I got a quote back last night, to ship my bike from Columbus,In to Aricebo, PR. The quote was $1575 !!!!!!!!!! They wanted the same price for my 02 Dodge shortbed truck. What I need is a ramp/rail system to put the bike in the truck without dropping it. Then ship them together. Any comments, or shipping suggestions?

 

For the crate method, Go to your local HD dealer and ask about the aluminum shipping platform all of the HD's are delivered on. The tires have a pocket they fit into and have tie down points in the platform. Platform has pockets for a fork truck to lift from. OR do whats been done for years, 2x12 ramp and 4 tie downs. Two for the front and 2 for the rear.

 

Watch "Worlds fastest Indian" he packed one well. lol

 

I used Federal/Allied to transport bike from Ohio to Texas. $675 - no problems, very quick... They strap the bike to a pallet to ship it...

 

Try Daily Direct out of Wisconsin. I have shipped 5-6 bikes with them and they are GREAT.

 

You could build a wood platform cheap enough to fit in the back of your truck so that the bike tires fit into it and you can strap it down snug.

 

try haulbikes.com I don't know if it would be any cheaper but its worth a shot

 

The Military has shipped my bikes over the years, what i always did was went to harley and got one of there crates and then strapped the crate into the pickup bed. I have done it many times. I never had to buy a crate or build one i always just asked for one and they gave it to me, then when i got where i was going i stored the crate to use on the return trip, then took the crate back to them after wards.

Just my .02

 

Thanks, I'll check into all the options. Getting that shipping crate out of the truck may be fun with no forklift. But creative engineering may prevail.

 

I always just backed up to a doc and had the forklift pull it out....then get the bike out and rill it back into the truck.

then come back and get the box to put into storage.