Re: Were going to ride the rice bowl
There are two methods via train depending on the usual BS... either;
a) passenger terminal; or,
b) freight terminal.
Option a). is cheaper, doesn't involve any crate - bike with empty fuel tank! (maybe 1L petrol remaining is okay, or else one has to demonstrate that the tank is bone dry or worse) gets rolled onto the freight carriage attached to a passenger train. Possible though may also be unlikely that the bike will travel on the same train as the rider/pillion etc.
Option b). is more expensive, bike might be crated but bike doesn't travel with a passenger train (generally) though can depend on circumstances etc.
The main issue is that there's no consistency, as has been discussed in the various threads on the topic of shipping bikes in the mainland... additionally, while the costs are low compared to freighting by truck, the risks are often higher.
YMMV
Re: Were going to ride the rice bowl
Great info Bikerdoc. Thanks
Do you know of a good shipper for my moto in ningbo? I know there are hundreds around the port? I will ship to Guilin if I dont ride it down
Thanks
Re: Were going to ride the rice bowl
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kikikillercat
Great info Bikerdoc. Thanks
Do you know of a good shipper for my moto in ningbo? I know there are hundreds around the port? I will ship to Guilin if I dont ride it down
Thanks
The only logistics company I'd recommend with any degree of confidence is DEPPON - very 'professional', but pricey. DEPPON also have hubs almost everywhere.
The crate DEPPON put together is well constructed and they use proper lumber, importantly nothing on the motorcycle had to be disassembled - the crate is built round the bike with plenty of support and protection.
Other freight companies that I have had bikes 'shipped' by (but not organised to ship myself) have used regular wood as though it had been cut from a tree outside or something, and 100% of the time, items on the bike have been disassembled - the latter maybe choices that the sending company/individual made to reduce shipping costs. DEPPON are happy if one wants to supply ones own crate, but if it's constructed from wood it has to be made from wood that meets a certain specification.
The cheaper freighters require cargo to be collected from a warehouse, whereas DEPPON can pick-up/deliver from/to the door (warehouse/door to warehouse/door service) for an extra hundred kuai or so. DEPPON also have trucks with tail-lifters - a big big plus IMO.
I'm not aware of any freight companies at the port that deal with shipping motorcycles domestically - actually recent enquiries to numerous logistic companies to freight my GS from Ningbo-Xishuangbanna have resulted in 'no don't freight motorcycles' - only one company said they would - but only handle brand new motorcycles.
I'm not interested in saving a few hundred kuai on shipping my motorcycle(s) or trying to find a company that say they'll freight a motorcycle for several hundred kuai -I'd expect either damage, pilfering, or worse, a lost bike or to never see the bike again (as was the experience of a MCM forum poster shipping a JH600 several or more years ago on the cheap) - I'm a firm believer that you really do get what you pay for. Pay peanuts, get monkeys. IMO and experience this frame of reference rings very true in the middle kingdo0m. YMMV.
If you plan on riding down Ningbo-Guilin, when would you plan on leaving? Depending on the departure date, we could team up..?
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