Shipments done by Travellers

This company came recommended by lots of past users so I didnt bother to shop around, just went straight to them. Look at other postings for directions to the freight terminal, it is easy to find. Girag took the bike on a Wednesday and as promised had it in Quito on Saturday. I wanted this confirmed for me in writting which i never got and also I did not get a Quito contact till the Monday when I had to call Dalyss in Panama. No probs really, and for future reference bikes normally arrive at the Air France Cargo office (look for the Air France sign on Amazonas Ave and go through the steel gates to the office, a little hidden away from the road)This was where the real fun began. Aduana were adamant that I could not take the bike without the dreaded Triptico (Carnet) As I dont have one I was forced to use a Customs Agent. I used Bertha Ibarra (you can find her office at the end of the street next to the entrance to the Aduana. Its the second last office or ask) She is well clued up on how to get the bike out without a Carnet and will charge you $50. My spanish is poor and without her and George my bike would still be in Aduana. I got a 60 days tourist permit, any more she would not do. Its a real pain in the arse process involving lots of letters and eventually the Commondant has to sign your papers. It took one and a half days to try it out myself and then get Bertha on the job. Other costs were $28 to Air France for some non-existant paperwork and $21 to Aduana for the warehousing and paperwork. Now for the pisser, the bike had been dropped, no real damage but the sidestand had been snapped off the frame, leaving a hole in the frame, as it is an integral part of it.It was left just hanging on. This would I guess have been due to enthusiastic ratchet strapping in transit. Its going to be and awkward welding job that I hope wont cost much and wont break again. I suppose I would use Girag again but the snapped stand has left a bitter taste. No one else reports anything more than bikes being dropped so maybee I was unlucky. As a post note I went to a welder today to get the stand fixed. For $5 I have a good strong stand again and am now a very happy boy. Not the big problem I thought it could have been.

I contacted a few companies and I finally chose Clasquin for their serious and understanding. They gave me a straight and detailed quotation, at a good price.

They never shipped a motorbike before so they did a great job of searching exact information (with customs etc ...) everything went quick and smooth, excellent service and also very friendly, easy.

Madame Thavisouk also oriented me to a customs / shipping agent in Le Havre to take care of the bike in Le Havre port. This agent decided to sponsor the costs of handling in France (maybe 200-300 euros), so I'll have to pay only the customs in France. This agent is Leon Vincent.
http://www.leonvincent.fr/Pres/Bienvenue.htm

Mister Vincent Leterc was my interlocutor (lete...@leonvincent.fr)

Also special thanks to Mister Laurent Kervizic (l.ke...@sdv.com) from the shipping company SDV (http://www.sdv.com/sites/sdv/corporate/default_en.aspx) for his precious advice and kindness.

I do recommend those companies and those people. Thanx to them all :-)

If BMW Barcelona Motors (email: prin...@dealer.bmw.co.th, website: http://www.bmw.co.th/ ) could have given me a crate, I would have saved around 100 usd if I had taken this option (the price of the crate and one transport) and maybe I could have optimized the dimensions of the crate a bit more.

i contacted a few companies and i finally chose clasquin for their serious and understanding.
they gave me straight a detailed quotation, at a good price

Packing :
- THB 1600.00 / cbm (including bubble wrap, lashing, remove of gasoline oil)
- Pick up intra bkk : THB 1200.00
- Delivery to BKK port : THB 1000.00

Customs clearance :
- B/L : THB 500.00
- THC : THB 100.00 / cbm
- CFS : THB 75.00 / cbm
- Customs clearance : THB 2500.00
- Customs inspection : THB 500.00
- Handling : THB 1000.00

Do not include VAT 7%

Freight rates from BKK to LEH :
- USD 75.00 / cbm

Freight rates from BKK to PARIS :
- USd 120.00 / cbm

they never shipped a motorbike before so they did a great job of searching exact information (with customs etc ...)
everything went quick and smooth
excellent service and also very friendly, easy

madame thavisouk also orientated me to a customs / shipping agent in le havre to take care of the bike in le havre port.
This agent decided straight to sponsor the costs of handling in france (maybe 200-300 euros), so i ll have to pay only the customs in france.
this agent is leon vincent
http://www.leonvincent.fr/Pres/Bienvenue.htm
mister vincent leterc was my interlocutor (lete...@leonvincent.fr)

also special thanks to mister Laurent kervizic (l.ke...@sdv.com) from the shipping company SDV ( http://www.sdv.com/sites/sdv/corporate/default_en.aspx)for his precious advice and kindness.

I do recommend those companies and those people.
thanx to them all :-)

Christian at Lan Chile was a star, Terrymoto recommended him.

Bike was packed up by Tielsa right next to the Lancargo office in Santiago cargo airport, which is right next to the regular passenger airport.

The price included dangerous goods bit fuel surcharge and the actual cost of sending the bike which was around 1.90 dollars for a kilo. Make sure you get the price range of over 300kg as its cheaper.

I asked them not to fly the bike for a couple of weeks as I was going to be in Oz, then Thailand for a bit, so they stored it in Santiago free for me until they flew the bike.

I got the papers from the cargo airport in Madrid, from the Iberia office (they represented Lan Cargo there) small fee of 8 Euros for that. Then went to the Customs offices next door for clearance, very helpfull and chatty bloke. Then went back to cargo to get the bike. All in all it took no more than 90 mins, piece of cake!

I'd completely recommend this outfit as they seem to be the best airline company in South America and have only heard good stuff about them, see Terry Motos similar good shipment from Santiago to New York. Good luck all!

Cargo is no more handled at the port in Melaka but in Sungai Rambai, 30km to the south. It was all very informal. Just call Abu and ask when the next boat leaves. We loaded the bike using a little rampant on a small cargo boat carrying mainly onions. That's it. I even didn't have a landing bill. Just the receipt for the sum I paid, but only because I asked for it. Then I took the passenger ferry (leaving from Melaka) to Dumai. The best thing is to go to the Customs Office there, they know where which boat comes in. The boat was delayed one day due to engine problems. Once it's there, you unload (I rode more than 40'000km up to then, but it only takes one Indonesian to break a retrovisor...), do the customs formalities and make a short visit to the police station for the permit. Off you go!