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Originally Posted by ouroboros2015
Sorry for the late reply. Things went basically OK, except James Cargo sent my bike to Colombia so that it arrived before me (despite the agent in Bogota insisting that I had to arrive before the bike). The bike was therefore sort of impounded and it took a bit more time and an extra US$150 to get the bike released. As far as the crating went: they basically just built the crate around the bike. No wheels, handlebars, windscreen or even luggage were removed to reduce the volume of the crate. I believe it would have been cheaper if this had been done to reduce volumetric thing. It did make it easier in Bogota to drive away though as no rebuilding had to be done. Overall I would give James Cargo 5 out of 10.
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Hi there, I hope that your trip went really well!
I'm interested in your itinerary and also your experience with James Cargo.
Could you tell me if your grade of 50% for James Cargo is based on the two issues of the size of the crate and the fact that the crate arrived at your destination early? Were there any other issues or lessons I could learn from? What was your port of entry in South America and how much did it cost? Did you load all your luggage into the crate (less cabin luggage for the flight)?
What was your route once you arrived? I'm keen to get a sense of a realistic and sensible planning figure for miles per day.
Cheers - MotoSwazi
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