Crating a bike

[CFPilot]

I'm moving this week, and am crating my bike to ship it, and I'm wondering if anyone has any pics or advice on how/where to put the tie downs. I'll put the front straps on the bars, but where does the one on the rear go? I don't want to scratch the passenger handles.

Any help would be great!

Joe

 

[Boneman]

I would put the straps around the frame sections by the rear passenger pegs.

 

[sideshow_downs]

When I tie mine down in my truck i put the tie downs through the passenger peg mounts.

 

[rsw81]

A tip I got from a friend when using luggage, and it applies to using tie-downs, is to put tape (particularly duct-tape) on the areas that the straps will touch. It will keep the straps from marring and rubbing the painted finish. When you pull the tape off, it will leave a residue behind. A little WD-40 and a rag will get that off without any ill-effect to the painted finish.

Related question: I will be moving cross country in a year and want to move my bike with me. What company are you using? Cost? Where did the crate come from? etc... Any details you can give would be great.

 

[CFPilot]

I'm sending it along with a shipment of electronics for my father's company, so its only costing $75. I got the crate from a dealership for free. Some dealership were going to charge me between $100 - $200 for a crate they were going to throw out! Most shipping companies I talked to were charging from 800 to 1200 to ship the bike, so if you can find a company in your area that might have some room in the back of a truck, it'd be worth looking into. Ebay forums has some good discussions on bike shipping companies.

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I can't find the exact thread right now, but there is one in there with quite a few companies and reviews.