shipping

[Master LTR450]

how does everyone ship their larger parts????? I went to the ups store and tried to ship a frame from NJ to CT and they wanted $200 So i walked away i could have drove it there for that. But just trying to see what everyone else does shipping wise for their larger parts cause i have some fenders and rims n tires to ship. can only imagine what they want to ship these parts

[lorenjr83]

the frame would cost alot due to its size not its weight. rims and tires are usually pretty reasonable to ship. i had a set of rims and tire mailed to me thru usps for 67 bucks a year or 2 ago. i have always used ups when i ship large items. but the biggest thing i have shipped was a engine and cost about 65 to ship that

[cbrooks118]

My inlaws bought an antique grandfather clock off ebay a couple of months ago, and the guy shipped it greyhound. That may be a route to look into

I shipped 100lbs of race parts in a box big as a frame for $70. A cars body kit costed $200 for shipping and thats big as a quad. I had a Full crotch rocket shipped for $295.

Originally posted by lorenjr83
the frame would cost alot due to its size not its weight. rims and tires are usually pretty reasonable to ship. i had a set of rims and tire mailed to me thru usps for 67 bucks a year or 2 ago. i have always used ups when i ship large items. but the biggest thing i have shipped was a engine and cost about 65 to ship that

I shipped 2 motors for about $65 each to. And that was in a big plastic container. Shipping prices went up a little over the last year or two. But $200 shipping is way to much for a frame. The frame is like the size of a pocket bike box and them pocket bikes are 50lbs with the box and only cost $40 to ship.

[my88r]

Originally posted by Master LTR450
how does everyone ship their larger parts????? I went to the ups store and tried to ship a frame from NJ to CT and they wanted $200 So i walked away i could have drove it there for that. But just trying to see what everyone else does shipping wise for their larger parts cause i have some fenders and rims n tires to ship. can only imagine what they want to ship these parts

i would check out fedex and dhl. i took a full set of 250r plastic to a ups store they wanted 120.:rolleyes: i took it to the real ups they wanted 75.(where there trucks are stationed):)

[lorenjr83]

make an account at ups.com and find a place to weigh your stuff enter all your info, print the shipping label and tape it on. schedule a pickup to have the truck stop at your house.

[trxwannbe]

i work at ups and the problem with shipping something as large as a frame is that we require everything to be shipped in a box and then charge ridiculous prices for everything oversized because of the room it takes up in the trucks.

[312R1]

Here is how I have shipped frames..Wrap them in bubble wrap and then shrink wrap them and USE FED-EX..I have shipped frames from Pa to Cali for around $100 this way.

I ship plastic the same way.

-Steve

[my88r]

Originally posted by 312R1
Here is how I have shipped frames..Wrap them in bubble wrap and then shrink wrap them and USE FED-EX..I have shipped frames from Pa to Cali for around $100 this way.

I ship plastic the same way.

-Steve


how does the plastic hold up well that way. i thought about that method. but those shipping companies always throw stuff around.:rolleyes:

[312R1]

Originally posted by my88r
how does the plastic hold up well that way. i thought about that method. but those shipping companies always throw stuff around.:rolleyes:


I have never had an issue..just bubble wrap it and then shrink wrap it. Just don't wrap the shrink wrapping too tight.

[my88r]

Originally posted by 312R1
I have never had an issue..just bubble wrap it and then shrink wrap it. Just don't wrap the shrink wrapping too tight.

what does it cost you??

[312R1]

Originally posted by my88r
what does it cost you??


Any where from $50 to $100 depending on where it's going.

[Chris 75]

The post office does lg packages up to 70lbs frames are 40 to 50 I have also shipped a frame ups wrapped in plastic and was charged a 5 dollar out of box fee and the total was 81 dollars

[Exrider434]

Originally posted by my88r
how does the plastic hold up well that way. i thought about that method. but those shipping companies always throw stuff around.:rolleyes:

i bought a set of rear fenders for my old 300 off some guy on ebay and they came like that, the seat was ripped and they got cracked somewhere along the way:ermm:, but the guy sent us another for free, the same exact way and they got here fine

[my88r]

Originally posted by Exrider434
i bought a set of rear fenders for my old 300 off some guy on ebay and they came like that, the seat was ripped and they got cracked somewhere along the way:ermm:, but the guy sent us another for free, the same exact way and they got here fine

i guess it just depends on how bad they mistreat the packages. i shipped plastic to pa and cali. both in boxes. the one that went to cali. the plastic was hanging out of it when he got it. i even had to boxes in one and it did that.:mad:

[trxwannbe]

guys i'll tell you from experience DO NOT ship through ups without getting the insurance. i've seen packages mistreated in ways you could never imagine.

[440challenger]

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