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  • #1

    Ohio to Texas

    Bought a bike in Ohio and then (and only then) realized how far it is from Cleveland to Houston. Any body making that trip (or anything close) anytime soon or know of an economical way to get from point a to point b.

    All assistance and suggestions appreciated.
    Texas Rookie - NW Houston
    79 xs11F (in process, down but not out)
    04 Ducati ST4s (current daily driver, recently retired from occasional track bike duty, too $cary to think about crashing)
    2001 Suzuki SV650 track bike (setting up for some adult fun next year)
    newest acquisition - Black on Black 78 XS11 with 81 motor waiting patiently in Cleveland Ohio (Insanity!!!...no thanks I've got plenty)
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    I posted before about this, but what I thought about doing was rent a small truck like a Ford Ranger that gets decent gas mileage. A local Enterprise rents them for $25 a day, unlimited miles. You'll need a ramp and some straps though.

    Go get it now before the Arabs cut oil production and gas prices go back up...

    Tod
    Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

    You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

    Current bikes:
    '06 Suzuki DR650
    *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
    '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
    '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
    '81 XS1100 Special
    '81 YZ250
    '80 XS850 Special
    '80 XR100
    *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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    • #3
      Alternate shipping.

      I didn't read through the whole site, but they do mention motorcycles.
      Price for package shipping on Amtrak is about half of UPS or FEDEX if I recall.
      Amtrack ships to about anywhere their trains go, but not all stations handle shipping. (I wanted to ship something to Denver, but couldn't use my local Amtrak stop... would have needed to drive it up to the Seattle station/depot, first)

      http://www.gomovers.com/amtrak-express-shipping.html
      "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)

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      • #4
        Texas -

        Tod's idea is probably the cheapest. According to google maps it's 1364 miles from Houston to the mistake on the lake. Figure 25 miles per gallon in a small pickup and $2 a gallon for gas and it comes out to $113.66 each way plus the cost of the rental. Probably take three or four days if you rent the truck in Houston and drive both ways which should get it there for a little over $300, plus food, stops, ramps, etc. If you can find a convenient ditch to back into, sometimes you can dispense with ramps, but I wouldn't count on it. Additionally Cleveland gets hit pretty hard with lake-affect snow this time of year, so it could be messy.

        Prom's idea is probably the most convenient. Ride the train up, load the bike, and ride the train back. Probably a lot more expensive too.

        You could always try a post on craigslist under transportation in the Cleveland area, but then you're dealing with unknown quantities.
        I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

        '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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        • #5
          but then you're dealing with unknown quantities
          I think you mean unknown entities...
          Tim Ripley - Gaithersburg, MD
          1981 XS1100 Special "Spoiled Rotten" Just sold - currently bikeless!!
          23mm float height
          120 main jets
          42.5 pilot jets
          drilled stock airbox with K&N
          Jardine 4 to 1 Exhaust
          spade fusebox
          1st and 2nd gear fix

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          • #6
            Or it could be a one way rental up there, drop off the rental and ride the bike back.
            http://www.myspace.com/i_give_you_power

            1980 XS11 Special - chopped, dropped and OCTY is still installed - NOW IT'S FOR SALE! $1,800 OBO


            Famous Myspace quote:

            "Don't mess with TEXAS! It's not nice to pick on retards."

            It's funny because I am from TEXAS!

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            • #7
              Texas Rookie,

              Timing is wrong for now. "2009 Road Trip" will begin in Jan.



              Is Ohio bike for parts or are you just getting excessive??

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              • #8
                Check ebay,they have auctions for auto shipping.Shipping would probably the easiest way in my opinion.
                80 SG XS1100
                14 Victory Cross Country

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                • #9
                  XSive to the max, Larry, XSive to the bloody max!

                  Actually I thought it would be nice to have a touring rig (my 79) and something a little more over the top custom-wise. I'd like to try my hand at painting etal and didn't want to mess up the factory finish on mine.

                  Besides you know the mantra.....If some is good, MORE is better!!!
                  Texas Rookie - NW Houston
                  79 xs11F (in process, down but not out)
                  04 Ducati ST4s (current daily driver, recently retired from occasional track bike duty, too $cary to think about crashing)
                  2001 Suzuki SV650 track bike (setting up for some adult fun next year)
                  newest acquisition - Black on Black 78 XS11 with 81 motor waiting patiently in Cleveland Ohio (Insanity!!!...no thanks I've got plenty)

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                  • #10
                    nw houston

                    Hey Texas Rookie just surfing the site congrats an your new ride! I was wondering what part of nw are you in? I should be very close to you.

                    Regards

                    Tonio
                    tonio
                    81 xs eleven special

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