Cheapest Way To Move The Moto From East To West Coast?

[jdubbs32584]

The Details:

I will be moving from NC to OR in the next several months. I have an Audi A4 that I will be packing up with the little bit of stuff that I own and driving out there. Because its winter, the roads are bound to be a little slick in some parts of the country and crossing a couple of mountain ranges is required. I will have one other person with me making the trip.

The question:

What would be the cheapest way to get my Monster from NC to OR? Ship it? Trailer? Something I haven't thought of?

Thanks in advance!

[ducpainter]

Forward Air used to ship a bike for somewhere around $400. I'm not sure about arrangements for pick up and delivery at either end.

I don't think you can get and haul a trailer for that kind of money.

[herm]

make mother ride it out there

[Popeye the Sailor]

Bucket brigade, DMF style, with everyone who rides it signing it.

There have to be enough of us here to manage.

[jdubbs32584]

Thanks DP. Quote from Forward Air is around 600$.

Bucket brigade, DMF style, with everyone who rides it signing it.

There have to be enough of us here to manage.

If Toasty were around, he could make the trip...

I'd ride it out there if the roads weren't possibly gonna be shit. 


ETA: Thats actually a really cool idea Dave. I wonder how it'd work out though. Someone ride it from say, Charlotte to Nashville, but how would they get back? Hmmm...

[Speeddog]

Dunno how much it would cost for the smallest U-Haul truck, maybe that's an option.

But then someone would have to drive the U-Haul POS cross country... not as attractive a concept as the A4.

[squidwood]

Van dam trucking. Specialist motorcycle carrier.Will pick/deliver door to door. Was the official carrier for Norton Motorcycles when they had to haul bikes around the country for shows before they closed their operations.
Or you could use the company I work for which would help us teamsters out a little.......
www.abf.com then go to UPACK part of the site.Call them for a quote.

[T]

ETA: Thats actually a really cool idea Dave. I wonder how it'd work out though. Someone ride it from say, Charlotte to Nashville, but how would they get back? Hmmm...

Cupcake brigade. Ride two. Bring back one.

[Jarvicious]

I'd just hitch up the A4 and buy yourself a little single axle trailer.  A good new hitch + install you could dig up for $300 and then just keep an eye out for a trailer for $1-200.  Even if you drop a couple more hundred than that, you may as well make it an investment and not just chuck it at a one time shipment.  I don't know how anal you are about how the Audi look, but there are some pretty nice hidden hitches to be found.  Plus, if you tie down the bike you could always pack a bunch of other shit around it.  Having a trailer is indispensible, IMO.

Side note:  the bigger the trailer you get, the more shit you're going to try and haul with it.  Get a small one that could hold 5/600 lbs tops.  Your transmission will thank you. 

[jdubbs32584]

So in order to attach a hitch to my A4, I have to drill the spare tire wheel wells....

What do you guys think?

[Jarvicious]

Hey, I didn't say I knew anything about the damn things, I just think it would be your best bet  .  Plug your car info into this and see what you get.

http://store.uhaul.com/hitches.aspx

I think my mom had her hitch installed in her 01 Chevy prism for like $250 and most of them are made to bolt in with a minimal amount of hassle.  Couldn't hurt to check it out.

[jdubbs32584]

Hey, I didn't say I knew anything about the damn things, I just think it would be your best bet  .  Plug your car info into this and see what you get.

http://store.uhaul.com/hitches.aspx

I think my mom had her hitch installed in her 01 Chevy prism for like $250 and most of them are made to bolt in with a minimal amount of hassle.  Couldn't hurt to check it out.

They got nuffin. 

Curt makes the hitches for A4's for about $140. But like I said, they require drilling into the spare tire wheel well.

[herm]

dont...
do...
it...

rent the smallest uhaul truck available. put your bike and stuff in that
make mother drive the truck across

[red baron]

They got nuffin. 

Curt makes the hitches for A4's for about $140. But like I said, they require drilling into the spare tire wheel well.

If your A4 is quattro do not put a hitch on it.


Look up shadowchaser and ask him how to best ship it he's an expert. If he's no longer active on the board, look up silentbob and he'll get him for you.

[derby]

If your A4 is quattro do not put a hitch on it.

why would anybody buy a non-quattro audi?