Flying 05 R1200GS from Brisbane to LA in early May.

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Does anyone have any up to date info about bringing an Aust. registered bike in to the States.

The plan is to fly my 05 R1200GS with Qantas from Brisbane to LA in early May.

I have spoken to one lady from the freight office in Brisbane and she told me it would be cheaper for me to use a freight forwarding agent (she recommended DHL) as they transport large amounts of cargo - which translated into savings for me.

My experience with middle-men is that they always add on their little/big bit to the bill.

So has anyone had any experience with shipping costs - re: single one off opposed to chucking in with a large company? From the shipping posts and my conversation with Qantas lady - it is possible to handle most by myself.

I realise so far this screams for further phone calls to all concerned to sort out, but I'm ready to start booking / paying and I wanted to throw this out there before I went barging in to DHL / Qantas making all kinds of money mistakes.

Ok, question two.

How should I time the transfer of myself against the bike?

I realise it is more difficult to organise the bike than myself, but should we land at the same time? Me earlier / later?

And Lastly

Any info regarding what I need to do to collect the bike when I get there.

Yep, you guessed it - this is my first shipping.

Kind regards Ben.