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RACER X
09-15-2011, 02:25 PM
so the bike is in IL, and he has a pitbull single sided stand. is it cost effective to ship it?

can i just stick a UPS label on it?or does it need to be boxed?
askmrjesus
09-15-2011, 02:43 PM
Why don't you just ask somebody in brown shorts?

JC
RACER X
09-15-2011, 03:03 PM
brown santa clauses don't visit me, we have a mailroom

so i was looking for somebody w/ experience.
Particle Man
09-15-2011, 03:12 PM
brown santa clauses don't visit me, we have a mailroom

so i was looking for somebody w/ experience.

If you're taking about the kind with a lever and wheel on it that hooks on swingarm spool, I'd recommend boxing it if you don't want it all effed up.
Trip
09-15-2011, 03:14 PM
brown santa clauses don't visit me, we have a mailroom

http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/619/19619/118530.gif
pauldun170
09-15-2011, 03:21 PM
http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/619/19619/118530.gif

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askmrjesus
09-15-2011, 03:25 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol:

JC
Particle Man
09-15-2011, 03:25 PM
...

:lol:
Homeslice
09-15-2011, 03:28 PM
Yeah, just stick a label it, LMAO......watch those wheels get bent or even completely broken off.

If you are talking about the gold one, with just one arm, I have one. I can measure it when I get home if you want.
jtemple
09-15-2011, 03:33 PM
I shipped a set of Pitbulls to someone here on the forum and I got absolutely raked over the coals on shipping costs. I totally underestimated the shipping costs and took it in the shorts. I wasn't about to ask the buyer to pony up more money after we had an agreement.

Honestly, if I had asked the buyer to pay what shipping actually was, they might as well have bought new stands. I got them out of the garage and they went to someone here, so that's good I suppose.
RACER X
09-15-2011, 03:35 PM
what $40-50

http://images.motorcycle-superstore.com/productimages/OG/0000-Pit-Bull-BMW-F800-One-Armed-Rear-Stand.jpg

Pauldun dats some funny chit!
shmike
09-15-2011, 03:47 PM
I shipped a set of Pitbulls to someone here on the forum and I got absolutely raked over the coals on shipping costs. I totally underestimated the shipping costs and took it in the shorts. I wasn't about to ask the buyer to pony up more money after we had an agreement.

Honestly, if I had asked the buyer to pay what shipping actually was, they might as well have bought new stands. I got them out of the garage and they went to someone here, so that's good I suppose.


Who did you use?

I have a set of headers I need to ship out but I'm looking at about the same situation.
Homeslice
09-15-2011, 04:27 PM
UPS and USPS screw you with antying over a certain dimension.

Might want to see what DHL offers.
Particle Man
09-15-2011, 04:31 PM
UPS and USPS screw you with antying over a certain dimension.

Might want to see what DHL offers.

I thought DHL closed their doors in the US?
jtemple
09-15-2011, 04:32 PM
Who did you use?

I have a set of headers I need to ship out but I'm looking at about the same situation.FedEx Kinko's. What really bit me in the ass was the fact that I didn't have a box that they fit into. So, I let them box them up. The guy made this makeshift deal out of two boxes that was all irregular, and marked it as fragile.

I called him on that, and he said it had to be marked fragile just because it was big and irregular.

Looking back, I probably would have just taped a bunch of bubble wrap around the stands and slapped a label on them. I bet that would be cheaper; just insure them in case they get bashed up.
njchopper87
09-15-2011, 05:14 PM
Pad it, box it it, pad is some more, test for any movement, pad it some more, then for good measure pad it again. UPS puts their cargo through hell with the high areas the boxes fall from. Oh, and mark is as fragile.. something like that probably wouldn't like much weight placed on top of it.
fasternyou929
09-15-2011, 05:22 PM
Would UPS even let you ship something unboxed? I really doubt they want a loose bike stand damaging other boxes.
Rangerscott
09-15-2011, 08:05 PM
I'd tell him to hack off the lever so it'll fit in a decent size box and then re-weld it on.
tommymac
09-15-2011, 11:05 PM
FedEx Kinko's. What really bit me in the ass was the fact that I didn't have a box that they fit into. So, I let them box them up. The guy made this makeshift deal out of two boxes that was all irregular, and marked it as fragile.

I called him on that, and he said it had to be marked fragile just because it was big and irregular.

Looking back, I probably would have just taped a bunch of bubble wrap around the stands and slapped a label on them. I bet that would be cheaper; just insure them in case they get bashed up.

I think I had seen stands wrapped up like that back in my ups days
Captain Morgan
09-15-2011, 11:29 PM
Looking back, I probably would have just taped a bunch of bubble wrap around the stands and slapped a label on them. I bet that would be cheaper; just insure them in case they get bashed up.

This is what I did when I sold my pitbull stand to someone many years ago. Never heard any complaints from the buyer.