

On another occasion, a client (now my partner) decided to by a new SV650S off me but as our shop was in Wellington, and she lived in Auckland, she was reluctant to ride her 250 all the way down in winter to trade it in. She booked BikeTranz to collect the bike on a particular day and booked her flights for 2 days later to fly down and pick up her new bike. BikeTranz never arrived on day one, no call or nothing, client rings them to say "WTF?", they say be there tomorrow before your flight to collect the bike, without fail. Guess what? She ended up riding her 250 through the shittiest weather all the way to Auckland and losing the money paid for her flight because those homos still never turned up.

As I said, wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.

[bbbimportsparts]

Hey white trash how long ago was this when you had these problems as thay seem to have good feed back on here lately, cheers

[Hopeful Bastard]

BikeTranz are expensive - $300 to go from Auckland to Levin

But i will let you know how they are once i have shipped with them. Bike gets picked up Friday and Delivered Saturday.. Will be interesting

[robo555]

Remember that while other companies other than Mainfreight packs the bike for you, the default liability may only be $1500. Check their terms and conditions.

http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/consumerinfo/carriageofgoods.html


If there is no special arrangement contract, the carrier is liable for damage or loss up to a limit of $1,500 for each unit of goods.

[dogsnbikes]

Well so far I've got the following quotes (took longer because of the long weekend) for Christchurch to Wellington:
www.biketranz.co.nz $360
www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz $290 (Motorcycle Transporter Services Ltd, CycleMove)
www.jeffs.co.nz (depot to depot) $200 + GST
www.mainfreight.co.nz $150 (depot to depot)

MainFreight requires you to pack the motorbike onto a crate yourself and they told me the service was "at the owners own risk."
In summary MainFreight is the cheapest but probably not worth the risk, so I guess I'll be going with Jeffs :P

PS - As you can see MotorcycleMovers has changed names a few times.

Strait shipping do lytton to wgtn

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

I was going to buy a bike in whangerei but the trade has since fallen through.

But, I looked at costs of shipping it down to wellington. The cheapest I found was Captain Transporter, This was with full insurance included and was cheaper than the others which only had insurance upto $1,500 (minimum by the freight act or something).

They had a bad time due to a fair go episode a few years back so now they insist that anything bigger than a 250 gets crated (included in the price). I was going to use them before the trade fell through.

[p.dath]

Make sure you take out additional transit insurance to cover the full value of the bike.

Relying on the carriers $1500 liability cover is pointless for a motorcycle. It is no where near adequate, and they have too many "get out of jail" cards.

EDIT: You don't have to get the insurance from the carrier. Try ringing your normal insurance company.

[Zuki lover]

You could try Conroy removals - they're good, used them before

[Grasshopperus]

a client (now my partner)

Wow, you must've given her quite the deal!

I'm in the process of waiting for TransPro http://transpro.co.nz to ship me my bike from Wellington. The seller dropped the bike at their depot last Monday (19th) and I'm going to receive it on the morning of the 29th. Of course, everytime I call them to get an update the ETA has shifted a couple of days away :(

I think they send a shipment once every week and I just missed out by a couple of hours or something.

[dogsnbikes]

Strait shipping prices are

Lytton-Wgtn $160+gst
Nelson-Wgtn $97+gst

[roadride]

If anyone is using transpro or movepro, they're in for a headache and a heartbreak. Add "NO" to all description on their web and get ready for a shock. transpro running out of excuses after excuses they sound like a bro..bro..pro..broken record. Overpromised but sooo underdelivered and they just care about your wallet, might as well give away free panadols. Ripoffs, dishonest, slack and wouldnt trust them with a thread of my bike. We've been digging deeper and transpro is a definite blacklist. A pure waste of money and very risky homebased biz to deal with. :argh: :gob: :bash:

[bkker]

Thanks for the heads up on transpro and movepro, and I wouldn't use biketranz because they're too expensive.
I've gotten quotes from two other companies now, but I'll look into Strait shipping as well because they sound like they're really cheap!
www.transpro.co.nz $281 inc GST
www.captaintransporter.co.nz $250 + GST

