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For air shipment from Cape Town to New York City, I had estimates of $2100 USD from MMA and another company, and one for $4100 USD!
The best quote of four quotes I secured was $1800 USD with a small outfit called United Freight Logistics and I went with that. Universal Freight Logistics cargo shipper in cape town. Service was excellent. They even visited my hotel to measure the bike and gave me rides around Cape Town. The managing director is a fellow named Peter Schultz.
Peter may seem a bit disorganized, but he's been in the business a long time and stuck by his estimate of $1800. Maybe I could have found a cheaper quote but overall I was satisfied, and Peter's man Kirk was particularly helpful and fun to hang around with throughout the process.
My Suzuki DR650 was crated in a BMW box. I removed the front wheel and rear top box and mirrors, nothing else. No significant problems either in Cape Town or NYC.
Mark
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