Shipping a Motorcycle from Hawaii

[WMostellar]

Any thoughts on easily/cheaply shipping a motorcycle from Hawaii to Atlanta - it's a fairly rare 80's BMW. Delta won't allow me.

Derg is working on it for me as well, but I figure I can put some pressure on him by posting here.

 

[z987k]

I think I would put it on a ship rather than airplane. Unless you need it tomorrow.

 

[BigZ]

Yup. If it's rare and shiny build a 2x4 and plywood box, fix it in there rigid and hang a number of silica gel bags (big S version of the stuff you find in electronics boxes).
If it's not shiny you can skip the silica gel.

 

[NickH]

Yup. If it's rare and shiny build a 2x4 and plywood box, fix it in there rigid and hang a number of silica gel bags (big S version of the stuff you find in electronics boxes).
If it's not shiny you can skip the silica gel.

In a sealed plastic bag. Don't just hang a few Silica bags in a leaky box and expect them to absorb the Pacific....

 

[BobDDuck]

As guys said, unless it's time critical, build it a nice, watertight, box and us a freight consolidator.

 

[BigZ]

In a sealed plastic bag. Don't just hang a few Silica bags in a leaky box and expect them to absorb the Pacific....

Worked with the Atlantic shipping airplanes.
Only did it for wood and fabric kind of stuff, big 1 or 2 lbs whatever they were bags

 

[gliderboy]

call the local bike shops, see if they have any crates they'll give/sell you, wipe the chrome bits with oil, good to go, or build a crate using a pallet (Kamaka will give them to you)

If you fly it, no crate needed (usually) just strap to pallet

 

[NovemberEcho]

My buddy shipped his bike from Florida to Puerto Rico. Shipping was $700, taxes and fees another $500, and his bike sat at customs for 4 months.

 

[z987k]

My buddy shipped his bike from Florida to Puerto Rico. Shipping was $700, taxes and fees another $500, and his bike sat at customs for 4 months.

Well, Miami is your first problem. Somehow MIA CBP doesn't know that they are not the only city in the US. ORD-MIA, HSV-MIA, IAH-MIA, CVG-MIA, all have to clear customs. I would have been livid. PR is part of the US and there's no reason customs should be within a mile of it.