Shipping UK to States
 

I've admired this site and it's contributors from a desk for a long while, and now having left my job, it's my chance to ask a question!

OK, I'm not an ambitious traveller YET, but there is a chance I'll be travelling from the UK to Cape Cod in the US later in the year, and I thought I'd just love to take my bike - so here's the question...

I'll probably go Stateside for about three months or more to see friends, and I'd like to take an MV Agusta F4S (perhaps not the best bike for touring) but what do I need to do this? I've seen a posting about going on the QE2, and others regarding air freight and I will be investigating costings, but what happens at the other end? Would there be any advantage to arriving in the US on the QE2 to meeting a crated bike somewhere? Whats gonna be the most hassle free way of arriving in the US and getting on the road ASAP???

Any help would be greatly welcomed.

Kind regards to everyone

Arriving in the US with your bike either air or sea is not a problem, no big deal generally. AIR is the easiest by far, you don't have to deal with the docks and all their hassle. The basic philosophy is:

Air - fast, expedited clearance - if it's worth shipping by air time is important so the system is very quick and straightforward.

Sea - no hurry obviously, so make it as slow and painful and expensive as possible, to the max benefit of the dockworkers.

See the shipping pages for details, but basically no worries.

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Grant Johnson

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