Hi,
can anybody advise on the contacts/costs of getting abike/rider from oz to nz?
is there aregular service? ie;roll up and go within a few days
any recommendations/contact e-mail addresses much appreciated

Hi,

In the last 12 months I have met people who have paid from $250AU to $1500AU. the lowest was on ship, and rider travelled with the bike, an excellent deal(unfortunatly no-longer avalible). The $1500 was by air and about a week late... so price is not always = quality. average price appears to be about $400 - $500 AU.

James

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From where in Australia?????
If from Melbourne there is a guy who has containers of bikes going to NZ as part of tours that he organises for motorcycle tourists. Try him as he may have a spare space in a container that you could use.
Dave Milligan
e mail dmilliga@wingdriver.com.au
www.allmoto.com is the website for the tours he runs.

Hi there,

you can sent your bike from Sydeny to Auckland for approx. 480 dollars. Takes 10 days. You have to supply a crate. Those can be picked up for free at the Yamaha dealer called "Action motors" in Parramatta (suburb Sydney. You still have to modify them to fit your bike. Give them a ring in advanced.
let me know if your interested so I can send you the adress/tel. (not on my at the moment.)
good luck,

Roland

We flew the bikes from Sydney to Auckland in Feb 2001 -- Drove up to the Quantas freight office a few days before, got the paperwork resolved, and dropped the bike off at their dock 4 hours before we got on our own flight (uncrated).

Be sure to go directly to the Qantas cargo dept at the airport 4-5 days in advance, just so you know the drill, and they know you. I do not have the phone number handy, but if you send a separate email, will forward to you.

We paid US$813 for the 2 bikes -- should be the same type of pricing from Melbourne as they also have direct flights. We saved A$132 by doing the DG paperwork with a friend in the business, and the whole process was easy!

See: http://www.ultimatejourney.com/Chap48.html

Pricing for 2 bikes (uncrated) -- A$1.00 = US$0.56:
F650 = 242kg; R100PD = 294.5kg. Total was 536.50 kg

- A$2.40/kg (rate based on 500+kg)
- A$0.15/kg fuel surcharge
- A$25 = Airway bill
- A$42 = Dangerous Goods Check
- (A$132) for Dangerous Goods Documents -- we did our own = FREE.
- Customs was also free -- export agent will try to charge A$100.
- NZ$33.50 = MAF (quarantine check in NZ)
Total = US$813.00

Shipping by sea would have been about US$550, not to mention the hassle of crating, transporting crates to the docks, delay in importing, uncrating, and 2 weeks without the bikes. Flying was worth the investment.

NOTE: At the time, price from AUK to SYD was NZ$1.80/kg (even cheaper!!)

Suerte,
C & E

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