Joe's Bike

[Vmass]

is safe and sound. I am honored to be the caretaker of this bike:

[glib]

Great news! Congratulations to you.

[jsandidge]

That's a real beauty!

[trevor]

Congrats!! Are those risers??

[GSXR7ED]

Whoa!

That is a nice bike...great score!


Ed

[storm 64]

It's nice to see the motorcycle didn't go to some goof-ball. Oh wait, you're not some goof-ball are you? Ha, I'm sure it's in good hands.

[Nessism]

Rich, Did you miss the thread where so many of us were lamenting the loss of this bike from the GSR family, or were you just playing it cagy?

[Vmass]

Congrats!! Are those risers??

Thanks. I believe the risers are stock and they are at a very comfortable height.

It's nice to see the motorcycle didn't go to some goof-ball. Oh wait, you're not some goof-ball are you? Ha, I'm sure it's in good hands.

Thanks, I am up for the task. As proof, the damn thing arrived with some scribble on the tailpiece.....already cleaned it up!

Rich, Did you miss the thread where so many of us were lamenting the loss of this bike from the GSR family, or were you just playing it cagy?

Ed, I wanted to be sure it arrived safely (had my doubts, story in itself) and reach out to Joe before posting it's arrival.

[dorkburger]

Dang! Glad it's in good hands.

[cowboyup3371]

I'm very envious of you; that's a gorgeous bike and I wish you the best.

[Vmass]

So, shipping this bike was quite unsettling. I used Uship in the past with great results but early into this one, I had my doubts. At the time I selected the shipper, he had a very good history. Soon after, he picked up a couple of poor reviews.

He missed the first pick up date stating that he went after the wrong bike, as he had multiple bikes on this route. That delayed the pick up by a week+! One of his poor reviews was that his truck was not the best for shipping bikes. I accepted his explanation for the delay and brought to his attention the couple of recent negative comments he had received since I had booked the shipment. He assured all was good.


The bike was actually picked up 10 days late and delivered 12 days later than the original agreement. The bike arrived in a Grumman box truck with a homemade wooden trailer in tow. Joe's bike was in the truck covered, I insisted on this prior to pick up. The bike was tucked up in the right hand corner with the rear wheel up on the truck wheel well. As the bike was being wheeled out of the truck, fuel started ****ing out........he apparently has a habit of checking the fuel petcock to make sure they are in the off position..... an honest mistake that certainly creates issues.

So, as soon as the bike arrived I drained the carb bowls and cleaned up the fuel. Fuel was coming out of the pods. I don't know exactly how much or where the fuel went. Remember, the rear of the bike was elevated for it's 1,700 mile trip.

I will drop the pipe and do an oil change before starting the bike.


After dealing with this situation, I understand there are additional precautions to take when shipping through Uship. It is a valuable resource, but you must do your research and ask all the right questions. A Uship thread is in order.


This is a beautiful bike. Joe has done a fantastic job with it.

[SVSooke]

To answer Trevor's question they look to be bars off an E model 700 or 750.They're about 2" higher with less "droop" than the ES bars. Another who's happy she's stayed in the "family"

[glib]

So, shipping this bike was quite unsettling. I used Uship in the past with great results but early into this one, I had my doubts. At the time I selected the shipper, he had a very good history. Soon after, he picked up a couple of poor reviews.

He missed the first pick up date stating that he went after the wrong bike, as he had multiple bikes on this route. That delayed the pick up by a week+! One of his poor reviews was that his truck was not the best for shipping bikes. I accepted his explanation for the delay and brought to his attention the couple of recent negative comments he had received since I had booked the shipment. He assured all was good.


The bike was actually picked up 10 days late and delivered 12 days later than the original agreement. The bike arrived in a Grumman box truck with a homemade wooden trailer in tow. Joe's bike was in the truck covered, I insisted on this prior to pick up. The bike was tucked up in the right hand corner with the rear wheel up on the truck wheel well. As the bike was being wheeled out of the truck, fuel started ****ing out........he apparently has a habit of checking the fuel petcock to make sure they are in the off position..... an honest mistake that certainly creates issues.

So, as soon as the bike arrived I drained the carb bowls and cleaned up the fuel. Fuel was coming out of the pods. I don't know exactly how much or where the fuel went. Remember, the rear of the bike was elevated for it's 1,700 mile trip.

I will drop the pipe and do an oil change before starting the bike.


After dealing with this situation, I understand there are additional precautions to take when shipping through Uship. It is a valuable resource, but you must do your research and ask all the right questions. A Uship thread is in order.


This is a beautiful bike. Joe has done a fantastic job with it.

I've never been able to get so much as a quote from U-Ship. I gave up on them last year and ended up paying almost $900 to get a bike shipped across country. Would you mind sharing what you had to pay for shipping?

[Kiwi Canuck]

Rich, very nice bike and great that it was one of "us" that got that bike, not to mention a very reasonable price as well.

Nice to hear you managed to clean up the scribble on the rear tail piece.

Shipping is often a challenge and involves some risk but glad the bike got there without damage other than the fuel issue.

Agreed it would be good to have a shipping thread created and should include USA, Canada, USA to Canada, Canada to USA, or international shipments in the Title of the post for easier searching.


David

[azr]

I've had 2 experiences with Uship in Canada, from Ontario to BC. One was an absolute catastrophe, the other could not have been better. Bike looks amazing, exactly how it did when Joe had it, fantastic.