Wauschi,

In Peru it is no problem! All you have to do is go to immigrations (as a tourist) and ask for a 'permission to sign contracts'. The cost is
$6 and takes about a hour. Then you can sign a motorcycle purchase agreement and it can be in your own name!

The license plate remains the same and you can ride on the original persons SOAT insurance until it expires, but the title gets switched to your name. This process takes 15 'dias abiles' which means days in which the government offices are open... so baring holidays it is about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks. Meanwhile (if the past owner allows it), you can circulate (WITHIN PERU) on HIS title until yours comes out.

I do this for HUBB and ADVRider people. I purchase motorcycles ahead of time for them in MY name (as I live in Peru), then when they arrive we do the transfer (cost of about $70) to their name, but they can take off riding and then I send them the paperwork IN THEIR NAME to the city in Peru of their choice before they cross the border to another country.

NOTE: Peruvian registered motorcycles CANNOT directly enter Bolivia as there is no TVIP agreement between the countries! You must first enter Chile or Brazil and THEN you can enter Bolivia from there.

Let me know if you'd like my help in this. I can give you references of those I have already done this for.

Cheers! Toby