Transporting of a motorbike from Canberra to Perth
Submitted: Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 18:25
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Dustin
A little off topic I know but I have see posts like this previously and I hope someone out there might be able to help. I am looking at buying an old motorbike but its located in
Canberra, nice project etc. but the quotes I have had for transportation have been outrageous to say the least, $1300 for example. 2 years ago we transported my wife’s car over here from
Sydney for $700 by rail and my cruiser by truck for $1k. Does anyone know of a company that may be able to help with a more affordable quote? I really don’t want to spend as much on transportation as I might pay for the bike. Any ideas are appreciated.
Reply By: BIG_red87 - Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 19:55
Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 19:55
Dustin
I work for a large removalist company in
Perth. While I'm not too sure of our prices (i'm just a driver) we often receive bikes from over east. As mentioned above - crating it is the best option to protect the bike and make loading/unloading easier.
Removalist companies usually charge by the cubic metre plus pickup/delivery fee - a bike in a crate would probably be about 2 cubic metres. Therefore if you have your own means of delivery to
Canberra depot/pick up from
perth depot you may be able to save a bit of cash.
Also, all the freight we receive from over east comes across in containers on rail - very few furniture companies go east-west by road these days.
Hope that helps mate
Big Red
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Follow Up By: Dustin - Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 20:18
Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 20:18
I might perservere and call a few tomorrow, the three I spoke to were not interested in just a bike but would easily transport a bike as part of a move. Thanks for the input.
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Follow Up By: Dustin - Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 20:19
Monday, Oct 29, 2007 at 20:19
And depot delivery and pick up is no problem at all, I'll make sure I mention that.
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Follow Up By: Member - RFLundgren (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:21
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:21
Hey Big Red
Noticed that you were in the business. Does the company you work for transport to
Melbourne? I have a bull bar to send over there from a Patrol, alloy so not all that heavy. Would you be able to either get me a price if you transport to Melb or else a phone number I could call to make some enquiries.
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Follow Up By: BIG_red87 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:21
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 11:21
RFLundgren
Yes we, as do most
perth removalists, transport to
melbourne. As i said above i'm only a driver so i don't handle the business side of things (ie pricing).
Something like a bullbar that can't be easily damaged (and is relatively light) might be cheaper to transport via a courier rather than a furniture removalist. The company I work for is quite a large company (read: expensive). If you did go the removalist route i'd recommend a smaller company who'd probably have a more reasonable quote for something that is essentially general freight.
Most people only bother paying for the big companies when they have antique furniture or sensitive business documents that need extra packing/care etc.
Just have a look in the yellow pages from page 1089 - there's plenty of options - just don't go for the glossy ads haha
Big Red
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Follow Up By: Member - RFLundgren (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 12:17
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 12:17
Thanks for that info. I will however keep you in mind when we eventually have to relocate back east in a few years. We werent totally happy with the way that our stuff was moved across here.
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Follow Up By: BIG_red87 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 14:22
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2007 at 14:22
Ye not a problem mate - don't know if i'll still be in the business then though. Whilst the reputation of the company you choose does play a part in the quality of service, at the end of the day its the actual blokes who pack/load your items that makes a difference. That said, the larger companies tend to provide training to their staff to earn their reputation in the first place.
There really is a knack to packing and loading furniture correctly to prevent damage. Rail transport is also notoriously rough - often there are less damages in international freight than interstate!!
Cheers
Big Red
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