[jafar]

Thanks for the heads up on transpro and movepro, and I wouldn't use biketranz because they're too expensive.
I've gotten quotes from two other companies now, but I'll look into Strait shipping as well because they sound like they're really cheap!
www.transpro.co.nz $281 inc GST
www.captaintransporter.co.nz $250 + GST

Your getting into dangerous territory using a freight company to move a bike, as a 2nd hand vehicle it is NOT covered under carriers liability & if they do get cover for it then it is for a maximum claim of $1500.00 only.
Get your own insurance but be warned that the insurance is likely to be more than the cost of transport.
If you use a specialist mover then they are more likely to have the specialized insurance you will need. Ask the question !!
The best way to move a bike is under its own power & if your doing a one way trip on it then fly back home, airfares are cheap !!

[Felix52]

Thanks for the heads up on transpro and movepro, and I wouldn't use biketranz because they're too expensive.
I've gotten quotes from two other companies now, but I'll look into Strait shipping as well because they sound like they're really cheap!
www.transpro.co.nz $281 inc GST
www.captaintransporter.co.nz $250 + GST

I've had a couple of bad experiences with Captain Transporter (both as buyer and seller), and wouldn't recommend them. It seems they contract their freighting out to other companies, so you're at the mercy of whichever freight firm they happen to put your bike on.

[Bounce001]

Make sure you get insurance. Best transport cover I have had was through Aon Insurance Brokers. Much cheaper than anything else out there.

[Grasshopperus]

Your getting into dangerous territory using a freight company to move a bike

Yep, I'm finding that out right now.

If I had to transport a bike again, I'd just make a post on KB asking if anyone wanted to ride it up or down the country for you. Pay that person the normal transport fee and then get them a 1-way ticket back home.

Doing it yourself would be best, but if you're a learner rider (like me) you probably shouldn't go open road.

For example, I'm paying $350 for transpro to send my bike from WLG to AKL. I'm sure someone from WLG wouldn't mind $350 for a whole days work (hell, it's not really work is it!). Instead, the bike has been sitting at the transport company's depo for 10days (so far) and I'm going absolutely insane.

Damn I'm stupid.

[zjet]

Yep, I'm finding that out right now.

If I had to transport a bike again, I'd just make a post on KB asking if anyone wanted to ride it up or down the country for you. Pay that person the normal transport fee and then get them a 1-way ticket back home.

Doing it yourself would be best, but if you're a learner rider (like me) you probably shouldn't go open road.

For example, I'm paying $350 for transpro to send my bike from WLG to AKL. I'm sure someone from WLG wouldn't mind $350 for a whole days work (hell, it's not really work is it!). Instead, the bike has been sitting at the transport company's depo for 10days (so far) and I'm going absolutely insane.

Damn I'm stupid.

Being out of work I would say yeah i,m available to help out for ya on this one.

However if i couldn't get someone to ride my bike my first and only call would be to biketranz lets face it they only do bikes yep they cost abit more but its kinda like having a Honda mechanic work on your bmw sure they can do the work but what about those lil things that matter.
Also I have been told that most of the biketranz peps ride i would much prefer someone that knows bikes pushing my baby around than some folklift.

[dogsnbikes]

Yep, I'm finding that out right now.

If I had to transport a bike again, I'd just make a post on KB asking if anyone wanted to ride it up or down the country for you. Pay that person the normal transport fee and then get them a 1-way ticket back home.

Doing it yourself would be best, but if you're a learner rider (like me) you probably shouldn't go open road.

For example, I'm paying $350 for transpro to send my bike from WLG to AKL. I'm sure someone from WLG wouldn't mind $350 for a whole days work (hell, it's not really work is it!). Instead, the bike has been sitting at the transport company's depo for 10days (so far) and I'm going absolutely insane.

Damn I'm stupid.

