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Old 05-15-2006, 7:50 AM
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recommendations on motorcycle transport companies?
I'm getting ready to buy a bike that will need to be transported from Texas to Maryland.

I have sold bikes in the past that people have had transported from me and once a guy showed up with a flatbed and I knew the bike would get damaged during transport. The other few times companies showed up with enclosed semi's and strapped the bikes onto pallets and that seemed a lot better.

I'm buying a pretty nice bike so I want one of the more reputable well known companies that has a track record of delivering bikes safe and sound.

any recommendations?

thanks in advance..

Jeff in Maryland
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Re: recommendations on motorcycle transport companies?
You might want to ask Rah-VFR also. He just recently had a bike shipped.
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Re: recommendations on motorcycle transport companies?
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You might want to ask Rah-VFR also. He just recently had a bike shipped.
thanks - I really like getting opinions from people that have actually used a company.

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Old 05-15-2006, 1:46 PM
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thanks - I really like getting opinions from people that have actually used a company.
Then forget about my suggestion. I've only used them twice with absolutely perfect results.
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Then forget about my suggestion. I've only used them twice with absolutely perfect results.
that's very good to know - thanks so much. Your intial post did not indicate that.
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that's very good to know - thanks so much. Your intial post did not indicate that.
Did you specifically ask for details? Or was your question simply for recommendations?
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Re: recommendations on motorcycle transport companies?
thanks for insight - now I'm beginning to get a flavor of how the moderators expect to be corresponded with around here...

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thanks for insight - now I'm beginning to get a flavor of how the moderators expect to be corresponded with around here...
How's the correspondence with deez going?
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Ok I'll bite...deez who??
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Ok I'll bite...deez who??
Deez, "I hate all the mods on the .org until it's time to sell my RC51."
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Re: recommendations on motorcycle transport companies?
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How's the correspondence with deez going?
not sure what you mean?
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Oh...I thought you were going to say something else...
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Oh...I thought you were going to say something else...
Well, "deez" was "deeznuts" for a while...
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Geeshh...relax guys...it's only Monday.
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thanks - I really like getting opinions from people that have actually used a company.
by the way - I'm sorry if this came across as a sarcastic remark -- it was not meant to be...

when I'm being sarcastic my twisted sense of humor will be painfully obvious...
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Geeshh...relax guys...it's only Monday.


And hey!!!.... Let's make that next cup decaf.

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Geeshh...relax guys...it's only Monday.
It's just ltl...someone pissed in his cereal today.
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It's just ltl...someone pissed in his cereal today.
It's the pain meds. He warned us about it already.
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I ran out!

Sorry, I am in a fighting mood today...I think I'll quit posting.
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I ran out!

Sorry, I am in a fighting mood today...I think I'll quit posting.
Pain meds?
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I ran out!

Sorry, I am in a fighting mood today...I think I'll quit posting.
me too!!!

I spent about three hours on saturday trying to get the oil filters off these bad boys because the knucklehead rebuilder put the filters on with a torque wrench (at least it felt that way) - what should have taken 15 minutes took 3 hours...
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