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!