Now that get's a bloke thinking hmmm maybe we need fly/ride relocator's:whistle:

I could do that on my day's off I have like 180 a year:2thumbsup

just need doc's clearence:oi-grr:

[White trash]

While we're on the subject of transporting bikes throughout the North Island. I make 8 return trips between Papakura and Wellington each year (at least).

Anyone wants a bike transported either way on an open trailer, the cost is 240 bucks. It's a non stop journey for me so your bike's not sitting anywhere unsupervised overnight and you don't have to worry anout someone you don't really know riding it.

Just a thought.

[zjet]

While we're on the subject of transporting bikes throughout the North Island. I make 8 return trips between Papakura and Wellington each year (at least).

Anyone wants a bike transported either way on an open trailer, the cost is 240 bucks. It's a non stop journey for me so your bike's not sitting anywhere unsupervised overnight and you don't have to worry anout someone you don't really know riding it.

Just a thought.

hmm why do i get the feeling there was a reason to bag a transport company ...

[White trash]

hmm why do i get the feeling there was a reason to bag a transport company ...
Nope. Believe me, I'd prefer not to tow a trailer from Auckland to Wellington and back over a weekend. But is someone wants to pay for my gas, I'll do it.

The reason for bagging a particular bike transport company is because they're friggen useless and have no customer service what-so-ever.

[bkker]

Just so you know, I would ride my bike up to Wellington myself if I hadn't bought a plane ticket a month before getting the bike. <_<

As of two days ago Jeffs was looking pretty good for a depot to depot delivery, but since then I like the reccomendation by Dogsnbikes for Strait Shipping (www.strait.co.nz) as I'm on a tight budget.

Strait shipping prices are

Lytton-Wgtn $160+gst
Nelson-Wgtn $97+gst


You could try Conroy removals - they're good, used them before
Zuki lover said earlier said that Conroy removals (www.conroy.co.nz) was good, but their prices are quite expensive (THE most expensive at $370.00 Chch to Wellington) and I was also told by them that, "In respect to transit insurance, you would need to arrange this directly with your own insurance company."

I'm looking into another company that my brother used for $150, but he said the guy didn't put padding between the tie-down and the bike so some of his paint was scratched. Luckily it was just a project bike, but still not good. I'll post more on that later.

[bkker]

I decided to go with A - H Freight (call John on 0800434654, but he's really busy) as he was by far the cheapest. He went out of his way to help me out and even kept it in his garage for a couple days until I had a chance to pick it up. No damage or anything to the bike, it had a bike blanket over it for the entire trip.
His main business is for transporting furniture, but he also does bikes if they're unregistered. This worked really well for me as I'd bought an unregisterd CBR250RR that I've now done up and runs amazingly!

[pixelplay]

While we're on the subject of transporting bikes throughout the North Island. I make 8 return trips between Papakura and Wellington each year (at least).

Anyone wants a bike transported either way on an open trailer, the cost is 240 bucks. It's a non stop journey for me so your bike's not sitting anywhere unsupervised overnight and you don't have to worry anout someone you don't really know riding it.

Just a thought.

Are you still offering this deal, I have a bike I need to get from Auckland the Wellington?

[RDJ]

IMO, we get what we pay for. As is very common in human-to-human interactions.

Biketranz cost more because they are better, safer, reliable and accountable.

No I don't have shares in their business. Yes over a decade I have used different motorcycle shippers for inter-island moves.

[Mike.Gayner]

Are you still offering this deal, I have a bike I need to get from Auckland the Wellington?

That was EIGHT YEARS AGO.

[razza11]

Are you still offering this deal, I have a bike I need to get from Auckland the Wellington?
Is the bike ready to go on the road? Going to Akld this weekend. Was going to ride but could maybe fly and ride back to HBay. Then trailer to Wgtn next weekend when I am coming there. Where in Akld is bike?

