2016 National Rally W.A. 11-13 March Discussions

[Pezzz]

Or the other way .. ride over, ship back cheaper then collect from depot after your engagement in Cairns.

[Pezzz]

Ah .... i see ... I read the timings backwards. Ignore my last comment.
Do what Wendy said ..

[Marcus]

Was there going to be a $500 bike ship back from WA thing going on or did I dream that?
If so, if so was there a post about I missed re deposit etc

[Pezzz]

Organise direct with Chris at the Honda shop. Price depends on location obviously. There is a thread with all contact details for Chris somewhere here.

[Marcus]

Organise direct with Chris at the Honda shop. Price depends on location obviously. There is a thread with all contact details for Chris somewhere here.

Maybe.... well... I can't find it if there is :D

Maybe StinkyPete or Chris or whoever has power can sticky it...

[WendyL]

Organise direct with Chris at the Honda shop. Price depends on location obviously. There is a thread with all contact details for Chris somewhere here.

Maybe.... well... I can't find it if there is :D

Maybe StinkyPete or Chris or whoever has power can sticky it...

You didn't search very hard, already sticky....

http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=9253.0

[Marcus]

You didn't search very hard, already sticky....

Lets just say I had a man look and leave it at that...

Was expecting it's own thread TBH... so as to not get lost

I had to email Chris as the 1800 phone number won't work

[Me_3]

Why not ship the bike and fly over, then ride back?

The cost of shipping the bike and trailer from Cairns to Perth, plus airfares is just beyond my budget by quite a bit. I was planning on taking 3 weeks to do the trip free-camping the entire way apart from the perth nights.
Shipping just the bike is $1300, but my trailer is quite large and would take another two bikes spaces on the truck.. :-(

[Pezzz]

Condensed packing on the bike? I bought a field bag that goes on the back seat and expands out to width of panniers. Cost about $230. Between that and and panniers, Trina and I did Toowoomba to Perth. Granted we stayed in motels and apartments at average $100 per night.
If you are single up and have top box as well, could fit tent and sleeping bag and all else you need fairly easily.
Just a thought.

[Me_3]

Condensed packing on the bike? I bought a field bag that goes on the back seat and expands out to width of panniers. Cost about $230. Between that and and panniers, Trina and I did Toowoomba to Perth. Granted we stayed in motels and apartments at average $100 per night.
If you are single up and have top box as well, could fit tent and sleeping bag and all else you need fairly easily.
Just a thought.

I did that when I went to melbourne with the tent, and have thought about it again.. I would much rather take the trailer and enjoy the trip a lot more as its setup to park up for days at a time in comfort.
If the situation changes, or it looks like I can be out of the appointment by lunchtime on the tuesday I may still decide to just go and see how I go... The biggest problem with doing it in the timeframe is fuel availability on some of the roads, even though I can carry extra the bike gets thirsty when towing on those inland roads when away from towns.. 

But for now i'm just putting all plans on hold.. there will always be another rally and chance to do the ride around AUS. For now I will just hold off and see what happens..

[Pezzz]

Cool mate ... hopefully all works out but as you said, this will not be the last

[DBfive]

Spanner

I'm waiting for quote back from Chris at Honda Shop in Perth to ship my bike back to Queensland after the rally (I've already booked flight).

Unless I hear something shortly I could well be part of this.

Cheers

DB5

A quote I received from a bike transporter.

Maybe a few of us can get together and get a cheaper rate.

See email quote from Dianne



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Perth to Brisbane in March 2016

Hi we can transport up to 10 bikes and riding-camping gear free of charge

1 bike $1050.00

3 or more bikes $900.00 each

5 or more bikes $800.00 each

We require a $250.00 NON refundable deposit per bike to lock in the booking

Full balance required per bike no later than 21 days prior to pick up

We provide a door to door service and can meet you in a local park to unload or at your motel or near the event

If your dates or plans change just let me know and we will accommodate your needs and if we can't we have other drivers to help out

We don't have a truck , our trailers have all of the correct tie down points to eliminate fork damage

Each bike is fitted with an alarm during transit

As this is a planned event and to ensure we can accommodate your needs we would need you to confirm the booking and pay the deposit within 14 days

I will then lock it in to keep 3 weeks clear to accommodate any changes that may be need to added or subtracted from the booking

Hope we can do business together

Thanks
Dianne

Bikes2u

[Pezzz]

Chris is only just recently back to work after an off. I will try to contact home tomorrow to remind him. Can you please pm me your details? Cheers.

