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netherlands to argentina
Hi martina,thanx a lot for your offer to get the bike over to argentina,
valparaiso is in chili,isn`t it
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Hi kito, whom did ya ship the bike with?soundz like a good price,if you can send me the adress,i can find out what they charge to get the bike to Buenos Aires.cheers
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Hi kenny,
very much appreciate that lot of information you posted,
have you made a choice/booking yet.?what are all the costs added up and have you tried Peet van Dam in Rotterdam yet?Did you get in contact with Dakar Motors yet ,what do they charge for their help?so much info and still so many questions.
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Hi adam,
soundz like a good idea to ship the bikes together,i`m getting a bit lost in all the information.just depends on your timing as wel,got any experience with shipping?my bike will be going there and return,so i don`t know if that`s a problem.got a flight booked to Buenos Aires on 13th of november but won`t need the bike till 4weeks later,keep in touch,cheers,cowgirl
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Ha Cowgirl,

My bike goes with DAMCO on 10th of september, €400 Dutch side, and I expect (estimated guess) a total of $750 (€590) in B.A. includig Dakar Motors.
I tried Peet van Dam in Rotterdam (transported my bike from Australia), but he is allmost twice as expensive.
I have contact with Dakar Motors and Sandra is going to bring the bike in, costs $250.
Note that when your bike arrives in the harbour you got 5days (not workingdays but just 5 days) to get your bike out of the warehouse.
After that they will charge storage, could end up expensive.
You have to be there in person to collect your bike.

Hope this answers your questions.

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Hallo Cowgirl @ Kenny,


Greetings from Tbilisi Georgia.

Thank you for the very useful information Kenny, defiantly looks like the way to go.

Cowgirl, I’ve shipped by Air/Sea/Ferry about 10 times in the past, so yes, I have some experience with shipping a motorbike to different continents.
My timetable for shipping is around the 20th of October 2010, and I hope to clear the bike not later than 20th of November, and ride to Ushuaia for the Christmas meeting there.
If these dates work for you Cowgirl, and if you like, we can try and ship together, maybe it will make the process a bit cheaper. I can call/contact you when in Europe, hopefully, around the 25th of September.

Adios for now, and thank again for all the good advice,
Adam
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Thoughts of crating?
I don't hear anybody of you guys about crating the bike. You're all shipping without a crate?
Apart from the costs mentioned you need a crate. At least I do, I was told bij various transporters. The crate needs to be certified and built by a certified crating company. Costs at least € 400 incl tax. Hope I can carry it with me for the way back.

Cowgirl I forgot about this thread but to answer your question from before, I'm shipping to Colombia, back from BA. Damco has a good offer but has no agent in Colombia, that's why I chose for another company (vd Put Oceanfreight) All similar prices, Peet van Dam is similar too but more expensive on the crate (€550)


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@roblaan
Bike is in a crate, don't think they even take uncrated bikes.
In my homble opinion you shouldn't want to ship your bike uncrated.
Ask local motorbike companies, they get their new bikes in crates, and regard it as waste. you can often get them for free.
You can make it yourself, though you maybe have to certify it that the wood is treated.



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Thanks Kenny, already made some arrangements. My trip is from nov 1st till medio februari. Starting in Colombia and ending in B.A. Maybe our paths will cross. Have lots of fun!
Rob
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any news? I have to ship my bike to South America from Italy any experience?
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