I need to ship two bikes from Toronto to Vancouver?

I'm looking for advice and ideas on moving two adventure bikes from Toronto to Vancouver preferably with out crating. I have crate bottoms if needed but would rather just have em strapped down for ease and cause i am not there. The two bikes are in Petewawa Ontario but i have a buddy that will take em to a shipper around there for gas money. I'm in Vancouver.

Any ideas ?

Crate them, I work for a large trucking company and I have see forklift forks go through the side of motors etc. also anything sticking out will get snapped off, like mirrors, pegs ect. a few dollars in plywood will save you heartache, and standard insurance is 3 bucks a pound so you won't get much out of the company for broken bits. You can also look into a professional vehicle moving company that lists bikes. they may be able to move them for you without crates and not damage them.

Use U-ship. I've used them several times, worked well.

I have an add on U-ship right now. I'm glad to hear that you had success with it.

Thanx

What make of bikes? Contact your local dealership for the brand - they might be of some assistance.

I've got the best prices from people on U-ship, though I waited a month to get them..

The u-ship sounds great so far.....down to 890 for two bikes on the third day. any advice from anyone that used u-ship would be great.

That's cool. I didn't even know U-Ship operated in Canada.

A friend and I looked at shipping our bikes to BC so we could fly there and ride home - looks like a possibility based on what you're finding.