Hello fellow travelers,
We want to sell our two motorcycles of the Colombian brand AKT from the year 2024. They are the model TTR DS with 200cc and 16hp. The motorcycles were purchased and registered new in Colombia in October 2024. They have currently done 6500km and a few more to come (2500 - 6000km). The motorcycles are for sale in Santiago de Chile (February), in Ushuaia/Punta Arenas (March) or somewhere in between. Simply write to us and we will find a solution. Of course, it is also possible to buy just one motorcycle.

Type: AKT TTR DS 200
Engine: 200ccm - 16hp
First registration: October 2024 in Colombia
Kilometres: at the time of sale between 9000 und 13000
Location: between Santiago de Chile (February) and Ushuaia/Punta Arenas (March)
Price: 1000€ negotiable
Further details could be found on the akt-page: https://www.aktmotos.com/ttds200
They are not modified because they came relatively good equipped. Services were done according to the manual. The guarantee might be void, because outside of Colombia you can’t find an AKT-licensed workshop.

Greetings, Richard

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I can vouch for the AKT 200 TT and TTR dual sport motorcycles. AKT is a Colombian brand of motorcycles.

I own a AKT 200 TT Rally bike in Colombia, which is pretty much the same model as these. AKT is probably a 25 year old brand of motorcycles. Basically, a group of Colombian motorcycle enthusiasts got together and decided that they wanted to build affordable dual sport motorcycles 25 years ago. All the motorcycle parts to AKT motorcycles are made in China, but the AKT 200 TT models or aka 200 cc are unique because they are assembled in Medellin, Colombia and have a good reputation for quality.

There are a lot of import taxes on foreign cars and motorcycles in Colombia, so these AKT 200cc motorcycles fill the niche of being a fairly good dual sport motorcycle you can get in Colombia that is way less expensive in Colombia than all of the foreign brands.

Parts for these should be fairly easy to find across South America. The parts are inexpensive too. They come with a 24 month or 24k km warranty like the seller mentioned, but there are a lot of stipulations to the warranty. I wouldn't worry too much about not having the warranty, because by the time you make it to Colombia the bikes will have 20k miles anyway. Labor and parts are cheap and I don't think they break all that much.

These motorcycles would be great for a couple to buy. They would also be great for beginner/intermediate riders to buy. You are limited on the straight aways because you only have 16 hp, but if your goal is to just take the sights in and time is not important than they would be great bikes for that. The rpm's go up to 10k rpm. I'm assuming if you ride around at 9k rpm's all the time they will be more likely to vibrate a lot and break faster. I just got done with my 1000 km break in, so I don't have too much experience with greatly abusing the engine yet.

Some other good qualities: You probably don't have to be as worried about these motorcycles getting stolen, as you would a Honda. If you want to go hiking or something these motorcycles will probably be much safer than a Honda, Suzuki, KTM, or BMW would be.

Something I like about AKT is that the bikes don't need to be modified much. The kickstand comes with a plate of metal already welded to the tip of it, so you don't have to worry so much about parking on soft surfaces. The stock seat pretty good, you don't have to go buy a new seat. The stock suspension is decent on mine. Haven't bottomed out too much off road yet. Comes with a sketchy looking aluminum/ metal skid plate ( it is very thin) but seems to do the job good enough.

Aftermarket parts are cheap for them too. Pannier racks, etc

They do surprisingly well off-road. If you have road dirt bikes since you were a kid than you will probably be kind of disappointed because of the lack of power. If you are 40 or older and over the adrenaline phase than you will probably really enjoy it on the trails.

These AKT 200 TT models have good resale value in Colombia. I like how your initial investment in the bike is already low. Even if you had to suddenly end your trip and sell it to a local for $500 US it wouldn't be that big of a deal. In Colombia, you can probably get at least $1200 US for them with 20k miles.

Another good thing is that these AKT 200 TT bikes barely sip any gas. I think the TTR models come with a 2 or 2.5 gallon gas tank, but your kilometers per tank is a lot so I wouldn't worry too much. Pretty much the only benefit to the Rally TT model is they give you a 1 gallon larger tank. I've found it impossible to run out of gas as long as I fill it up once a day.

Hey Richard, one piece of advice is if it were me, I would not waste time trying to sell them at the tip of South America. It is kind of a pain in the butt to ride them back to Buenos Aires or Santiago, but I would change your plan to that, because the potential buyer is going to be worried a lot about risk. The potential buyer wants to fly into the major city and buy the bike there and than they can tell all of their friends that they rode it to the tip and back. It is too much risk for a potential buyer to go all the way down to the tip just to inspect 1 deal which may or not work out. My 2 cents. Just trying to save you time since I have experience with this.

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http://www.journeyrider.net Latin America blog (07-8)

I recommend any potential buyer to read the first thread under this heading.
About legal aspects.

Well this might work about the legalities if it was a Colombian National or resident buying .
Colombian registered bikes don't get sold anywhere but Colombia for trade agreements reasons in Andean regions
I have said it before that the B Packers have to take in consideration that you have responsibility when you buy and register a motor vehicle under your name in a foreign country you are subjected to the laws and policies of that Country
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