[DBfive]

Thanks Pezzz, Chris emailed me yesterday with quote of $250 for crating and $920 (inc GST) shipping to Bundaberg. He apologised for the delay, apparently someone in sales was supposed to get back to me!   Depending on Spanner and others maybe Bikes2u get some business after all.

Cheers and thanks for follow-up

[Pezzz]

No problem. Yeah the crating cost is more than mine was but they actually want to create then better than mine as my crate broke. Mine was also delivered to capital city as well so no extra freight.

[Shiney]

Hi all,

I have made the decision (based on the cost of $ and time) to fly over with Carrol and hire a bike locally.
So while I will be joining everyone there it just won't be on my beloved ST
(I decided to go with a bike that I have never ridden before just for something different )

Cheers
Shiney

[WendyL]

That was my reasoning for flying to the last one.  This time I have planned far enough ahead to actually ride 

[Sabie]

It's OK Shiney, I'm doing exactly the same thing.... It's too far for me to ride at the moment I don't think my health would stand the distance.. So don't feel bad, your not alone...

Sab

Hi all,

I have made the decision (based on the cost of $ and time) to fly over with Carrol and hire a bike locally.
So while I will be joining everyone there it just won't be on my beloved ST
(I decided to go with a bike that I have never ridden before just for something different )

Cheers
Shiney

[Shiney]

Thanks mate, it's great to hear that you'll be making it

What bike are you getting?

[Yorkie]

www.westcoastmotorcyclehire.com.au have a range of bikes including BMW's etc, also a wing I think.

[Cerebral Knievel]

It's OK Shiney, I'm doing exactly the same thing.... It's too far for me to ride at the moment I don't think my health would stand the distance.. So don't feel bad, your not alone...

Sab

Hi all,

I have made the decision (based on the cost of $ and time) to fly over with Carrol and hire a bike locally.
So while I will be joining everyone there it just won't be on my beloved ST
(I decided to go with a bike that I have never ridden before just for something different )

Cheers
Shiney

Worst case scenario i will be doing the same thing.
I was informed last night that my second lot of holidays being the last 2 weeks of march (the easter period) will not be looked at for approval until next year.
The first 2 weeks of march have been approved.....leaving me stuck in no man's land.
  ity   

[Cerebral Knievel]

The likelihood of getting the last 2 weeks annual leave approved in march to ride to Perth is now very low.
I have had 2 of the last 3 easters off so accordingly i have booked flights today.
Departing wed.9th,returning monday 14th.
See you there 

[Wombat]

OK boys and girls
We have been listening and would like you all to attend in March but we understand the time constraints and cost involved.
In order to attend the Saturday night meal and event we have a bus available so an executive decision was made and we have the use of this for Friday and Saturday.
This will allow us to pick people up from the airport and if you would like to come without the expense of bike hire it will be available for a select few to attend the festivities on the Saturday.
So if you are on the edge of your seat this might tip the balance so get onto the net and get a plane ticket.

We will follow up on this soon so you can put your name down on a list and tell us your arrival times so we can organise pickups and delivery etc

Keep an eye out cause we will tempt you with preliminary rides and events you can participate in

For the time being all keep safe and we hope to see you in March

Cheers Yorkie  , Pezzz  and Wombat 

 

[Cerebral Knievel]

Bike hire organised today through westcoast bike hire.
Pick it up on  the thursday & return it monday.
It's the same colour as my 13......but a beemer 

[Shiney]

Hi guys,
This is the website of the motorcycle hire mob I'm going through in WA just as another option for people to check out.

http://crmotorcyclerental.com.au/

Cheers
Shiney