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New Product: Cycle Skid Motorcycle Shipping Platform

Cycle Skid with Motorcycle

Cycle Skid™ Motorcycle Shipping Platform Motorcycle Shippers’ proprietary Cycle Skid™ is a compact, wooden shipping platform that comes with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover that create a Perimeter of Protection® around motorcycles in transit. New Product: Cycle Skid™ SANTA ANA, CA (November 17, 2016) — Motorcycle Shippers is proud to introduce its proprietary Cycle Skid™, a compact, wooden motorcycle shipping platform that comes complete with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover … Continue reading New Product: Cycle Skid Motorcycle Shipping Platform learn more

Riding Motorcycles is Good Therapy for Veterans

Veterans who Ride

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   In the last few years, researchers and psychologists have looked beyond motorcycle riding as purely an adrenaline kick. They’ve discovered that motorcyclists find riding to be a therapeutic process that allows them to de-stress. Riding motorcycles is good therapy. This process is especially important for veterans of our armed services who have returned home to civilian lives while still … Continue reading Riding Motorcycles is Good Therapy for Veterans learn more

Health Benefits Related to Motorcycle Riding

Motorcycle Riders Helmet

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Chances are you’ve heard how dangerous it is to ride a motorcycle. How you are just risking your life being on your bike and you must have a death wish. For the most part, motorcycle riding is safe. It requires you to be extra attentive and aware of your surroundings. You have to think more, but you are still … Continue reading Health Benefits Related to Motorcycle Riding learn more

Terminal Drop-Off & Pickup — Ride In, Ride Out Motorcycle Shipping

Rider dropping off her motorcycle to be transported

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Terminal Drop-Off & Pickup — Ride In, Ride Out Motorcycle Shipping Want a faster, more affordable way to ship your motorcycle? Skip the door-to-door wait and use our Ride-In, Ride-Out terminal service. Simply ride your bike to one of our 40+ terminal locations across the US, hand over the key, and we’ll take it from there. When it arrives … Continue reading Terminal Drop-Off & Pickup — Ride In, Ride Out Motorcycle Shipping learn more

How to Ship a Motorcycle Bought on eBay Motors

ebay motorcycle shipping

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   How to Ship a Motorcycle You Bought on eBay Motors You found the bike you’ve been searching for on eBay Motors, won the auction (or hit Buy It Now), and now it’s sitting in someone’s garage across the country. The question every eBay motorcycle buyer faces: how do I get it home? Motorcycle Shippers has been delivering bikes for … Continue reading How to Ship a Motorcycle Bought on eBay Motors learn more

When drivers go above and beyond

John sitting on a motorcycle

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Motorcycle Shipping Driver; John We strive to have the best drivers in the country.   Great service is important and finding drivers with a strong moral compass is what drives our company’s success.  That is why we are excited to share a story about John, a motorcycle shipping driver, with you. John is one of our flag ship motorcycle shipping … Continue reading When drivers go above and beyond learn more

Shipping your Motorcycle to Hawaii

Motorcycle Riding in Hawaii

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Shipping your Motorcycle to Hawaii: Not long ago, shipping your motorcycle to Hawaii was a complicated and stressful undertaking. It was easier to ship your entire household to the islands than just a single motorcycle. First you had to find a reputable carrier to transport your bike to the coast. Next, find a carrier to crate and ship your … Continue reading Shipping your Motorcycle to Hawaii learn more

5 Tips for Selling Your Bike Online

Taking a photo of a scratch on the fuel tank of a motorcycle

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   5 Things to remember when selling your motorcycle online: Selling your motorcycle online can help you fetch a fair market price. Online transactions are generally safe and we want to help keep it that way. We get real-time feedback from thousands of sellers every year and thought we would pass some tips on to help you. As bikers ourselves … Continue reading 5 Tips for Selling Your Bike Online learn more

Good Deal on Motorcycle Shipping

loading bike

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Getting a Good Deal On Motorcycle Shipping With the ease of purchasing on the internet today, you may have found the perfect bike and now need a way to move a motorcycle to you from miles away. Or maybe you want to enjoy the Sturgis Rally on your bike without riding a thousand miles or more to get there. … Continue reading Good Deal on Motorcycle Shipping learn more

Shipping Checklist

Motorcycle Shipping Checklist

  Shipping Checklist For Motorcycles & ATVs: Print Checklist The unit must be ready for pick up when the order is reserved unless a delayed pick up has been requested. If you are purchasing the unit, this means that all fees should be paid and the origin must be agreeable to release the unit to our driver. The maximum size for a motorcycle move is 108″ long and 46″ wide. ATV limits are 90″ long and 60 ” wide. If … Continue reading Shipping Checklist learn more