To confirm what we already knew, I now have the bike and was waved over by the cops 10 minutes into the ride, as expected everything was in order and we chatted about Cambodia of all things, i haven't been to that many countries but they were impressed with my passport lol. I did get the license plate number put onto my helmet but that may not be necessary for foreigners not sure. I had 2 hrs to kill before bike was ready so walked a block and a half till I found a helmet shop. It was going to cost under a dollar, but after befriending the guy he refused to take any money even though I would rather have paid him. Viva Colombia.

i recently bought this bike in july with 2550 km and it now has 9000 km great bike all decked out with motorrad luggage and tank bag SOAT and RUNT
I want a g700gs because 25 more horse is needed when in the high mountain passes if you have a passenger

thanks for all the useful info. i am looking at doing about the same thing you did on an upcoming trip to Colombia.

can you tell us what type/model of bike you bought? new or used? and how much you paid for it (in USD/$)? .... and if you were able to re-sell it at the end of your trip?

I bought new, so the dealership would do all the paperwork for me. I got the AKT 180 TTR, it can handle some off road, and had enough power 95% of the time, but I am 5'10 150+/- lb. At the very top of the Andes mountains it was chugging a bit, but overall did great, though plans changed and I pretty much just slabbed it the whole way.

Cost was 1500USD+/- and an additional 215 for all paperwork + insurance. There is no tax the prices listed are what they charge you. Paid a small fee at the RUNT place which I cannot remember now.

AKTs are cheap Chinese bikes assembled in Colombia. They are know to break down on longer trips but I had no problem, and parts are cheap and readily available throughout Colombia. I gifted mine to a Colombian friend, he has a garage so its there to use if I go back, but I doubt the bike will last long enough for me to see it again as I assume it will break before I return.

I posted here, but did not actively try and sell it. I only had 1 person contact me when I posted here selling it for 1000USD for a barely broken in bike, but he never left any contact info so didn't hear back. My plan was if nothing else to leave it in the street keys in it, and fly home. The cost to buy equaled the cost to rent so nothing really lost. Buying let me get a smaller bike, and the freedom to stop the trip wherever I chose rather than return the bike at the end.

In Santa Marta there is a Hostel that rents AKTs if you wanted to focus on the north, I do not know the cost or limitations but they would be an option, I am sure google can tell you who the are, I forget....just saw a sign but they were closed.

This was the bike, though they gave me a Red one.

AKT Motos | TTR 180 Enduro - Cualquier camino, una aventura más.

thanks for the great info!!!

Be carefull when buying a motorcycle in Colombia. I much prefer the Canadian passport and the support from the Cnadian Embasy over the Colombian cedula if I'm in trouble. The cedula only say who you are.

It easy to get visas to live in Colombia fulltime. If I want to stay in Colombia more than 6 months all I have to do is asking for student student visa or a visa to teach French at the French Alliance.

I usually a buy a motorcycle when I arrive in Colombia in the fall and I sell them before I leave in May. I encontered issues the last 2 bikes I bought because the dealer didn't do his work properly.

Once the dealer omit to have me sign a document, they told me not o worry, but when I wanted to sell the motorcycle, I found out that someone at the dealership signed it, and I had to go back to transito to sign documents.

The other issue I was promised That I would have full coverage. When I went to pick the motorcycle, they told me since I don't have a cedula, I cannot obtain full coverage policy. This is bulls***. I have been buying full coverage policy since the 1970s through a broker.

So be carefull and make sure to sign every document when buying.

Hi There
I saw your post on Horizons Unlimited re assistance doing bike transfer in Peru. I’m looking at buying a used Honda 250 which another traveller is looking to sell end of Feb. I’m wondering if you assist in an instance like this? I’m looking at studying Spanish in Peru for March and feel this will allow some time to organise paperwork and set the bike up properly the way I need it.

Please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

Natasha


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I bet he's somewhere near Dakar route now...
That's his web:
www.aroundtheblockmotoadventures.com

With all the info on HU, it's possible to skip the middlemen and save though. Definitely adds to the adventure

If you want to buy a colombian registered bike, you can only make a full legal transfer to your name in a colombian city it was registered in.
Of course there are ways around, just be smart and careful.

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Natasha,

Is the 250 you are talking about a Peruvian Registered motorcycle? If not it is near impossible... but PM me.

Toby