Hi,

We're looking for a reasonable and affordable way to ship two bikes to mongolia (starting form any point in europe/moscow). I know that riding there would be the easiest and nicest way by far, but we want to get there by summer and can't leave before june, so shipping the bikes and ride back home is our best option... we would like to the transsiberian in Moscou and rejoin our bikes in Ulaanbator.

How complicated would it be to get the bikes in a train in Moscow? Could it be arranged in advance (through a reliable agency) so that we would'nt get stuck there for ?*? days/weeks trying to get the paperwork done? Can the bikes accompany us (uncrated) on the transsiberian or do they have to go on a freight train? And how hard is it to get hold of the bikes again once your in mongolia? Or is it easier to try and ship them to say Bishkek, Tashkent of Irkutsk? And... what would it cost?

Option two: air freight. Same questions here: i presume getting the bikes crated and on a flight in brussels wouldn't be so hard, but how hard would it be to get them through customs in mongolia (i always heard airports are easier?) and what would it cost (roughly)? (no idea about the crate size, but we're talking about two Dr's, mirrors & if need be wheels taken off...).

thanks
g&t

Hi,

since most Dutch people are fairly fluent in German ;-) try the following link. These guys airfreighted their bike ro Ulan Baator.

http://www.q-rider.de/

I think I had read of another guy who shipped his bike to Mongolia. If I manage to find the link, I'll post it here.

Good luck!
Hans

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Hi Truei,
OK, consider plan B...so you ship bikes to New York City and ride to my house in Wisconsin, we ride to Seattle and fly bikes to Vladivostok, about 600 US dollars each. We meet up with Ian from New Zealand on June 3, 2007 in Vlad, we ride west to Lake Baikal, south to UB, West through Mongolia, the Stans, China(we try), Turkey, old Yugoslavia to Eastern Europe.
Maybe Bartman 10 is there too.

It's a caravan.

So now you have ridden around the world.
Can I leave my KTM Adventure with you in Holland for a year and go home to work, Africa is next.
Are you in?
America is cheap for you!!
Wouldn't it be fun??
I rode with 4 in South America.
It is a good number.
Bill.

You can fly bikes to Vladivostok from Seattle for $600?!?

Please give details, thanks

Mark,
I don't believe it either but it is Korean airlines. You fly to Seoul and ferry to Vladivostok or you can fly direct to Vlad for a little more. Customs coming into Russia are said to be much easier outside the airport in Vlad.

There are a couple of tricks, you have to fly the bike as non hazardous goods which means no gas was EVER in your tank. You sign an affidavit to that effect and I will sign one. The tank will be removed from my bike and the battery too I think. Bike must be strapped to a pallet and wrapped in plastic. it must be delivered to the shipper. Transaction is from business. Can be any business in the USA but they get the bill.
I am working on a bike shop in Korea right now.

Price is based on weight.
My machine is 480 lbs approx, 220kg.
Shipping is through:
Expeditor Global
1015 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA
Tel no. 206 674 3400
Ask for Ian or Danielle-Air export

For;
Hazmatt Express
Mike Revis
888 884 8008
You need a IATA special provision statement-A 70 to go as non hazardous goods. Mike is the man.

For Korea:
willaim.suh@expeditors.com
He is in Seoul, Korea and is the Export manager.

Like you I an skeptical. I have called them twice and been reassured it is no big deal.
Bill.

Helo,
I've done this in 2002 so probably the prises changed but then proses were greate. We have driven the bike from Poland to Mongolia (in quite a hurry ~10 days), stayed in Mongolia for a couple of weeks, and took the plane back from Irkuck to Moscow.
The ticket for us was ~100$ and for the bikes (TT600R-150kg) ~100$. I'm sure the prises at least doubled since then.
On advrider.com there is a recent report about a couple who took the bikes from Moscow to Irkuck on the train - then its about 7 days instead of 1.

the web page from the mongolian trip: http://motomongolia.prv.pl

starting in june on the same direction so see ya
mac
http://motosyberia.com

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Hi,
I don't know the prices in Moscow but here in UB you pay 150 to200 Turgrug per Kg and the bike is just after the engine in a wagon for big luggage. It's also no problem to ship the bike in via air or container.
try www.monexpress.mn for more information. I forgot the phone number of the contact in Germany. You can write me an email naadam90@yahoo.com

Hi Bill,

I'll be travelling from Seoul to Vladi and then on to Mongolia and Europe in early June. I'd like to hear more about the caravan if that's ok.

Cheers,
Mario

hello
a friend has shipped his bike from mongolia to germany last year by train. no problem
you can contact him for info
www.aletyu.com :
www.aletyu.com :

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