From Sydney, Australia to Buenos Aires, Argentina - January, 2009

CT FREIGHT were excellent - this was the first time we organised shipment of our bikes overseas and they helped us every step of the way

We sent 2 SUZUKI DR650's by Air from Sydney to Buenos Aires

BMW CRates obtained from Procycles at Hornsby for Free

We had to get a note from a bike dealer saying bikes had been drained and disconnected. Frasers at Mascot got paid $180 for each bike for this privilege which was a total scam but to export you need the letter from a bike dealer / mechanic as proof the goods are not ""Dangerous""

Bikes dropped off at CT Freight and boxed up there on sit by my brother and I. Then sat there waiting for them to be shipped on the requested date.

Each box was approx 220 cm X 100 cm wide X 120 cm high and 242 kg each.
Total for both boxes by air was $4200 AUD all inclusive of freight and charges. This was a bargain as other monkeys wanted way more than this

We had the option of shipping for approx $1500 for both boxes (ie $750 each), but we chose air as we wanted certainty of arrival date.

There was one problem as AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS refused to take the boxes as they changed their mind and classified them as Dangerous Goods at the last minute when we were in BA. But thanks to Wade Bollard at CT Freight he quickly reorganised and got QANTAS to take the boxes instead. SUper Professional, super courteous and super quick he handled everything brilliantly. AEROLINEAS are terrible to deal with, beware!!!

We left without the Bill of LAding, so had to pay approx $150 USD in BA to collect this document. If you can arrive with this doc in your hand you will save this amount.

Getting them out of customs in BA we were super scared of, but turned out to be dead easy as bikes arrived 8 days after the DAKAR rally kicked off. We did it ourselves using a local friend who spoke the language. YOU NEED SPANISH SKILLS to do this. Either go with someone that speaks the lingo or use Sandra and Javier at Dakar Motos in BA. They charge approx $250 USD per bike to do all the paperwork and help you get your bikes out.

Charges at the BA end were approx $150 USD per bike to Customs folks. We also slipped each of the forklift drivers 100 Pesos ($35) each as they spent half an hour with us busting the crates and using their forklifts as jacks so we could get the front wheels on. The 100 Pesos not required but these guys were awesome - really friendly and super helpful.