Shipping bike in pieces
Anyone ever considered tearing a bike down into pieces and taking some (or all) of it as checked baggage? Airlines allow oversized ski and golf bags. Maybe using some version of this would work. I ride an XR250 and I'm amazed by how small it can be made by taking it all apart. Frame, Subframe, forks, wheels could fit in a large-ish suitcase with clothes, sleeping bag and other soft stuff squashed into the the open spaces. Motor in another box (drain the oil?). etc.
Would paying the "excess baggage" fee be prohibitive compared to crating and shipping separately? What about dangerous goods restrictions? I know they get antsy about even a camp stove, but I've gotten around that by taking it apart and separating the parts in my luggage so that I only have "camp stove parts" and not a camp stove.
I've seen plenty of people wheel up to the check in counter with a couple carts full of boxes and just pay the excess baggage fee.
Just thinking out loud...
Any comments?
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