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[midnight rambler]

Well so far I've got the following quotes (took longer because of the long weekend) for Christchurch to Wellington:
www.biketranz.co.nz $360
www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz $290 (Motorcycle Transporter Services Ltd, CycleMove)
www.jeffs.co.nz (depot to depot) $200 + GST
www.mainfreight.co.nz $150 (depot to depot)

MainFreight requires you to pack the motorbike onto a crate yourself and they told me the service was "at the owners own risk."
In summary MainFreight is the cheapest but probably not worth the risk, so I guess I'll be going with Jeffs :P

PS - As you can see MotorcycleMovers has changed names a few times.

I had a bike transported Taihape to Whangarei in May this year.
www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz Tirau. Quoted $640. Were fairly slack at getting back to me.
www.nzmotorcyclemovers.co.nz .Quoted $520
http://www.biketranz.co.nz .Quoted $430

I went with Biketranz.They were quick to reply,kept me informed and the bike was in Whangarei before the payment had been sorted,not that I needed it there quick,but they trusted me to follow through with the payment.(doing this from Malaysia).
Can't rate them highly enough.

[aprilia_RS250]

I had a bike transported Taihape to Whangarei in May this year.
www.motorcyclemovers.co.nz Tirau. Quoted $640. Were fairly slack at getting back to me.
www.nzmotorcyclemovers.co.nz .Quoted $520
http://www.biketranz.co.nz .Quoted $430

I went with Biketranz.They were quick to reply,kept me informed and the bike was in Whangarei before the payment had been sorted,not that I needed it there quick,but they trusted me to follow through with the payment.(doing this from Malaysia).
Can't rate them highly enough.

They are good when things are going swimmingly. But if they fuck your bike they are shit to deal with. I will never use them.

[Paulo]

Pretty pissed off with bike Tranz last time I used them Bike arrived 10 days late. I had taken leave and basically spent my time off waiting for bike to arrive , it finally turned up the day before I had to return to work, I was well pissed off and they offered no explanation. (was quoted 7 working days all up it was closer to 18)

apart from that they had been very good to deal with.

[jellywrestler]

Pretty pissed off with bike Tranz last time I used them Bike arrived 10 days late. I had taken leave and basically spent my time off waiting for bike to arrive , it finally turned up the day before I had to return to work, I was well pissed off and they offered no explanation. (was quoted 7 working days all up it was closer to 18)

apart from that they had been very good to deal with.

any chance it was around the time of the kaikioura earthquake which fucked a lot of surface travel up?

[Crasherfromwayback]

I used to mostly say go with NZ Motorcycle Movers...but for my RV collection in Geraldine...they didn't even bother to return my call. Maybe because I'm no longer at WMCC doing dozens of deliveries a year, they now don't give a fuck....

Bike Tranz it is from now on.

[pixelplay]

I recently got prices to transport my 06 GSXR750 from Auckland to Wellington as it was not in any state to be able to ride it. I got quotes from a few differant companies and it was going to cost anywhere from $340 inc gst for the cheapest quote to around $480 plus gst for the most expensive. None of them would take an extra box of bits that I had with my bike, so in the end I drove my van up and collected it myself as it cost considerably less to do it that way.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I recently got prices to transport my 06 GSXR750 from Auckland to Wellington as it was not in any state to be able to ride it. I got quotes from a few differant companies and it was going to cost anywhere from $340 inc gst for the cheapest quote to around $480 plus gst for the most expensive. None of them would take an extra box of bits that I had with my bike, so in the end I drove my van up and collected it myself as it cost considerably less to do it that way.

A workmate used the chap from Tirau to deliver a bike he'd sold via trade me. The cunt seemed great. Took a large box of bits as well at no extra cost.

[jellywrestler]

so in the end I drove my van up and collected it myself as it cost considerably less to do it that way.

that's incredible, if you factored your hourly rate, gas, road user charges, accomadation as you wouldn't have been allowed to drive there and back without legal breaks meaning an overnight stop etc

[pixelplay]

that's incredible, if you factored your hourly rate, gas, road user charges, accommodation as you wouldn't have been allowed to drive there and back without legal breaks meaning an overnight stop etc

Haha sleep is for those that are beautiful, not me. I went with a mate left at 5am and got to Dorkland at 1.30 in the afternoon. Most the time was lost from Hamilton to the city center as they seem to have never ending roadworks and some redick driving behavior up that way. I factored in my ks and diesel and it was cheap enough, I didn't factor my time but as the missus says I'm useless, so I have to assume its worth nothing anyway.

