Bike Shifting in Banashankari 3rd Stage

Fix it here, or there?

Fix it before the move if the problem affects how the bike can be handled. Brakes that don't hold, a steering lock that sticks, a flat tyre that won't stay up. Those make the bike harder and less safe to push to the carrier, and they're better sorted by someone you already trust.

Leave it for the other end if it's cosmetic or not urgent, the sort of thing you've been living with for months without trouble. A cracked panel, a worn seat cover, a service that's due next month. Those can wait, and a mechanic at the destination will want to look the bike over anyway once it's there.

Big repairs are a judgement call, and your mechanic is the best person to help you make it. If your local mechanic has the parts and the time, and you'll be riding the bike as soon as it arrives, doing it here means it arrives ready. If the repair would take longer than you have before the pickup date, don't rush it. A half-finished job travels worse than an untouched one.

Think about parts too. Some bikes, older models or less common makes, have parts that are easy to find around Banashankari and hard to find in a smaller town. If a part is hard to get, fitting it here, where your mechanic knows the supplier, can save weeks of waiting later.

Whatever you decide, don't spend money just to make the bike start for the move. We don't need it to run.

Tell us what's wrong

Whatever state the bike is in, mention it at booking. A bike that doesn't start, a brake that drags, a mirror that's hanging loose, a broken side stand. Each one changes how the crew handles it, and none of them stops it travelling.

Existing damage is recorded in the pickup photos, close up where it matters. A cracked indicator or a dent you were planning to fix will be in the pictures, which means nobody wonders afterwards whether the trip did it.

If a part is loose rather than broken, and on older commuter bikes something usually is, a mirror or a number plate rattling on one screw, tighten it before pickup or ask the mechanic to. Loose parts are the ones that suffer on a long journey.

Collection from a 3rd Stage cross

Banashankari 3rd Stage mixes wide main roads near the Ring Road and the Kathriguppe water tank with older, narrower crosses where parked cars leave a single lane. On the main roads the carrier comes to your gate. Inside the tighter crosses it waits where the street opens up, and the bike is brought out to it.

If the bike is at the mechanic's shop when the carrier is due, it can be collected from there instead, as long as someone with the papers meets the crew. Agree it with the mechanic in advance, so the bike isn't up on a stand in pieces when the crew arrives.

Getting out of the area usually means the Outer Ring Road or the roads towards Jayanagar, both heavy at the peaks, so collections happen early. Early also suits the mechanic, if the bike is coming from the shop, before the day's repairs crowd the forecourt.

Scooty shifting with a pending repair

Scooters often travel with a small fault, a self-start that's stopped working, a weak battery, a speedometer cable that's given up. None of those matter for the trip. On the carrier a scooty gets the motorcycle treatment, condition recorded first, soft padding where it sticks out, wrapped and held standing. Lighter means it's generally a little cheaper.

If the scooter's brakes are the problem, fix them first. It's light, but it still has to be wheeled to the carrier, and at the other end someone will want to ride it.

Empty the seat box before pickup, and leave the service booklet in the papers folder rather than under the seat, so the next mechanic can see what's been done.

Bike and two wheeler transport from Banashankari

For other cities, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kerala see carriers all the time, and Mysuru and Pune are reached from this side of the city too. Smaller places take longer, because we wait until a vehicle is going that way anyway. You'll know your arrival date before loading, handy if you're booking a mechanic at the other end for the day after.

Within Bangalore it's a same-day job, to Jayanagar, JP Nagar or anywhere across the city.

Bring the fuel down before the day, as the tank is drained before loading. For the paperwork, photocopied RC and ID are enough and the originals stay home. We survey free, look at the bike and its faults, and give one written price with GST. If the house is moving too, the Banashankari 3rd Stage packers page covers it.