Motorcycle Shippers

[rocker59]

Also...I had no idea Albuquerque was such a $hithole !

Rick.

It's not the only city on I-40 that is.  Little Rock, Memphis, etc.  

They have their really nice parts of town, and they have their really bad parts of town.  Problem is, the bad parts seem to always be close to the interstate.

Robberies at gas stations near the interstate in the bigger cities are not uncommon.  It's best to be weary and gas up at truckstops outside of the cities, if you don't know the area..

Some poor guy got shot at a gas station on I-30 in downtown Little Rock a couple months ago.  Just passing through and stopped for gas at random gas station.  Problem was, it was in one of the highest crime areas in town.  Roosevelt Road and I-30.  He didn't know that and paid the price.

[Stormtruck2]

Albuquerque does have one of the best cigar shops in the world, Monty's.   http://www.montescigarshop.com/   When I get close to ABQ, I go out of my way to visit there. One of the few places to get a Fuente Opus X all year round. The lounge is fantastic. 

When I bought my Norge in Arizona, I was connected with a retired firefighter who was making a trip to Michigan with an empty trailer.  It cost me $250 to get the Norge from Phoenix to Iowa in an enclosed trailer.  If you happen to know anyone in the area that the bike is leaving from, perhaps they could put you in touch with such an opportunity.

[Travlr]

So, $780 to ship your bike in an enclosed semi-trailer from Iowa to Arizona.

On the high end, for sure, but their equipment is top notch.

I've never used them, but they seem like a very professional outfit.

I know the suspender snappin', corncob smokin' Guzzisti in all of us would prefer a rate of $200-$300 for that, but the risk of loss for using a $200 U-Ship gypsy would just not be worth it to me. 

Mike: The $640 base rate from Haul Bikes is pretty similar to other carriers operating quality equipment.  $624 from JC and $656 from Federal.
A 22% fuel surcharge at todays gas prices is a rip. 

M

[Triple Jim]

I just ran through the costs for me to drive my Dodge van to pick up a motorcycle.  To stay in the $600 range I have about a 1,000 mile radius, including three nights in cheap motels.  Interesting.

[rocker59]

I just ran through the costs for me to drive my Dodge van to pick up a motorcycle.  To stay in the $600 range I have about a 1,000 mile radius, including three nights in cheap motels.  Interesting.

Road Trip!!!  

[paper]

I used JCMotors once, and NEVER AGAIN..

They promised a lot and the only thing they delivered was a motorcycle they tipped over in the warehouse.
The pallet was supposed to be oak, but was pine and when the bike arrived the pine looked like a rocking chair.
They were supposed to supply on time tracking but it didn't work. Bike went from Phoenix to Milwaukee in a day after sitting in Phoenix for a week.
They tipped over my bike causing $2500 in damage, probably because of the rocking chair pallet. The pallet was absolutely scary to get off the truck as I didn't want to tip it over again.
And when I complained they didn't care..

To top it off.. My feedback was never posted. Pretty easy to have a page full of good feedback when you never post the negative stuff..  ::(

The best luck I've had was when I went to pick up this..



I did it myself, had no issues, and got to meet Rocker59 while doing so.  ;-T

[rocker59]

Mike: The $640 base rate from Haul Bikes is pretty similar to other carriers operating quality equipment.  $624 from JC and $656 from Federal.
A 22% fuel surcharge at todays gas prices is a rip. 

M

In my business, we're currently paying about $0.37 per mile fuel surcharge for full truckload shipments.