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Buying a motorbike in Honduras and riding to Canada :)

Hi Everyone,

i'm new to this site and am slowly working my way through everything on here..So pleased to have found it - not sure where I've been really.

So i'm looking at buying a motorbike in Honduras but havn't been able to find out what i need so far.. Im currently in France but am from England. Will fly out to Honduras before riding upto Canada before April 27th when my two year work visa needs to be started by.

Can i purchase a bike in Honduras as did read somewhere that it wasn't possible. This was quite old info though so am hoping things have changed since then.

Can I freely pass through all boarders until Canada? What paperwork and docs etc will i need?

Will i be able to re register the bike once im in Canada. not looking at getting anything crazy. Just a 250 or so trail(ish) type bike

Thanks so much for your help - really appreciate it
Nick

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guatemala is the best country for foreigners to purchase in.
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thanks for the reply... So if i buy a bike in Guatamala ill be able to ride it straight up to Canada through all the boarders without any problems? How does it work with registering and insuring the bike from Guatamala.. Sorry if i sound really new to this i've only ever cycle toured before but am looking for a bit more cushioning for my bum this time around..

Let me know if there's any good sites or other threads with the sort of stuff i'm looking for on as i've not been able to find much as yet..

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Canadian Requirements

I am not sure about the purchase side of the equation however unless the bike was originally registered in Canada you won't be able to import it into the country for your 2 year work period.
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If you buy a bike meant for the Central American countries market or for Mexico you will be SOL for having it registered in Canada , and with your stated intent of spending several years in Canada they might not even allow you to ride it into the country.
Even if it is a model of a Japanese or German bike sold in Europe and Canada it will not be furnished with the Transport Canada model approval sticker and some of the specifications will vary. This means it will not be possible to get it registered in Canada .
You might be permitted to ride into the country for a trip, for instance if you were a Hondureno, but you would then need to ride it OUT again within a specified number of months. You cannot sell such a bike to any body in Canada in the expectation that they would want it for use on public roads.
If the bike is 15 years old or older you might be allowed to take it in, vehicles that age are exempt because very few people would actually want such a one, unless it is a collector of oddities.
Any attempt to have such a bike brought up to the Canada Transport standards would bankrupt you.

Your only possible hope would be to find a Canadian REGISTERED motorcycle for sale by a Canadian tourist wanting to sell in Honduras, Costa Rica or Guatemala ( it happens) and then doing a song and dance to get the ownership documentation changed over to your name .
You must have the motorcycle in your own name in order to cross a border ., and have documentation to prove it.
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