Shipping
Instructions
After shipping motorcycle parts for 20
years we've learned the hard way!
- Pack it well. Place parts in plastic bags to keep
packing material out of your parts (digging styro peanuts out of cylinder
fins is time-consuming, & we'll charge you for it! ). Use lots of padding that
will absorb the shock & reinforce cardboard boxes as
much as you can. One inch or thicker styrofoam board is great for
padding. Styro peanuts only work if items are light weight & cannot
move around in them. When using this for packing, pack it
tight & dense with plenty of padding on all sides,
especially the bottom. Peanuts alone are usually not adequate padding,
but if you use it, overstuff the carton well to prevent any movement. It will probably be dropped
several times so pack it to survive the impact.
Place the address label securely on the top & label
which end is up.
- We recommend Fedex
ground for the best service & value, followed by US
Postal Service and then UPS.
After 20 years of shipping parts we have found that UPS' customer service & claims processing to be poor at
best, compared to the other guys. The brown truck is also much more
expensive than Fedex ground & in most cases even more than priority
mail!
- Insure it for at least double it's
value. It's well worth it.
- When shipping a crankshaft be sure to
protect the ends of the crank by capping them with a
couple of layers of cardboard, or dense styrofoam, as they (the threads) are susceptible to
damage. Pack it tight & reinforce the box well with
additional cardboard or dense styrofoam panels. If
shipping with other parts, separate & pad everything
well with dense styrofoam or equivalent. If you're using
a cardboard box, be sure to reinforce it well or
double-box it with a layer of padding, tightly fitted
between both boxes.
- When shipping cylinders & heads
wrap & pad each part separately with lots of bubble
wrap or cardboard. The cooling fins are very fragile. You
want to pad heads & cylinders so they can survive a
hard landing. They must not make contact with any other
hard objects. We like to tape the pieces together after
they are padded so they don't move around & bang into
each other.
- When shipping an engine, lower end, or
other heavy item we recommend you use a large industrial
plastic storage container. They are priceless. The best
selection & prices I've found are at Target
department stores but many hardware stores carry them.
They are nice for several reasons. They are strong,
reuseable, waterproof, & because they have handles,
the shippers love them! If they like it, & it's easy
to carry, they are less likely to drop it. We recommend
reinforcing all containers with plenty of duct tape to
keep the bottom from dropping out. Use duct tape for
sealing plastic containers, it sticks much better than
packing tape.
- Don't remove the engine's side covers
as they help give the cases added support. Use dense
styrofoam to pad engines, especially on the bottom &
sides. Remove the stator & rotor to save weight.
Unless your container is tall enough to allow at least
1" of padding on the bottom & top, remove the
cylinder heads & pack them separately, they should
fit in the area behind your cylinders. Pad between the
cylinders with a piece of cardboard & tape the
cylinders together to prevent them from banging around.
Pack everything tight with padding before sealing the
box.
- Enclose a note specifying the work
required along with a daytime & evening phone number.
Make sure you affix fragile labels and return address
label.
- For domestic shipping we recommend
Fedex ground. For overseas shipments we recommend DHL or Fedex.
Our address: Moto Carrera 10424 Burbank
Blvd. N. Hollywood CA 91601 phone- 818 761-9040
Play it safe... Pack it to
withstand a hard collision with a concrete floor! Insure it for
twice it's value!