I tried to visit that web page, but:

"This page can’t be displayed

• Make sure the web address http://www.susisantiago.com is correct."

Perhaps you have the address spelled incorrectly..?

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Bruce Clarke - 2020 Yamaha XV250

Hi Rory,

the owner of the vehicle needs to give a power of attorney to the driver.

Witnessed a vanlife-couple being rejected at the border Perú/Ecuador. She was driving his car. He had no licence. Although both were present, it caused a problem.

Keep sharing your experience. It is super valuable and interesting

Ride safe!
Martin

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andesadventurebikes.com

Top post Lachy!!

One thing I was told here yesterday was to make sure the Permiso de Circulacion is current, like said before it’s an annual doc that needs updating, if not up to date then the new owner will be liable for back payments and possible fines. This info should not put you off, it is only something to look for!

Meet a great guy here yesterday called Francisco who has just opened up a Yamaha dealership at Mall Sport in Santiago a few months ago (fulladventure, link below), he speaks English (helps because my Spanish has still mucho improving to do). They have different bikes and not only Yamaha, was showing me a 640 Adventure. He’s a friendly guy who loves bikes, organises trips up to the desert and to the forests in the south. Bikes are expensive in Chile but if you have the money and the time before you arrive maybe he could help you line something up. They service/repair bikes there also, I’ve never tried them but would give them a go.

Some more sources for those looking to buy a bike here:
Home

This is a not easy to find this link on the KTM page that was recommended, lots of enduros but there is Adventure bikes, clicking on “dealer & service” “servicio”, “motos usadas”
Ver Usadas

MOTOS USADAS

BYW: All Chilean vehicles Permiso de Circulacion all get updated at the one time, now in March at local municipalities which place container offices in local public places to make it easy. We’ve just done the car and the mandatory bike insurance is still 35,000CLP.

BTW: RUTs that you get as a tourist is directly linked to your passport so once you have one it will be for ever more linked to that passport # and impossible to get a different RUT, unless you use a different passport. I had no problem getting mine and for tourists it starts with 48… If you open a company in Chile the company gets a RUT # linked to it and not the people who open the company. So RUTs are a way of keeping track of people and companies alike. Heard that building company’s open a new RUT for each floor they build which limits claims that may get filed. Unless info for bikers in the last bit but that’s the way RUTs work.

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