I'm interested in the bike courier option as my dealer have offered to look at the problems with my bike if I can get it to them myself. The distance will be approximately 110 miles each way.
I've never done this before, but 5 years ago I bought a vintage late 1970s synthesizer from Devon. The seller had to arrange a specialist courier. The synth was nearly 50kg, and also had its own custom made aluminium flight case, which weighed about 30kg. So the whole lot weighed more than me. The distance was about 200 miles. I don't remember the name of the courier, or the exact price, but have the delivery invoice somewhere. It came in a huge white non-articulated lorry with tail lift. I think the cost was between £150-£180. The size of the flightcase on its side is the same as my bike if I were to remove the mirrors, although the weight of the bike is almost half.
When I bought the bike, the delivery was £70 on top of the original price, which I thought was too much. However the dealer delivered it in their own company van, and left it on my doorstep fully assembled, fully charged and ready to go, and they had to do a return journey. I thought the bike was coming boxed by a different company and required assembling! I'm not keen on spending over £100 to get my bike to the dealer and back. Just remmebered my mate lives near them and has a car. If it would fit in the back of a VW Golf without having to disassemble then maybe this might be a better option?
