Hi Kamil and Dutchguy,

We, two friends and I, are now in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, and we are trying the same thing. A girl from the turist info said that it is impossible to buy a bike in Paraguay and cross any border of another country in SA, because we are not Paraguayn citizens. But we are not giving up. Maybe it is possible and we like to know your experience. Please tell us if you know more!
Kind Regards

Hey Gustavo,

I asked for this at the dealer I'm buying my bike at and he never heard of such a thing. He then called someone to ask if it was forbidden to "export" bikes for foreigners and he was told it was not the case. He seemed like an honest guy, he was very friendly and trying to help me decide which was the best bike for me to buy, even if it was a cheaper one. I decided to just try it and worst case scenario I'll have to bribe a few customs officers, which shouldn't be a problem in Paraguay from what I've heard hehe (I read that there is actually no checking at the border at all at ciudad de este because the amount of traffic is just insane?). Anyway. I should be the proud owner of a brand new Kenton Eagle 200 in a few days, yeah baby .

I'll buy it from a dealer from Chacomer, they are the #1 bike producer & seller in Paraguay, so I figured they should be pretty reliable and it should be easy to get spare parts if necessary. The bike itself cost me 6.3M guarani (about 1250 euro), there were cheaper ones that also looked very good (Kenton 150R, 4.5M guarani) but I just liked this model so I figured I should spent a little more (still very cheap imho) to get the one I liked best. Oh and you also get a free riding course, two free (obligatory if you want to keep your 6 month guarantee) maintenance check-ups, helmet, reflective vest and a can of oil, if I understood everything correctly haha. The process of officially registering the bike will take 20-30 days, but you can use it in the mean time to ride around in Paraguay (or just travel by bus to other destinations and pick up your bike later on). I was told it's also possible to insure the bike if it has not been officially registered as yours yet, but I should get more info on that in a couple of days. It seems like a pretty good deal to me, fingers crossed .

To add to the post above, I also send a mail to Klein Motos in Asuncion, which is often referred to on this site, and they replied the following:

Buenos dias, no existe ninguna restriccion con la compra o el transito de motocicletas registradas en Paraguay. El unico incoveniente es que los tramites de registro de la motocicleta se demoran aproximadamente un mes y sin eso no puedes entrar en otro pais.

   
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Douglas Borges
KLEIN MOTOS

That the only thing you have to do know is just hang out for a month, get those papers in order and then head out!

I once stayed in Asuscion for about 3 weeks, entered into Paraguay via Ciudad del Este, and exited the same way. Never paid for my visa (required as an American). The amount of traffic through that city is incredible.

--Alex

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Hi Dutchguy and others,

Congratz with your bike, nice one. With some help of an Czeck lawer we bought 3 bikes (150 CC Leopard) for 3 Million Gurani. We get the papers and the plate in less than a week because we arranged the paperwork at an office directly. We leave for Argentina next week!

Good Luck!

Thanks, you too. Can you please elaborate what you did to get those papers so fast? Have a nice trip!

Hey Dutchguy,

Any luck so far?

I'm very curious because I'm hoping to do the same next year.

Grz.

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