When Nick answered my email to contact “Beer” to get a quote, I gave this information a low priority. A few days later I changed my mind and told myself that I have nothing to lose, just give it a try. So I wrote a brief note to this guy with this not really convincing pseudonym. That was on a Thursday afternoon, maybe around 4pm. Please fasten your seatbelt right now. Everything after this step was going in light speed. It wasn’t ten minutes later when the first answer returned. To make it short, after a few forth and back, the final statement was: “if you come tomorrow morning, there is a ship going on Saturday”. Said, done. Beer from Transpeed (contact details below) turned out to be highly reliable, friendly, helpful and most of all very experienced and quick. The office is situated perfectly, 50 meters away of a place to thoroughly clean the vehicle; another 50 meters away of a same experienced packing company. It took less than three hours and the KTM was professionally cleaned and packed in a customized wooden box, ready for transportation. And because we were finished with all the paperwork before lunchtime as well, Michael (his real name) and I went to have some noodle soup nearby. On top, when we returned from lunch, he let me use the company network while he was booking an accommodation for me. Beer, that was OUTSTANDING and a personal record in transportation processing that won’t be beaten that fast!

Another record was set in Melbourne, Australia, a country where every phrase is ending with a “no worries”. It is true; I was never worried that I will get my motorcycle. My sorrows were just if it will be this year or some year after. Despite there was no problem at any time, the whole process took nine (9!) days from the arrival of the vessel until I finally drove out of the warehouse it was delivered to. No worries, with a smile.

Hints for riders traveling with a carnet de passage: In Melbourne, all carnets are handled at the customs office at the international airport, a ten minutes’ walk away of the main terminal. There’s no use to go to the main customs building in LaTrobe street in the port area first. If dealing with a carnet, paperwork is simple and fast, easy to do on your own. Costs: Port handling charges are usually included in shipping fees you paid the shipping agency. Included is usually three days free storage at the warehouse the box is delivered. Customs is free of charge, a fee has to be paid for quarantine inspection (I had to pay 105AU$ to the AQIS office directly, 60$ to the warehouse. Hint: make sure your stuff is declared as “personal effects” and not as commercial goods). At the end the warehouse asked for another 40$ or so to dispose the carryover of the box.

Transpeed contact:
Michael “Beer” Nielsen

Mail: beer@transpeed.biz
Mobile: +66816148836
Web: http://transpeed.biz

3360/6-8 Soi Manorom, Rama 4 Road, Klongton,
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Coordinates:
N: 13.71639, E: 100.56972