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moving to florida
I am moving to Florida from New Jersey in December can anyone recommend or suggest a motorcycle shipper for the Can Am I would ride it but I'm driving my car because I'm bringing a few things with me
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Have to agree..!!
tow it yourself. Have heard and lived nightmare stories on shipping. Put out the word and a hundred will drive it down for you...!!
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For what it would cost to ship it to Florida you would be better off to buy a used 6x10 trailer and haul it there, providing you are not already hauling a trailer. I did use haulbikes.com to ship my wife's Spyder when we bought it last year. You can't be in too much of a hurry to get it though.
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Unfortunately my car is not rated for towing is a 4 cl car that cannot tow that why i need to ship
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4 CYL CAR
[QUOTE=meathead1978;718590]Unfortunately my car is not rated for towing is a 4 cl car that cannot tow that why i need to ship[/
I had a Toyt Echo and I towed 1000 + lbs without any problems .....? ? ?.....Mike
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Way back in the day I had a small car and I towed a small trailer behind it. Check with u-haul and see what they have to say. Where in Florida are you heading to?
Be Safe
AC
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I would ask a couple of your local dealers who they use? They trade bikes between each other all the time here and have drivers/tow companies that do this .
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You could ride the spyder to fl and have the car shipped by auto transport. We used to do this from newark airport to west palm. I would watch them loading the car however so as not to bottom out while loading.
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Ride the bike down, and store it!
Fly back, and get the car!
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[QUOTE=BLUEKNIGHT911;718611]
Originally Posted by meathead1978
Unfortunately my car is not rated for towing is a 4 cl car that cannot tow that why i need to ship[/
I had a Toyt Echo and I towed 1000 + lbs without any problems .....? ? ?.....Mike
The manual for my 3800cc V6 Buick LeSabre says 1000lb. maximum towing weight. That's not enough for a 950lb. Spyder plus the weight of a trailer...
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Originally Posted by acinpcola
Way back in the day I had a small car and I towed a small trailer behind it. Check with u-haul and see what they have to say. Where in Florida are you heading to?
Be Safe
AC
U-Haul did not have anything big enough last year that could take a Spyder
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I used ID Transport to carry my spyder from Florida to Virginia. They were excellent and reasonably priced. http://www.idtransport.com/
They only carry motorcycles.
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How about that train that you can take your bike on board while you ride? It's an Amtrak route. You could escort your Spyder to Fla, train ride back the NJ and then drive your car.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Ride the bike down, and store it!
Fly back, and get the car!
. . . and more fun!
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Originally Posted by PrairieSpyder
How about that train that you can take your bike on board while you ride? It's an Amtrak route. You could escort your Spyder to Fla, train ride back the NJ and then drive your car.
You can take the Auto Train from Lorton Va to Sanford (Orlando) Fl. I have taken the auto train many times and is tons of fun and a very practical way to get your car and bike down.
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Get a bigger Uhaul truck with a car trailer. Put the spyder in the truck and the car on the trailer.
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There's lots of bike shippers out there. During Biketoberfest and Bike week in March, there are probably a thousand bikes shipped down to Daytona. Here's a simple site for checking:
http://www.motorcycle-shipping.co/?g...Fcnm7AodThsA_g
Also as far as the towing aspect..I've got an aluminum trailer that only weighs in the 400s and is perfect for the Spyder. When I've towed it with a 6 cyl Dodge Caravan, you don't even know it's back there and it only loses 2 mpg. (when towing with my camper I have a zero mpg diff) Weights to watch when towing is really the gross weight, you can tow more if you're not heavily loaded inside the vehicle. Only safety restrictions would be tongue weight and wheelbase vs trailer length of which neither is an issue with this kind of towing. Fairly flat terrain so power not a major issue.
Good luck with the move--where in Florida are you headed?
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Uship.com. Plenty of choices and prices
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i'm what's called a HALF-BACK....
i moved from Massachusetts to Florida in 1990.... and within a couple years, i really, REALLY, REALLY got sick of the BS in Florida; high taxes, garbage water, traffic jams, Q-tips (u'll figure that 1 out soon enuff) and in 1999, so i moved to South Carolina...
i suggest that you forgo the Florida thing, b'kuz u'll find out that Florida isn't what you thought it was, and choose the tri-state areas of northern South Carolina, western North Carolina or eastern Tennessee.... that way you won't waste your $$$ or YEARS in a God-forsaken location....
otherwise, good luck...
OH.... as for towing... speak with U-HAUL, they have everything u will ever need.....
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Originally Posted by SPYD3R
i'm what's called a HALF-BACK....
i moved from Massachusetts to Florida in 1990.... and within a couple years, i really, REALLY, REALLY got sick of the BS in Florida; high taxes, garbage water, traffic jams, Q-tips (u'll figure that 1 out soon enuff) and in 1999, so i moved to South Carolina...
i suggest that you forgo the Florida thing, b'kuz u'll find out that Florida isn't what you thought it was, and choose the tri-state areas of northern South Carolina, western North Carolina or eastern Tennessee.... that way you won't waste your $$$ or YEARS in a God-forsaken location....
otherwise, good luck...
OH.... as for towing... speak with U-HAUL, they have everything u will ever need.....
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Originally Posted by Ivorspyder
Really? Let's compare state income tax.
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it couldnt cost to much to rent a trailer one way...and the peace of mind knowing where the spyder is overcomes any price issue...i have found no reason to let my spyder out of my sight for that long....you know you could get a one way flight and then drive your bike to florida!!!!
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