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18 Jul 2013
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Australia - Singapore bike shipping
Hi, we have just shipped our 2 bikes, a BMWR80GS and Yamaha XT250 from Darwin to Singapore. We literally missed the boat to East Timor, that's why we shipped to Singapore as the shipping company couldn't give us a confirmed date for the next ship to East Timor. We thought it a better option as to stay in Darwin at this time of the year is a very costly exercise.
Price for the BMW from Darwin to Singapore was $508, Yamaha $496. Costs at the other end for the BMW $125, Yamaha $116. Shipping and port costs only.
The following prices will be given in SGD Singapore dollars.
These are the costs for riding the bike in Singapore..............
Insurance for 1 month in Singapore for BMW, $204, Yamaha $160. International Circulation Permit (ICP) $53.50 x 2, LTA Autopass card $10 x2, port entry permit $3 x2. Then there is the price of fuel, $2.16 litre.
You also have the option of having the bike towed to the Malaysian border, Causeway crossing into Johor.
Costs involved for this, $288 for each bike, on the same truck. No insurance necessary, but all of the other above costs apply. Also expect to pay around $70 in taxi fares to get from one office to the others to organise all the appropriate paperwork and lose at least 2 days of your life in the process!!!
Note, that we did ship with Carnets for both bikes.
Hope this info will be of help or interest to someone out there!!!!!
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Originally Posted by guzzigirlguzziguy
Hi, we have just shipped our 2 bikes, a BMWR80GS and Yamaha XT250 from Darwin to Singapore. We literally missed the boat to East Timor, that's why we shipped to Singapore as the shipping company couldn't give us a confirmed date for the next ship to East Timor. We thought it a better option as to stay in Darwin at this time of the year is a very costly exercise.
Price for the BMW from Darwin to Singapore was $508, Yamaha $496. Costs at the other end for the BMW $125, Yamaha $116. Shipping and port costs only.
The following prices will be given in SGD Singapore dollars.
These are the costs for riding the bike in Singapore..............
Insurance for 1 month in Singapore for BMW, $204, Yamaha $160. International Circulation Permit (ICP) $53.50 x 2, LTA Autopass card $10 x2, port entry permit $3 x2. Then there is the price of fuel, $2.16 litre.
You also have the option of having the bike towed to the Malaysian border, Causeway crossing into Johor.
Costs involved for this, $288 for each bike, on the same truck. No insurance necessary, but all of the other above costs apply. Also expect to pay around $70 in taxi fares to get from one office to the others to organise all the appropriate paperwork and lose at least 2 days of your life in the process!!!
Note, that we did ship with Carnets for both bikes.
Hope this info will be of help or interest to someone out there!!!!!
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Great info, but you could add info about the shipping agent(s) you used, and the name of the company, who did the actual shipping. Just a suggestion.
Plus this great info is now in ´Ride Tales´, a place, where few who would benefit, will find it, so maybe the mods should move this to:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/trip-transport/
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If it was Toll, it was probably because the boat broke down! Our bike is sitting in Dili awaiting the first leg shipment to Singapore (then Vancouver). I think it'll be another week + before it goes. Dili is tricky because the ships don't like to stop there on the Darwin-Singapore route. Depends on demand & the stop gets cancelled often as well.
Good luck with the red tape in Singapore. There is a very nice biker bar on the north side of the island - the Handlebar. good food
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Thank you
How long did it take for the shipping to reach Singapore?
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Originally Posted by guzzigirlguzziguy
Hi, we have just shipped our 2 bikes, a BMWR80GS and Yamaha XT250 from Darwin to Singapore. We literally missed the boat to East Timor, that's why we shipped to Singapore as the shipping company couldn't give us a confirmed date for the next ship to East Timor. We thought it a better option as to stay in Darwin at this time of the year is a very costly exercise.
Price for the BMW from Darwin to Singapore was $508, Yamaha $496. Costs at the other end for the BMW $125, Yamaha $116. Shipping and port costs only.
The following prices will be given in SGD Singapore dollars.
These are the costs for riding the bike in Singapore..............
Insurance for 1 month in Singapore for BMW, $204, Yamaha $160. International Circulation Permit (ICP) $53.50 x 2, LTA Autopass card $10 x2, port entry permit $3 x2. Then there is the price of fuel, $2.16 litre.
You also have the option of having the bike towed to the Malaysian border, Causeway crossing into Johor.
Costs involved for this, $288 for each bike, on the same truck. No insurance necessary, but all of the other above costs apply. Also expect to pay around $70 in taxi fares to get from one office to the others to organise all the appropriate paperwork and lose at least 2 days of your life in the process!!!
Note, that we did ship with Carnets for both bikes.
Hope this info will be of help or interest to someone out there!!!!!
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Thanks for the info!
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