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How to crate a bike for shipping

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Danger4u2:
If your shipping a bike your local bike shop would most likely give you a used crate.
Here's how my AF bike was crated.  I found that it's cheaper to send a motorcycle than to send a rolling chassis.  Why I have no idea.  One shipper said it's 100 bucks more to ship chassis parts than shipping a motorcycle.  When I told him it did not have a motor he said I could not call it a motorcycle.

So wrap the crate up with stretch wrap and then cover it with black contractor's plastic just like you would wrap a present and tape it with packing tape.
The lady at one shipper told me to use the black plastic, said they don't uncrate but if they wanted you to prove it was a motorcycle just cut a small slit at the back wheel so they can see the knobbie.

kxpegger:
My crate had an even bigger dent than yours did. We must have had the same fork lift driver and he has had no fork lift training!

Danger4u2:
I'm trying to by a CR500 rolling chassis that was use as a donor bike for an AF conversion.

I've call a bunch of shippers.  Pricing any where from $689 to $438, then I found these guys for $190.
http://www.bestpricefreight.com/?gclid=COrB2L-h36ICFWE45wod6Sx49w

All quotes were business to business with fork lifts at both locations.  Or drop it at the freight company and
shipped to a business.  It gets real pricy if they have to send a smaller truck with a drop gate.  And more pricy if
it's picked up or delivered at a residence.

Danger4u2:

--- Quote from: kxpegger on July 09, 2010, 08:16:13 AM ---My crate had an even bigger dent than yours did. We must have had the same fork lift driver and he has had no fork lift training!

--- End quote ---

There was a small scuff on the tire.  An inch or 2 more and it would have damaged the rear wheel.

flyingfitz:
Awesome CR Frame

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