u/stzKills

I had shipped my motorcycle from OD to BLR through bluedart. Attaching the link to the post on the options i had looked into and why I chose Bluedart.

Also attached below the parcel transit location and time updates from Bluedart.

Thank you to all the well-wishers as well as the ones who shared their valuable feedbacks on my last post. Now let's talk about the actual update.

14/5 - Left my bike at the local bluedart warehouse. They insisted on taking out all the fuel, hence took out some 4L of it. I put 2 in my scooty and gave them the other 2L. I guess that worked out on my favour looking at the awesome packaging they had done later on. Kept the key to myself, didn't wanna risk someone riding my motorcycle out of curiosity.

The bluedart agent through whom I had booked was in constant touch with me throughout until delivery. He himself provided me with all the updates, sometimes at around 2am. Full marks for support.

18/5 - Parcel reached nearby warehouse, and the bluedart guy insisted me to take it from there itself, to minimise additional load unload. Went to warehouse, showed them the Waybill number and proceeded to take delivery. Only downside, they didn't have a ramp to get the motorcycle down. Although carefully, they brought it down through stairs. Thank god it was an adventure bike. Removed all the packaging and Woahhhhh!!! Bike was fine AF. I guess some minute scratches on the leg guard sliders (expected) and the plastic hand guards had slided downwards slightly. Apart from that, not the slightest scratch. Stand had some dirt on it, not scratches. Thanks to the ones commented on my prev post, checked out everything they had recommended. Lucky me, there was a fuel pump in 100m, and i was able to ride it till there.

Seamless experience getting delivered. Not gonna lie, i had my fair share of sleepless nights thinking about all the possibilities. Guess, i used up all my luck to get this beast delivered here.

Thank you to everyone once again. Long live this sub.

TLDR - shipped bike through Bluedart from OD to BLR. Got it delivered within 4 days and without any damages.

I am shipping my motorcycle from Odisha to Bengaluru through Bluedart.

My first option was railways, but then i read a few reddit posts of people regretting their decisions.

Checked with APML, they gave a quotation of 8k, but didn't give any help of packing the bike. Also since my city isn't a hub, they said that pick-up is only possible if there are any deliveries or truck bookings in my city.

Checked with VRL next, straight-up said no to bike shipping. Although their reasoning was unavailability of bike shipping frames.

The last option was to check with Bluedart. They asked to remove mirrors to minimise damage and offered packaging from their end and also offered pick up from my place. Since i was unsure of how the pick up guy is going to ride till the warehouse, i dropped the bike myself.

Total cost - 9k for shipping and 1k for packaging. Hope they deliver it in properly.

Wish me all the luck guys.

Finally got this beauty. Had to ride around 260km home as no dealership had Amazon tie-ups nearby. I am still in the break in phase and as a new owner,can you guys help me out with few of the queries I have related to the motorcycle.

1. How bad is the engine oil consumption thing? I have seen people recommending Motul 300v instead of prolube. Should i specifically ask SC guys for it or buy it myself and ask them to fill it up during every service?
2. What is the best coolant and should i keep one handy?
3. I have ridden Ronin for last 3 years and gear shifts are usually smooth (N-1 is seamless) while i observe a slight jerk. Is this normal due to a high-compression engine?
4. Any recommendations on seat modifications in Bangalore, i as Vikram, carry a Betaal almost 90% of the time. (I have a pillion)
5. During my ride I observed the vibrations to peak at exactly 5k RPM and then starts smoothing out. Does this improve with subsequent services?
6. Any other recommendations i might be missing out on?

Thanking all your replies in advance.