bike delivery in the Philippines

[ManOrAstro-Man?]

Is this how bikes are delivered in the Philippines? Shrink wrapped and at a boat yard?

[wannabfast]

depends on how it is purchased... from the factory NO, they are shipped in crates and require some assembly

sketchy sellers.. maybe

[Betty]

depends on how it is purchased... from the factory NO, they are shipped in crates and require some assembly

sketchy sellers.. maybe

Looking at the plate ... I'd suggest it was bought from Ducati Manilla with 'de-crating' and final assembly at the dealer and perhaps shipped to one of the outer islands where they don't have a dealership.

[bob795]

^^ This
Never been to the Philippines, but I'm guessing that, since the country consists of many islands, the bike was bought from a dealership in Manila and then shipped to another part of the country ... which maybe located on another island.... hence the unwrapping at the port.

[wannabfast]

what if the ship hits some high seas.. that thing didnt look very secure, what if it rolled forward or tipped over?

[M900]

At least as late as the mid 90's, there a tobacco-growing province in the Philippines where bike delivery consists of a local yelling up at the cargo ship from the docks asking what bikes they have and the price (in tobacco, even!), and after some haggling, a basket is lowered, you put your payment in, and the bike you purchased will be pushed off the ship and "lost" at sea.  You then hire a diver to secure it to a net that's hauled up by a smaller boat, take it to a local shop to be disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled, then you have a (non-street legal) large displacement streetbike for the fraction of the cost.  If the crate breaks and the bike slides out, it will get all scratched up and you are shit out of luck, but it's still much cheaper than the rumored 200% tax you have to pay to get it into the country and that's only if the customs officer decides he doesn't want your bike and ties it up with fees and bureaucracy until you give up.