We had a few breaks for the good stuff like burger king, chips, more burgers and of course garage pies so it wasn't all bad. The most amusing part of the drive was stopping for maccas in Tokoroa and some old lady getting the shits with me as she thought I was standing to close to her while shes was doing her eftpos thing. I was not even within two meters of her but shes was old so I must assume she was right and i was wrong.

I did get a lot of offers to get the bike down this way but they were all from guys who wanted to see how fast they could get my gixer back down here to me and if she was running legally I could have done that myself. I understand well enough about making a dollar transporting stuff but I would have though that these companies would bring a big truckload of stuff down and make it more reasonable priced. But I don't haul freight so i have no idea of the real cost of moving stuff just know what I wanted to spend to do it.

[breakaway]

At least doing it yourself you can be sure it wasn't fucked with. I once sold a bike to an out of town buyer and it arrived munted (either that, or the cunt crashed it and wanted to see if he could sucker a few grand out of me).

Next time I ever send a large item (car, bike, whatever), I'm going to take photos and videos as I drop it off at least that way there is some proof it was as described when I dropped it off!

[jellywrestler]

At least doing it yourself you can be sure it wasn't fucked with. I once sold a bike to an out of town buyer and it arrived munted (either that, or the cunt crashed it and wanted to see if he could sucker a few grand out of me).

I'm going to take photos and videos as I drop it off at least that way there is some proof it was as described when I dropped it off!

pretty easy to tell the difference between crash damage and transit damage, also what happened to the photos you had to sell it with?

[breakaway]

Nothing came of it in the end. I told the guy it was fine when I sent it, and he never contacted me again. However, I could easily see it devolve into a he-said-she-said situation dragging out for months wasting tens or even hundreds of hours of my time.

Taking photos right outside the transportation company when you drop it off OR taking photos of the car / bike as it is loaded onto their truck (and then immediately emailing them off to the buyer) gives you extra peace of mind at the point where your responsibility ends.

It's the difference between dragging out for weeks or a cut and dry case, for 30 seconds of effort really.

[pixelplay]

Nothing came of it in the end. I told the guy it was fine when I sent it, and he never contacted me again. However, I could easily see it devolve into a he-said-she-said situation dragging out for months wasting tens or even hundreds of hours of my time.

Taking photos right outside the transportation company when you drop it off OR taking photos of the car / bike as it is loaded onto their truck (and then immediately emailing them off to the buyer) gives you extra peace of mind at the point where your responsibility ends.

It's the difference between dragging out for weeks or a cut and dry case, for 30 seconds of effort really.

Yes I always take pictures of everything I sell and even then its amazing how many people will still try and blame me for transit or other damage when its really clear that I did not send it that way.

[martinos]

Hi guys,
I am kinda new here. I checked some of yours advised freight companies but they average wants ~650+GST for moving my little scooter Suzuki AN125. Any idea about company who can freight my scooter from Auckland to Queenstown?

[ellipsis]

...I like Biketranz 'cos they are majorly good at sponsoring our clubs ventures in getting classic and PC racers bikes around the country...eg, the Spring Classic at Manfield in October and the Southern Classic Festival at Levels in December...

[pixelplay]

Hi guys,
I am kinda new here. I checked some of yours advised freight companies but they average wants ~650+GST for moving my little scooter Suzuki AN125. Any idea about company who can freight my scooter from Auckland to Queenstown?

I would use mainfreight if I had to do it again they are the most affordable but you have to arrange with them a little bit as normally they want everything on a pallet. You could get a pallet from a bike shop easy enough they normally chuck them out anyway. I was quotes $150 terminal to terminal from Auckland to Wellington but ended up collecting the bike myself.

