1) One container. One coordinated shipment.
OBO consolidates motorcycles into a dedicated full container load rather than sending individual motorcycles as scattered less-than-container-load freight.
2) Purpose-built for motorcycles
Motorcycles travel together using OBO’s stillage and packing system, within a service designed around privately owned used motorcycles for touring purposes.
3) Depot-to-depot control
Every shipment moves between selected depots with known agents, secure handling arrangements and a clearly defined handover process.
4) A clearer chain of responsibility
Consolidation, documentation and communications are coordinated as one shipment. Sea freight still involves schedules and variables, but the operating model is visible and accountable.
5) Timed around the ride
Shipments are planned around riding seasons, customs feasibility and realistic collection windows?not an anywhere-at-any-time freight promise.
6) Connected return options
The depot network is planned as a connected system, so outbound shipments, onward connections and return loads support one another.
Aussie riders dream of shipping their motorbikes overseas for adventures across the world’s great mountain ranges - but the logistics involved keep it a dream. Typical story ends up with big money spent on a two week tour to scratch the surface. The few that do take the plunge with their own bikes spend more time on bike logistics instead of the fun stuff learning about where they’ll be travelling + route planning. BUT WHAT IF Aussie riders come to understand seasonal restraints and that they should all be shifting their bikes roughly the same time? WHAT IF the Aussie rider effort could be co-ordinated to create FCL opportunity? WHAT IF the hassle was deleted with the whole bloody entry + exit sagas streamlined? Would YOU Ride The Ethereal?
Own Bike Odyssey consolidate motorbikes at depots in Brisbane + Melbourne and ship full container load (FCL) to strategic destinations at optimal times dictated by season. These destinations not only provide gateways to the world?s epics for Aussie riders, they also provide convenient motorbike consolidation points for shipping to Australia. Excellent secure storage options are offered to cater for variable ride windows allowing us to consolidate a six week plan and a six month plan in the same container. Ultimately, our service is specially tailored for riders considering independent overland adventure of duration four weeks to full season to inter-continental. This isn’t some bow-ribboned tour. This is YOUR Own Bike Odyssey.
What does Full-Container-Load (FCL) mean?
Why doesn't OBO ship Less-than-Container-Load (LCL)?
Why is it important to pay the deposit so early?
How do you manage buffer in your schedule?
What are the depot storage rates like?
Why does OBO FCL beat AIR beat LCL?
Do you ship any sized motorbike?
Do you ship any year model bike?
Rate Inclusions and Exclusions?
Single Transit Marine Cargo Insurance?
Compulsory Third-party Insurance?
Travel Insurance
International Driving Permit (IDP)
Do I need a carnet?
Are hire or tour options better value than shipping my own motorbike?
Cost example
Will you ship my personal effects with my motorbike?
Australia depot locations?
What is Australia Border Force (ABF)?
How is Australia's Biosecurity administered?
Just how clean does my motorbike need to be for Australia’s biosecurity inspection?
Will my motorbike be delayed if another rider does the wrong thing?
Please make all shipment enquiries via the Register Interest to Build Demand form. If you have a general enquiry about our service, please complete this form.
Please appreciate that OBO ships full container loads (FCL) only. We do not ship less than container loads (LCL), offer air freight, or ship anywhere at any time. Our service operates on selected routes and is tailored specifically for motorcycle overlanders.
We receive a high volume of broader overlander enquiries and, as much as we would like to assist the wider motorcycle-overlanding community, we simply do not have the capacity and must remain focused on supporting OBO customers.