http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...buy-sell-97380

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'We build the bike (in Peru) for your Epic Ride of South America.'

The owners are transferring via Poder, so the fact that it's in Punta Arenas is irrelevant. Nice looking bikes

Hi katabatic,

My friend and I are planning to do a similar trip from Colombia to ushuaia and buy bike in Colombia, sell in ushuaia. Could you give us some insight in how the selling go down in the end. And at what prices we would be looking for this bikes new an the extra kit?

Cheers, Christiaan

Hi Christiaan,

We ended up selling in Punta Arenas because we had a buyer lined up and it is technically illegal to sell the bikes in Argentina/Ushuaia.

Provided you have a buyer, selling in Punta Arenas was quite easy. All you have to do is go to a notary to draw up the Poder (power of attorney) then go to the Aduana building near the casino close to downtown and have them transfer the TVIP into the new owner's name. We sold one bike to a dutch girl who ended up riding up to Bolivia and beyond and she presented the Poder document along with the ownership card (in my name) at all the boarder crossings without any trouble as far as we know.

The other bike we ended up donating to a Chilean family who needed help with some hospital bills and because we weren't able to find a buyer.

The bikes we had were great for this trip but there isn't really a market for them in punta arenas we discovered. They are sold there at a department store in town and you see a few of these bikes on the roads here and there but we had zero interest from other Chileans for this model. We went to many shops and posted them in the local whatsapp motorcycle community. But had no bites after a week. If you are specifically interested in these bikes, they can be bought in Colombia for around $3,200 USD brand new from the dealer (they will do all the paperwork and have the bike registration in your name in a couple of days). We sold the one for $1,800 USD with some additional gear at the end.

My advice would be to line up a foreign traveler buyer on HUBB, or facebook pan-american overlanding association well in advance. The real value of these bikes at the bottom of the continent is to other travelers who want to do a return trip. The Colombian license plate is incredibly valuable because there are no issues with borders or taking the bikes out of Chile/Argentina. Foreign Nationals are not able to buy bikes in Chile and take them out of the country currently. We crossed 11 borders with zero issues with our Colombian tags. I would post the bikes for sale a couple of months before you arrive at punta arenas and aim to be there no later than mid-March. April will be pushing your luck with the weather and may scare off any potential buyers who want to ride south to north as the weather window to do this will be all but closed.

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions.