Winning a bike auction was the easy part but getting it from Ky to Conn.was a true pain time wise and financially.USHIP put me in touch with multiple options and saved my sanity as well as money, and get this for much less than the cost of me hauling it on the back of my SUV (FUEL,TOLL,FOOD,TRAILER RENTAL, ETC ). you do the math..and tell USHIP I sent you