Transporting bikes (Napier to Christchurch)

**marty** · 7th March 2008, 16:23

the issues with insurance being.....that you can't get it insured?
shame - i could have delivered it for less than $300.

**MSTRS:Me** · 7th March 2008, 17:19

Originally Posted by marty

the issues with insurance being.....that you can't get it insured?
shame - i could have delivered it for less than $300.

Of course he can. Just not for him riding it.

**team cudby** · 7th March 2008, 19:13

hi we have used emmersons 3 time now 1 bike to oamaru 2 weeks ago bike was on the truck on the friday and there on tuesday and 1 bike to wellington and 1 bike back they like taking bikes you do not need to crate them

**Mully** · 7th March 2008, 19:35

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Of course he can. Just not for him riding it.

Don't understand why he can't insure it for any riders over 25 with a full licence and then get someone to ride it to him.....

Meh.

**craneman** · 7th March 2008, 19:44

it,s a bit sad you cant ride your bike back because it would probably be one of those events you will remember for the rest of your life .think about it ; the terror of it ,getting a ticket ,oh the shame , but Iyou might be able to live with that . so get over it and have some fun ,ride your bike back , you wont be sorry.

**orangeback** · 7th March 2008, 20:13

brought a bike down with Captin transporter Last month and did it in 3 days from waikato to chch for $350 better than the service ive had with bike trans and mc movers . or mana b4
http://www.captaintransporter.co.nz/

**Mikkel** · 7th March 2008, 20:27

Originally Posted by Mcduck5n

I could ride it down for you?

Originally Posted by marty

the issues with insurance being.....that you can't get it insured?
shame - i could have delivered it for less than $300.

As I said in the P.S. - thank you for the offer. However, this is an older bike and I'd prefer not taking it out anywhere without having had a full service done and the valve clearances checked. Even then comes the matter of entrusting someone I haven't ever met face to face with a toy that's worth just under $6k. If for ANY reason something went wrong I'd hate myself for having let you (whether you were at fault or not) put yourself in that predicament. I hope you see what I mean there.

As for the insurance issue, I am not yet entirely sure what insurance I'll go for... Need to do some investigations (e.g. track, theft, comprehensive cover, company...)

Originally Posted by craneman

it,s a bit sad you cant ride your bike back because it would probably be one of those events you will remember for the rest of your life .think about it ; the terror of it ,getting a ticket ,oh the shame , but Iyou might be able to live with that . so get over it and have some fun ,ride your bike back , you wont be sorry.

Not to worry - I am planning a rather long road trip sometime in the not too far future. I was thinking Bluff to Cape Reinga - but I'll wait 'til my full license is in order, doing it on a 250 with all the restrictions could become bothersome.

Besides, I'll have to go to Napier at some point and shout MSTRS a decent amount of drinks for his helping out in this matter

**McDuck** · 7th March 2008, 20:36

BTW i have used bike tranz before and can recommend them. The communication was not so good but the driver was soooo careful with my bike even to it was proverbial piece of crap.

**Paulus** · 7th March 2008, 20:49

I've used Biketranz to get a bike from Auckland to Chch and I found them unbelievably slow (especially for what I would consider a mainstream route). They were also expensive and communicated poorly. Bike arrived (eventually) in faultless condition though. Used McDowalls to send a dirt bike up to Blenheim once and it was incredibly cheap and very fast. YMMV.

**MDR2** · 17th April 2008, 22:45

What do you guys mean by poor communication?

That they wouldn't tell you where it was at any given time, or that they just called you up on the day and told you the bike was ready to be picked up expecting you to be carrying your gear on you 24/7.

Im looking to move a bike from Auckland to Dunedin, cost isn't so much a problem, just want to know that the people moving it aren't retards.

**McDuck** · 17th April 2008, 23:24

Originally Posted by MDR2

What do you guys mean by poor communication?

That they wouldn't tell you where it was at any given time, or that they just called you up on the day and told you the bike was ready to be picked up expecting you to be carrying your gear on you 24/7.

Im looking to move a bike from Auckland to Dunedin, cost isn't so much a problem, just want to know that the people moving it aren't retards.

What i mean is i didnt get any calls 'we are thinking it will be redy to be picked up monday' etc.

They also normaly drop it to where you want it, home work where ever.

It is also worth remebering that a lot of dealers use them so they cant be tooo bad (there were also a few very nice new ducatis in the back when they droped the 250 off)

Ultamatly i think they are worth dealing with the contact problem and i will use them again.

If any mods (or hitcher) want to fix the spelling in that please do...

**Paulus** · 18th April 2008, 00:33

Originally Posted by MDR2

What do you guys mean by poor communication?

That they wouldn't tell you where it was at any given time, or that they just called you up on the day and told you the bike was ready to be picked up expecting you to be carrying your gear on you 24/7.

Im looking to move a bike from Auckland to Dunedin, cost isn't so much a problem, just want to know that the people moving it aren't retards.

3 weeks to get from Auckland to Chch. Never called me back when I tried to find out where the heck it was. Pretty slack IMHO, YMMV.

**skidMark** · 18th April 2008, 00:58

Originally Posted by Mikkel

P.s. While I appreciate some peoples willingness to ride the bike down for me I am sorry I can not accept that at the moment due to issues regarding insurance.

Dammit.......

**awayatc** · 18th April 2008, 01:17

Originally Posted by Paulus

I've used Biketranz to get a bike from Auckland to Chch and I found them unbelievably slow (especially for what I would consider a mainstream route). They were also expensive and communicated poorly. Bike arrived (eventually) in faultless condition though. Used McDowalls to send a dirt bike up to Blenheim once and it was incredibly cheap and very fast. YMMV.

Can back up the McDowalls claim......very cheap and almost as fast as riding the bike over yourself.....Top marks!!!!