[martinos]

I checked Mainfreight and they write down: "Sorry, we cannot move scooters. Please contact a specialised automotive carrier"

[Cosmik de Bris]

I've had two bikes transported from the North Island to Christchurch, one was from Wellington and Motorrad paid for it, the other from Auckland and cost me $200. They both arrived, on separate occasions in a van driven by a charming man whose origin is unknown to me. I do not know the company but both bikes were unharmed as were any animals, except for lower creatures like ants etc.

This is probably no help to anybody.

Cheers

[RDJ]

Has anyone on KB had a bike shipped to the US? I'm looking to do that, not in a hurry, but would appreciate any referrals. I have used local transporters to and from AKL and CCH with excellent results but now I need an AKL or WGTN to US East Coast... thanks

[Crasherfromwayback]

Has anyone on KB had a bike shipped to the US? I'm looking to do that, not in a hurry, but would appreciate any referrals. I have used local transporters to and from AKL and CCH with excellent results but now I need an AKL or WGTN to US East Coast... thanks

Mainfreight.

[RDJ]

Mainfreight.

Thanks - but I though the poster above said he'd tried Mainfreight and they said no? Anyway I'll go visit their local office and see if they say different.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Thanks - but I though the poster above said he'd tried Mainfreight and they said no? Anyway I'll go visit their local office and see if they say different.

Just ring them and talk to someone that's not a complete moron. They shipped my 85 KX125 to me from NY. Was very reasonable as well.

[RDJ]

Just ring them and talk to someone that's not a complete moron. They shipped my 85 KX125 to me from NY. Was very reasonable as well.

V helpful, thanks again. If they've dunnit before they can do it again :-)

[Crasherfromwayback]

V helpful, thanks again. If they've dunnit before they can do it again :-)

No worries. That's the way I see it too.

[Jason777]

Don’t use PTS.been 2 weeks still hasnt got it.was coming from Wellington to chch.And they couldn’t find the bike.they didn’t even know it was their.i never deal with a Company like it.they don’t care.keep putting me though to another brunch cause they didn’t want to deal with it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Don’t use PTS.been 2 weeks still hasnt got it.was coming from Wellington to chch.And they couldn’t find the bike.they didn’t even know it was their.i never deal with a Company like it.they don’t care.keep putting me though to another brunch cause they didn’t want to deal with it.

They're fucking useless alright. When I was still at WMCC, Suzuki NZ went from NZ Rail, to them. Instead over over night with NZ Rail, it blew out to over a week at times. Often went to the wrong dealership etc too. You've gotta be bad, to be worse than NZ Rail!

[rastuscat]

I've had two bikes transported from the North Island to Christchurch, one was from Wellington and Motorrad paid for it, the other from Auckland and cost me $200. They both arrived, on separate occasions in a van driven by a charming man whose origin is unknown to me. I do not know the company but both bikes were unharmed as were any animals, except for lower creatures like ants etc.

This is probably no help to anybody.

Cheers

Thanks. For not helping.

[gt308]

Hi

have you guys tried Millers vehicle haulage. Top guy, He answer the phone and does the delivery.

https://www.facebook.com/Haulagevehicle/?ref=bookmarks

https://www.trademe.co.nz/services/other-services/other/auction-1469380509.htm?rsqid=3df5dcb6879f40e1ad22696f2031d 142

they based in Taupo and ashburton

contact Number 021 023 70611

[actungbaby]

What companies do a good job of transporting bikes around New Zealand?
I've used Biketranz before and they were good, and looking up some old threads on here I found CycleMove, Motorcycle Transporter services, and Jeffs do them. Apparently though some people have sent it through main frieght as well, and as long as you pack the bike yourself it can be a cheap service.

So what are your impressions of these companies? Any others not on that list?

-- Just trying to get an idea of what's available these days. The search feature on this site doesn't seem to work so well, and Google searches only returns archived threads.

