Motorcycle Arrived in Germany after Shipping from San Francisco USA “PART 2” Honda ST1300 West Coast

This video is PART 2 of my experience picking up my motorcycle in Northern Germany after dropping off my bike in San Francisco 3.5 months prior. See Part 1 of me riding down to San Francisco to West Coast Shipping. (Link to PART 1: https://youtu.be/51qCMOODPHs?si=KvuQAWajK1QNn4Cl).
I also shipped my car which arrived 1 month later. I had a “better” experience shipping my car versus shipping the motorcycle. I recommend having Christian Reyer (Reyer Transport) deliver your bike and/or car to you in Germany. Reyer Transport is affiliated with West Coast Shipping for Germany. The original plan was to have my buddy in Lübeck perform TÜV inspection & ride the bike down, but we ran out of time due to the bike arriving so late in Germany. The bike was supposed to arrive beginning of November but was stuck in Bremerhaven Customs for a month. So I thought it would be a good idea to pick up the bike versus riding it down (in better weather) and to make a road trip out of it. It turned out that renting a trailer & driving for 4 days was a BAD idea. The expense involved plus having to drive slowly as the big trucks on the highway took too long, and was stressful, especially in the wind storm & rain storm. If it had been summertime, I would have simply flown up from Munich airport and picked up the bike. But it’s now December.

My car arrived a month later and had it shipped to my location 900 kilometers south and cost me only $950 with zero stress on my side. Plus my car was delivered in a HUGE FANCY “CLOSED” and clean transportation truck from Reyer Transport. WOW! The service was excellent. I should have just done that with the bike. (I will post that video too)

Here is more information and links for you.

Westcoast Shipping was my choice due to its excellent customer service and its location in the San Fransisco Bay Area. Westcoast Shipping offered to pick up my bike in Seattle Washington, but I chose to make a trip out of it and deliver the bike myself to their Richmond Warehouse east of San Francisco in the Bay Area.

My contact during the entire process was Monica. Depending on your shipping “from” location, you may receive Monica. You may also be contacted by Nick once your vehicle is at the warehouse. Both Monica and Nick were wonderful to work with, as was the entire staff at the Richmond location. If you talk to them, let them know that Michael M @ MotoTouring World Wide sent you 😊
Here is the link for Westcoast Shipping: https://www.wcshipping.com/
Fill out the information on the right side of the website for quotes.

Christian Reyer (owner) from Reyer International Car Logistics will contact you when your vehicle is en route on the Cargo Ship. Christian will handle customs for you, reducing stress and providing worry-free transport and delivery. Reyer International Car Logistics also handles vehicles from Canada, Switzerland, Dubai & Saudi Arabia. If you are shipping to another part of Europe or other parts of the world, you will be contacted by a different Agency/Company.
When the bike arrived in Bremerhaven, Christian made the next steps hassle-free and worry-free and I didn’t even have to show up at Customs in Bremerhaven. Please say “HELLO” the Christian for me 😊
Here is their direct YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/@reyertransportlogistikgmbh2821/videos
Here is their website: https://reyer-group.com/

Registration could be a challenge for you. If you ship your motorcycle or car to Germany and don’t have a German address to register your vehicle, contact Marcus at CarTurf: https://mycarturf.com/
You WILL have to perform TÜV on your vehicle FIRST, and then CarTurf can assist with registration.
CarTurf video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3giyvFmdsY
See all the other YouTube videos from CarTurf here: https://www.youtube.com/@carturf/videos

You can drive your motorcycle or car in Germany and most of Europe with your USA license plates by using Tour-Insure: https://www.tourinsure.de
Andreas or Christina will be your contact.
Tour-Insure is like a “Green Card” for your vehicle. So “if” you ship your car or motorcycle to Germany and Tour Europe for 1 month, 2 months, or up to 12 months, use Tour-Insure: https://www.tourinsure.de/en/international-motor-insurance-and-frontier-insurance/car/europe

When communicating with Andreas or Christina, let them know that Michael M @ MotoTouring World Wide sent you 😊. They are super easy to communicate with via email or a phone call in English.

After a year or sooner, I will TÜV the bike and car and have German Plates.

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