Scotland 2014

[Nick Calne]

Spud.... a container shipped to LA, then ride back over to NY to ship the bikes home.  Now that would be an awesome meet up for 2016!

[Spud]

Would there be enough interest to fill a container, there's a guy does this out of New Zealand every year to Europe , so it could be done

cheers Spud 

[Spud]

Just spoke to a shipping company (this is where the guys in the states can chip in please) they said it is difficult to ship bikes direct to the States but it could be done for about 5.5k. I know of people who have done the States and have gone through Canada as it was easier.
But if their interest I can do some research,

cheers Spud 

[Spud]

Ok just spoke to another company who can ship to LA for roughly 3k for a 20 foot container which would hold about 6 to 7 bikes then back from the East coast again for about 3 k so that would be 6k shared between 7 of us to you Sir about £860 per bike, you would need a Carnet of the RAC and cover your cost of your own flights and ex's whilst in the States. Oh dear I'm getting excited 
If there was enough interested we could get a 40 foot container the price would go up but only by about a third. so say 14 bikes at about 8k return is to you Sir, about £571 shipping could be arranged from a central point ie Brum or Liverpool.
It may cost a little more say £200 ish for shipping a hazardous container ie bikes with batteries and some petrol in, but this would mean we get to LA meet the agent pick the bikes up and ride off. 

Mods should this be on a new thread ? 14 Tigers across the States well fancy 

cheers Spud 

[Spud]

Anyone fancy LA to Sturgis then onto the east coast 

cheers Spud 

[Sin_Tiger]

Anyone fancy Sturgis

NO 

Good grief,  must be a slow day for chronic back pain 

[Spud]

The price will £8097. This equates to £1350 per bike. If you had say 12 bikes to fill a 40' container I suspect the per bike price will fall to around £1195 per bike. (Please allow a transit time of approximately 5 weeks each way).



This includes packing, freight, fuel surcharges, documentation, handling and export/import clearances.



For temporary import into the U.S you will require prior approval from the EPA. This is a straightforward procedure and please see the instructions attached with this email.



We can also arrange insurance to cover loss or damage of your motorcycle during both the outbound and return transits. This is based on 2% of the bikes value + freight + 10%.



I hope this helps with your planning and please do let me know if you would like any further details at this stage.



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cheers Spud 

[nickjtc]

Oh, oh. What have I started? If you included British Columbia into the mix you would not be sorry! Do not come in June, though. It's the wettest month hereabouts. Anything I could do to help, let me know

[Sin_Tiger]

Oh, oh. What have I started? If you included British Columbia into the mix you would not be sorry! Do not come in June, though. It's the wettest month hereabouts. Anything I could do to help, let me know

Nick, sticking your neck out like that is a risky business 

That is quite pricey, I shipped my 800XC to Singapore for a bit over £600, nearer £700 taking into account port handling charges (but not import duties). I wonder if it's any easier shipping into Canada and riding in from there. Vancouver?

[Spud]

The first quote was cheapest and yes I've heard it is better to go through Canada. If there is some genuine interest I'm happy to do some research

cheers Spud 

[Nick Calne]

Well I'm genuinely quite interested. Never been to the US. When I go, I mean to ride a bike around for a month or so looking at stuff.

I did look at hiring a 800xc, but thats about £4k or so all in.

Going via 'shipping container' could be a lot cheaper. Can you imagine.... the GLOBAL tiger triple meet up! It could be amazing!

[Nick Calne]

Ooh look. I have just broke the 1000 post mark.

Do I get inducted into a tigertriple secret society or something?

[John Stenhouse]

Count me in Spud, I have a Tigger in BC tho so no need to ship mine

[Spud]

Ooh look. I have just broke the 1000 post mark.

Do I get inducted into a tigertriple secret society or something?

be careful what you wish for I've heard the joining ritual involve you being strapped over your top box whilst being whipped with a feather boa by Sin in a leather Tiger print thong. I'm selling my Tiger when I get to 999 posts 

cheers Spud 

[Chris Canning]

Never been to the US

Me neither till we went to California in January,the first question I got from biking friends when we came back was about riding a bike out there the weather is great the roads jeeze!!! no wonder you see so many Americans talk about cruise control on the net you'd die of boredom we had to travel 50 miles to find a road with a bend in it literally!! fly out rent a convertible Mustang and cruise,not too mention the moment you start to nudge 85 you stick out like a sore thumb,great place to visit but biking is a totally different concept.

Hence the thread about humungus sized panniers in the US no problem,but not the kind of thing for filtering on the M25 in rush hour