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Bikeshop in Vladivostok?
Hey guys!

I will ship my bike from New Zealand to Vladivostok in May this year by sea freight.
As I have to drain oil and fuel from the bike first thing I will have to do when it arrives in Vladivostok is to get new oil and fuel.

So does anyone maybe know a bike shop in Vladivostok he can recommend?

Thank you very much.

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your best bet is to hook up with one of the bike clubs in town, rather than a shop. I've not been, but I understand there are a couple, including the Iron Tigers, that have a clubhouse, etc. I would guess that the clubhouses are in Colebatch's waypoint file, which probably also includes some bike shops if you need to go that route.
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Can't you bring oil with you ??

What bike is it ?? If you just need to get it out of the shipping yard, throw any motor oil in it. It will be fine for a few miles to get you to your hotel until you can find a decent motorcycle oil.

Check with your shipping company too. You might be able to put new sealed oil containers in the crate with the bike. I think they sometimes don't like oil in the bike as you can't guarantee it doesn't leak.

A petrol station and Jerry can can't be too hard to find either...
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Can't you bring oil with you ??

What bike is it ?? If you just need to get it out of the shipping yard, throw any motor oil in it. It will be fine for a few miles to get you to your hotel until you can find a decent motorcycle oil.

Check with your shipping company too. You might be able to put new sealed oil containers in the crate with the bike. I think they sometimes don't like oil in the bike as you can't guarantee it doesn't leak.

A petrol station and Jerry can can't be too hard to find either...
Oil is classed as dangerous goods so will need a dangerous goods cert filled out and then packed correctly which to be fair would be cheaper just buying oil when you arrive
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Hello Guys,
Thank you for your help, Your quite right Wesley, No Oil means No dangerous Good's to pay, Have e-mailed a couple of bike clubs in Vladivostok but have nothing yet, Bike is Old 99 BMW funduro, just mineral bike oil will do.
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Thank you for your help, Your quite right Wesley, No Oil means No dangerous Good's to pay, Have e-mailed a couple of bike clubs in Vladivostok but have nothing yet, Bike is Old 99 BMW funduro, just mineral bike oil will do.
You don't need anything but a petrol station then. They will surely sell oil too.
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