Easy mainfreight all day long 5 bikes one engine . never had a issue
Just my choice or Opinion u can go get a qoute .no hassle .
I think they like pick up to central to area or city. i had one from timuru
2 from auckland one from new plymoth way. forget the others.
250.00 300.00 . haevent had one shiped in more than a year.
did a engine month ago. u can either pick up from depo or have to trucked to your door.

[madbikeboy]

Easy mainfreight all day long 5 bikes one engine . never had a issue
Just my choice or Opinion u can go get a qoute .no hassle .
I think they like pick up to central to area or city. i had one from timuru
2 from auckland one from new plymoth way. forget the others.
250.00 300.00 . haevent had one shiped in more than a year.
did a engine month ago. u can either pick up from depo or have to trucked to your door.

I wouldn't use Mainfreight. I used them a while ago to ship some vinyl seat upholstery from LA. They ended up charging me $400 (tax, GST, some MAF charge) for freight for something that I could have airfreighted under $120... The freight was double the cost of the seat cover. Their charges blew the costs out so much. I was so fucked off paying for it. And then they tried chasing me for the money, and I kept sending them copies of their receipt. Motherfuckers. Total motherfuckers.

I was so fucked off, that I cancelled the freight on all the Satellite rigs I was importing into NZ, and I used an alternate company instead.

The service experience was just like prison sex.

[actungbaby]

I wouldn't use Mainfreight. I used them a while ago to ship some vinyl seat upholstery from LA. They ended up charging me $400 (tax, GST, some MAF charge) for freight for something that I could have airfreighted under $120... The freight was double the cost of the seat cover. Their charges blew the costs out so much. I was so fucked off paying for it. And then they tried chasing me for the money, and I kept sending them copies of their receipt. Motherfuckers. Total motherfuckers.

I was so fucked off, that I cancelled the freight on all the Satellite rigs I was importing into NZ, and I used an alternate company instead.

The service experience was just like prison sex.

Am sorry that last sentence was bs
Makes me take your message at all seriously .
Where talking about moving a motorcycle from within nz .
Just because one person in one branch
May have messed up . By not informing u ir working out costs . U dont label thousands of staff . Suggest u grow up . Like i said when i was moving my motorcycles . No one i contacted chould do this service . At a fair cost .
And by the way why did u qoute my message . Ur surposed be answering . Gentle mans qwestion .


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[Tofu]

I too have had a terrible experience with Mainfreight, albeit not a motorcycle being shipped but terrible none the less. NEVER AGAIN.

[Tofu]

I used BidRider to get a bike to dunedin, They use a third party to move bike from north to south island in the back of a truck.... not ideal but it got here in one piece..

[thomasd]

Would appreciate if anyone can share their experience using wisemove.co.nz/motorcycle-transportation (https://www.wisemove.co.nz/motorcycle-transportation)? Or maybe someone knows a better similar website?

[sidecar bob]

Would appreciate if anyone can share their experience using wisemove.co.nz/motorcycle-transportation (https://www.wisemove.co.nz/motorcycle-transportation)? Or maybe someone knows a better similar website?

Seriously, this is the only website you need.
http://www.biketranz.co.nz

[Intruder VS]

These guys are awesome and pricing very good and great communication can?t recommend them highly enough
http://motorcyclemovers.co.nz/contact-us

[layton]

Seriously, this is the only website you need.
http://www.biketranz.co.nz

Biketranz? Mainfright? I have had no luck with any of them... mainfright Auckland-gore $600 bike arrived looking like it had a mud bath.. biketranz, bike arrived looking like it left, except 5 days late with no contact or explanation. That was Auckland-Nelson around the same price.

I should note that the mainfright bike was packed very well on a proper steel pallet with a steel frame around it.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Stop fucking about, call biketranz.

Sorted.

Moving on.

[FlangMasterJ]

Yearp used BikeTranz multiple times (have one on the way now). Great service.

[Jeff Sichoe]

Bike tranz

[Scubbo]

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