I sent from Bali to Perth by air in February -08... but because of aircraft loading door size, the bike had to fly via Melbourne! It was done with Quantas, there was also Garuda Indonesia flying that route, but they claimed their limit per package is only 50kg. I got the feeling they just didn't want anything to do with the whole thing. My freight agent in Bali was CAS Cargo, they're specialised in sending furniture, art and so on, mine was the first bike they'd sent, and it showed. For example, they had the wrong Dangerous goods codes in use, and I told them that when I saw the paper. They still insisted it's correct ,but at the airport it turned out it wasn't, and we had to rush back to their office to redo the papers. In the end the shipping went ok, no problems at all when arriving to Oz (but remember, the bike MUST be 'clean as new', or you get lotsa trouble!)

Not sure if I could recommend CAS Cargo.. But I can check, if I still have some contact info, if you want to ask them.

BTW, as others already pointed out, you have a bigger problem getting the bike from Malaysia to Sumatra, than it might appear on the map. Back in -08, there was the commonly used onion boat route with Cakra Shipping from Penang, but I hear they now help only, when going Indo->Malaysia. There probably will be a way to do it, when you get there. But to know about that solution right now is practically impossible, because the only constant thing around there is change.

Also it is good to keep in mind, that Indonesian customs can become a real show-stopper, so it would be good to be able to use the 'more commonly' used points of entry. That would probably still be Belawan in Sumatra - but will there be transport to go there, I don't know.

I can not fly to Perth is too out of my itinerary.
The bali cargo I just said that I will do a quote for the bike to Darwin.
As I wrote before, I've got news on ferry connections between Malaysia and Sumatra. There MUST be something.
thanks

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you got a mail, The thing is just that I could take of my paniers, empty the tank and we had 8 people to carry the bike into the boat. It has been done with several GS 1200 but we all could take off our paniers...

The onion boat doesn´t go anymore and Mr. Lim didnt helped us at all, still a very nice guy though! And the onion boat is still going the other direction, from Malaysia to Indo is no problem at all.

Dont forget do not ship to Jakarta or Dumai, or I guess your Bike will just maybe disapear...

Get in contact with the Goldwing Club in Jakarta, lots of members which can help. To do that its a good idea to get in contact with HTML in Jakarta, look in Facebook for HOnda Tiger Mailing List and ask them... nice guys and they maybe can help you...

As things are really constantly changing it would be nice if you could give an update on how things wend...

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1) What is "paniers"?.
2) I read your mail. Thanks. I think it is no possible for my bike Gold Wing 1500 go on the ferry in Port Klang: it is bad dock. It is not possible; too dangerous.
3) And from Melaka to Dumai?

If I can not get safely, Indonesia is inaccessible for me and I jump it... if is possible.

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Paniers are boxes to fit you stuff in, usually left and right on the bike. Normally you can take them off, not at the Goldwing though.

The boat was safe, to get the bike on it is a different story.

"Dont forget do not ship to Jakarta or Dumai, or I guess your Bike will just maybe disapear..." Plus there is no Boat from Melakka anymore not even a passenger one, they stopped because flying is much cheaper, ... as far as I know but this can change every minute...

Indonesia was one of the best riding countries for us... unbeliveable scenery, people and the food too... dont miss it...


good luck...

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What means "disapear"?

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Indonesia will also be the "Paradise on Earth", but if do not allow to my bike to go, I'm not going in there. The problem is that it is not easy, technically, skip it.

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Maybe what was said about Dumai meant that it can be problematic to enter the country from there. I've also heard warnings about it, but that was several years ago.

Indonesia is wonderful, well worth a visit, but getting the bike there can be a problem. With your hectic timing, I'd probably send to Australia from Kuala Lumpur.

Have you seen that the onion boat is going again from Malaysia to Indonesia? There is a thread here with contact details etc... So Xssing is easy again...

just to let you know>

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...onesia-32605-5

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I got a quote from Kuala Lumper to Perth, for my motorcycle: 1400 € (MASkargo).

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Sounds to be in the ballpark, or actually quite good for such a big bike. I used MASkargo to airlift from Chennai to Bangkok 4,5 years ago... at least back then I read many good reports about them, my experience was also ok, and their pricing seemed very competitive. KL in general gets good feedback from travellers who freight to/from there.

Yes, and do not even need the crate: just a platform and a cloth covering the motorcycle (which I already have, the cloth).
It 's really easy: just deliver the bike (and pay, even credit card) at least 6 hours before.
Unfortunately the other flights are not so simple (from Australia and from Brazil).

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Usually the freight companies can send your shipment wherever you want it to go, as long as they can arrange the routing. We were originally going to Darwin, but then heard the rainy season had been real bad in that region, in fact it had been quite wet in Java & Bali, too, so we just asked the same company to re-route to Perth. BTW, it cost us some 1200€ for the bike alone (but as I said, it had to fly via Melbourne).

But so far I have not found anyone who send the bike from Bali to Darwin, not even going from the North Pole.

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Dear Gold Wing
So how do u finally managed to get from Malaysia to Australia?
Who was the shipping company?
Denis