I know this is way in advance from when we are going to do be doing it, but figure if I start searching now it will help in the long run.
Me and the Mrs to be are kicking around the idea of spending approximately 1 month (hopefully December) motorcycling around central America in 2015 for our honey moon. Its pretty regular that you see bikes for sale in Panama and CR but there is so much info out there that its hard to tell what the process is. As far as what country to buy in we are open to anything with a major airport to save on flight costs, and it seems most are willing to meet all over central America if they are selling a bike

What would be ideal for me to do is buy a Canadian bike and have the sale lined up before the seller even heads south on their own trip. That way I could ask them to get a second copy of their Canadian registration and mail it to me, then register the bike in my name before even heading down. Then exchange the funds for bike when we arrive down in CA and voila! A bike registered in my name in central America. But I am sure that wont happen
So the other options are buying probably a USA registered bike while in central America, or a Canadian bike when we get there. I plan to try and line up the bike in advance of us leaving so hopefully the day we arrive the ball can start rolling.
But in what country should we be looking to buy, and why? Ideally we will be looking for a KLR,DR,XR since she will be on the back, and they have the right size for 2 up riding, most for sale have some panniers for our goods, and they are basically bullet proof.

So really looking for all the inside info available on buying a bike in central America. The final plan will be to have the wife fly home and I will probably ride though mexico back to the USA and store the bike until the following spring. Or else store the bike in central americAmerica head back there to ride the bike back north in the following spring.
Any help or ideas are appreciated

How are you goibg to change the import docs the bike will have for the country it is located in?

What i am also hoping to find out is what countries you do not need to have import documents for. I have heard a few things regarding panama, CR, and some tricks that can be done by making the exchange on the border.
I would ideally like to find a canadian bike and would do the transaction before they even hit the road south, then i could have it registered in my name when i show up with a little funny buisness

good luck getting someone to agree to allow you to register their bike in your name before getting paid.

why not look into buying a bike in a place where foreigners can register it like guatemala?

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I agree with teevee, Guatemala is a good option, you should buy a used guatemalan plated bike (1 or 2 days and you are good to go with a bike in your name) then you can store it in guatemala after your month trip without a problem. (if you buys 3 years old or older you save sales tax)

You save the bike importation process in the c4 countries too. it makes border crosing easier and quicker.

If you look into a new bike it can take 3 to 6 weeks to get your license plate. (this mean you cant leave the country before you get your plate.


Just keep in mind that the bikes are more expensive here than in Canada. (probably around 30%)
Brand new klr 650 is around 9000$ canadian here.

http://www.motorcycle-adventure-guatemala.com/

And about bringing it to the states or canada after it probably mean more importation fees. You should check the cost before doing all this, not sure it is worth it.

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hope this helps

Hey there, guys sorry for interrupting the thread!

Have three KLR 650's for sale in Guatemala '07 '06 and '04 respectively.

All in relatively good nick, have just come down through Mexico from Los Angeles where we bought the bikes.

If interested. Contact asap.