Hello there people! I know it's been awhile, so I hope everyone is well.
all good on my end if anyone cares....LOL
What I am in need of is someone in the Netherlands or nearby who can help me find a shipping crate. I am looking for one of the modern types that are kind of a metal frame and then covered in cardboard. as you might have guessed i want to ship the M20 to the US.
if anyone can help me out with this I would very appreciative.
If you can find a Harley Davidson or Honda dealer, or any motorcycle dealer...they often have crates such as you need, which are scrapped and hauled away. You should be able make just about any bike fit...might have to do a bit of disassembly such as ft wheel, fender, handlebars.
Hi Eric good to hear from you. When we shipped my Harley XA from the States to UK, the bloke who sold it to me, got such a crate from a local Honda dealer. They were happy to give it away. Ron
Hi, as far as I know the Harley crates are now metal framed, but they are now returnable, they used to be made of wood and cardboard and were none returnable
Because of waste disposal regulations many manufacturers have now got to ship in special returnable transport crates - bikes secured with quick release straps. If shipped in crates as in years past, manufacturers are then legally obliged to dispose of as well
I have made enquiries with people I know, they are looking into this for me, it's possible the original factory crates are centrally disposed of at logistics centres
Ironically, I tried to ship some spares over to the states in a box that was attached to a pallet that I got from the Harley shop that was shipped from the USA, not Europe. when I sent it, the courier wouldn't accept it on the grounds that it was not from a sustainable source! I thought they would gladly accept it as a form of recycling, especially as it was originally from the USA. So out I went and got another pallet and put it on that, which presumably had to be cut down and had a production cost and carbon footprint. I think it's strange that they refuse to accept what they originally sent to the UK.
It's a strange world sometimes - I have had many issues such as this in times past - countless hours of wasted time -
The whole word of recycling & responsibilities costs millions behind the scenes - unless you comply - you're out of business - its a joke & all dreamt up by desk jockeys
