How to ship a bike from us to europe?

[crispy]

CAN ANYONE GIVE SOME CLUES,I WANT TO TAKE MY BIKE TO EUROPE FOR A TRIP...ANY SITES WITH CARRIERS OR ADVICES. AIR FRIGHT ONLY.THANK YOU:thumb

[20774]

Matt Parkhouse took a trip to Europe within the past 2-3 years. He shipped two R75s over. He wrote about it in ON. I don't have the article, but it's something like Knopf or...

I googled "ship bike to europe" and came up with some hits:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=462234

This one mentions Stephan Knopf in the first post.

Here's another website about the subject...there are more...

http://micapeak.com/pages/shipbike.html

[CourtFisher]

CAN ANYONE GIVE SOME CLUES,I WANT TO TAKE MY BIKE TO EUROPE FOR A TRIP...ANY SITES WITH CARRIERS OR ADVICES. AIR FRIGHT ONLY.THANK YOU:thumb

This will get you started:

BIKE AIR/SEAFREIGHT SERVICES
You + your bike roundtrip on the same or separate planes, or by seafreight. Uncrated (bike tie-down secured to pallet) airfreight available on some airlines to some destinations. Bikes shipping ex-USA must usually be ridden or crate delivered to air/seaport minimum 3 days before departure for outbound US Customs clearance, www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor_vehicle.xml.

Motorcycle Express (Michael Mandell)
800-245-8726/516-682-9220, fax 516-682-8231, info@motorcycleexpress.com, www.motorcycleexpress.com; 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 201W, Syosset NY 11791-4488.
Warren Motorcycle Transport (Warren Goodman)
800-443-7519, 561-737-4954, fax 561-737-4929, bikeship@gate.net, www.worldmotorcycletours.com; 10395 Utopia Circle East, Boynton Beach FL 33437.

Regular airfreight or seafreight cost/options for bikes to Europe and worldwide are available from any freight broker in your local yellow pages. A few offer special programs or expertise in bike shipping, e.g.:

Berklay Cargo Services (Dennis Klainberg)
800-254-4422, 718-656-6066, fax 718-917-6434; info@berklay.com; www.motoship.com; www.berklay.com; Berklay Building, 181 East Jamaica Ave, Valley Stream NY 11580; offers worldwide bike air/sea transport.

[RoboRider]

Check out MOA member Global Rider's web page, under touring info:

http://web.ncf.ca/fm395/