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We are looking at putting our bikes in a 20' container to ship them from Sydney to Vlad in about May 2010. Three of us are going to ride across to Europe. Does anyone want to put their bikes in our container to share the costs. I rode to Vladivostok from London in 2008 and know the ropes and have a few contacts.
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I would probably, look into flying your bike - its not as expensive as you imagine. The other idea you may want to research is flying into Korea and transporting or riding across the country to the ferry. Take the ferry to Zarabino. The port here is much easier to deal with. I can give you a step by step if you go to this port.

I heard from a few people and you will find this information on this website that the customs are a pain in the a in Vladivostok. They take ages to sort your paper work out and some people have had to pay someone to arrange it. On top of all that, your visa is ticking down and your paying well over $100 a night at a hotel - unless you get in contact with the iron tigers motorbike club who help motorbike travellers out with a place to stay if its not taken already.
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Thanks matey. We are only getting prices at the moment. I have a good agent in Vlad and stayed at the Iron Tigers last year, so know the ropes a little. all info gratefully received.
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Hi Chris, Are you heading back for some unfinished business on the road of bones?

Last year we sent a container over from Melbourne to Vlad using Silverwind (thanks to HU recommendations). It was a right pain getting the bikes through customs, but I suspect that you will get that regardless of your agent. Despite our troubles I'd still recommend them. From memory we ended up paying ~5000 USD all up for 20' container including fees at both ends. Mike has added the details to the HU shipping database, but ask if you want more details.
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G'Day Tim,

After talking to you, Stefan and Matthias at the Horizons Rally, I ditched my plans for South America for a little while and will head east from Vlad to Mongolia, the Russian Alti and enter Europe through the Stans. Only 4 or so months this time. Last year we entered Russia from Norway and Finland. There are 3 or 4 of us going and it would keep costs down a bit if we could get some others to share the container. I'll give you a ring sometime.
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Hey Chris,

Last year I met a shipping agent from Vlad. on the road. She was about to take part in a rally in Mongolia with one rally truck and 5 support 4wd drive cars. (Part of her team did the Dakar rally the year before last - it wouldn't surprise me if they entered this year)

So if you want another contact let me know and I can post her details.
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We are looking at putting our bikes in a 20' container to ship them from Sydney to Vlad in about May 2010. Three of us are going to ride across to Europe. Does anyone want to put their bikes in our container to share the costs. I rode to Vladivostok from London in 2008 and know the ropes and have a few contacts.
Hi Chris !

We are two french bikers doing Australia to France by motorbike. We want to ship our two bikes in a container to Vlad, we will be ready to ship between the 5th and the 10th of May. we are interested to share the container with you...we were thinking living from Brisbane but Sydney is another option !
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We are two french bikers doing Australia to France by motorbike. We want to ship our two bikes in a container to Vlad, we will be ready to ship between the 5th and the 10th of May. we are interested to share the container with you...we were thinking living from Brisbane but Sydney is another option !
Might want to check the date of the first post.
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Hi Cyrille,

I would be interested in sharing a container with you from Brisbane preferably but Syd would be fine to Vlad, we are shipping a swb patrol but i'm sure 2 bikes would fit with our car.

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