moving bikes...help please

**ZorsT** · 16th November 2004, 12:30

hi,

does anyone know of the best company to freight a bike from wellington to nelson? i had a look in the yellow pages, but didn't find any that sounded like they did bikes, only national parcels, and international crates.

**Blakamin** · 16th November 2004, 12:39

Originally Posted by GoodAndSuchLike

hi,

does anyone know of the best company to freight a bike from wellington to nelson? i had a look in the yellow pages, but didn't find any that sounded like they did bikes, only national parcels, and international crates.

PBT??? (Peter Baker Transport) if you crate it up

**Drunken Monkey** · 16th November 2004, 12:48

I think most land freight companies, ie mainfreight, freightways, etc... will be able to transport it for you as long as you can tie it down securely to a palette.
If not, you will probably have to arrange a more specialist (read: expensive) form of custom bike transport. The other thing to do is talk to your local bike shop and ask them for advice = they may even transport it for you.

**ZorsT** · 16th November 2004, 12:54

would it be cheaper to get someone to ride it over and fly them back? thats if they would.....

**crashe** · 16th November 2004, 12:59

Get someone to bring it on the ferry and then ride it down to you at Nelson.... then give them a lift back to the ferry and they go back to wellington...

so you will need to know someone in Wellington....

Or better still you make a day trip back up to collect it yourself...
Nelson to the picton ferry cant be that far away....

But put your own strops on the bike.... dont rely upon the ferries strops..... and tie it up yourself on the ferry....

So contact the ferries and check out the costs all round....

Good luck

**Dr Bob** · 16th November 2004, 13:05

Wellington to Nelson isn't far as the crow flies ... I'm thinking large catapault

**ZorsT** · 16th November 2004, 13:11

Originally Posted by Dr Bob

Wellington to Nelson isn't far as the crow flies ... I'm thinking large catapault

i'd be up for that ride

**Sniper** · 16th November 2004, 13:13

Originally Posted by GoodAndSuchLike

i'd be up for that ride

I just PM'd you with a slight solution, get back to me if you think it might work. But yep, good luck, would be keen to see the bikes sometime

**Sniper** · 16th November 2004, 13:13

Originally Posted by Dr Bob

Wellington to Nelson isn't far as the crow flies ... I'm thinking large catapault

Ummmm, Im getting more and more dubious of your title Doctor

:spudwave:

**ZorsT** · 16th November 2004, 13:23

when I made that thred, i didn't expect this level of help... thanks guyes

**Sniper** · 16th November 2004, 13:26

Originally Posted by GoodAndSuchLike

when I made that thred, i didn't expect this level of help... thanks guyes

Ive noticed that bikers are generally a very friendly and helpful group. And yea, I dont mind helping out a fellow bikie if I can

Cant help you with your spelling though, Im bad enough as is.

**カワサキキド** · 16th November 2004, 13:32

Give Brett from BikeTranz a call (027)-2204436 or you can email him at biketranz@hotmail.com

**ZorsT** · 16th November 2004, 13:34

I really should fix that spelling thing, im pretty sure i failed an english exam because of it...

**bevsta** · 16th November 2004, 17:09

Try transporters, like the ones that move cars around car yards. When I got mine brought down from Napier to Wellington I got it chucked on one run by A1 cos I knew the guy from Napier. Got dropped in Nauranga gorge. I think they might be runnign in conjunction with tow services so if you can't find them in the Yellow pages try ringing the tows.
good luck