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Old 20 Aug 2008
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Can it be legaly possible ride to Colombia, leave your bike in Colombia for a few months and then go back to Colombia and keep riding? Any info will be greatly appreciated.

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Yep
Just drove my bike up from Ecuador yesterday,they,ll give you amount of days you get at the frontier.I got 60,then before that time runs out you can ask for up too 4 months more.
I sure some of the boys in Colombia will correct me if I,m wrong.
Also talk to Kaiserkhyl !! you find his thread about his new bike hostal in Cali below somewhere.
He,s also A demon with the Colombian customs as he,s just brought his bike into the country.
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Greg,

Try asking on Poorbuthappy in Colombia: All forums: latest posts Someone there will know. Might even find a storage spot for rent.
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check this out.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...=colombia+visa
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It's not really feasible, legally.

As a tourist, you would almost surely receive 60 days entry, rarely 90, and the temporary importation would reflect that. You may request a 30 day extension to your tourist visa at DAS, then extend your importation papers at DIAN to reflect that. In other words, you can leave your bike for 60 days, if you leave immediately and return within that time-frame. I know all the border-crossings and have very recent experience at the border with Ecuador.
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my bike is there now
apparently there are ways and means around this little issue
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You can stay up to 6 month per calender year in Colombia (unless you marry) and this is the amount of time you can get on a temporary importation for your bike. Like stated earlier in the thread the bike extension is adjusted according to your extension in your passport, but I´m pretty sure you can get a special permit to get the full 6 month on the bike, eventhough you only have 6o days yourself if you explain in a letter to DIAN (customs) that you need to leave the country and come back later. Of cause the letter should be in Spanish. I can try and give DIAN a call if you want!

Also I can probably make some storage happen here in Cali, if that'll work!!?
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Dear Mike,

Thanks for all the info.

I am in Bogota on a cedula with a 2 year running period. I am wondering how long I can ride a bike with foreign plates in Colombia? Do you have any experience with this or knowledge about this?

And I am looking for a nice bike.. if you come across something I would be happy to hear about it

wkampshoff@gmail.com

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Well Wouter a guy just left one for sale in storage with me two days ago. Its a KLR 650, 2005 with bags and top box.

Problem is that you can not get a temporary tourist import permit when you have a cedula. Problem being that is this case you have same rights as a Colombian and since you are now an official residence you can not import any thing on a tourist permit.

Anyway, as a tourist you can only ride on a temporary tourist import permit for maximum 6 month per calender year!

Suggest you buy Colombian registered. If you take go care of the bike you can probably sell it for what you bought it for, when you're done with it. This is the only positive about buying locally registered. The prices are crazy high, because its illegal to import any used vehicle!

I have a KTM 640 Adventure for sale - Colombian registered!

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Dear Mike,

Thanks for all the info.

I am in Bogota on a cedula with a 2 year running period. I am wondering how long I can ride a bike with foreign plates in Colombia? Do you have any experience with this or knowledge about this?

And I am looking for a nice bike.. if you come across something I would be happy to hear about it

wkampshoff@gmail.com

Kind regards,

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the problem is not so much if you have a cedula, but your status in Colombia, if you are resident or no; what kind of visa do you have? I for example have almost 2 years in Colombia on a business visa (NE), I have a cedula and I have my foreign-registered bike on a temporary import permit.

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Well Wouter a guy just left one for sale in storage with me two days ago. Its a KLR 650, 2005 with bags and top box.

Problem is that you can not get a temporary tourist import permit when you have a cedula. Problem being that is this case you have same rights as a Colombian and since you are now an official residence you can not import any thing on a tourist permit.

Anyway, as a tourist you can only ride on a temporary tourist import permit for maximum 6 month per calender year!

Suggest you buy Colombian registered. If you take go care of the bike you can probably sell it for what you bought it for, when you're done with it. This is the only positive about buying locally registered. The prices are crazy high, because its illegal to import any used vehicle!

I have a KTM 640 Adventure for sale - Colombian registered!

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apparently there are ways and means around this little issue
Could your please elaborate? I am presently in Cali. At aduanas on the EC border they said my bike would be confiscated if I arrived at the border with expired papers.
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Could your please elaborate? I am presently in Cali. At aduanas on the EC border they said my bike would be confiscated if I arrived at the border with expired papers.
The things is that you can actually leave Colombia without checking out the bike. You just ride past the border to the Ecuadorian side, walk back to DAS and get your passport stamped out and then check into Ecuador.

Also most days the DIAN (customs) just have a drop box for your bike permit, so no actual checking of the bike permit!

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