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Old 07-20-2008, 03:59 PM   #1
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There's a strong possibility I'm going to be heading west. Leaving my lovely hometown of Hillsborough, NJ to reestablish myself in the Seattle area. Life without bikes? Slim chance. Anyone know off the top of their heads what it would cost to ship a bike out here? Chances are, I'm going to be driving my car from NJ so long hauling the bike isn't really an option. Also - is it safe to ship a bike, or they beat the crap out of them in the process? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!
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Old 07-20-2008, 05:50 PM   #2
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Let me know when you are going, i will ride the bike down and fly back
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Old 07-20-2008, 09:23 PM   #3
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There's a strong possibility I'm going to be heading west. Leaving my lovely hometown of Hillsborough, NJ to reestablish myself in the Seattle area. Life without bikes? Slim chance. Anyone know off the top of their heads what it would cost to ship a bike out here? Chances are, I'm going to be driving my car from NJ so long hauling the bike isn't really an option. Also - is it safe to ship a bike, or they beat the crap out of them in the process? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks!
Try "FowardAir"

I've used the one near the Philly airport but they are all over the place....GREAT SERVICE!

https://www.forwardair.com/prepaid/MCmainpage.jsp
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Old 07-20-2008, 10:44 PM   #4
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for Forward Air. They shipped my TZ250 to me from Indy with no hassles.
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Old 07-21-2008, 12:50 AM   #5
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Thanks guys!
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Old 07-21-2008, 10:18 AM   #6
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i had a good experience w/ forwardair aswell. if you're going to put a solid crate around the bike (read: not see thru) you can call the shipment "bike parts" and save a few $$$. Atleast 5 years ago you could.
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Old 07-21-2008, 10:20 AM   #7
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i also had a good experience with fowardair.
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Old 07-21-2008, 10:37 AM   #8
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I shipped a bike to a nigerian prince. It worked out really well, he sent me a check for more then my asking price and I was able to keep the balance because his sick mother was sick with cancer.
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Old 07-21-2008, 10:47 AM   #9
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speaking of which, For anyone with 5 hours to kill.................

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Old 07-21-2008, 06:12 PM   #10
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hahaha that thread is the most ridiculous thing i've ever glanced over.
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:37 AM   #11
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