(((Edit: Hey guys, I wanted to update my opinion about selling your bike in Paraguay. There is a shop called Klein Motos (Klein Motos - Official Website ) in Asuncion that specializes in importing salvage bikes from the U.S. and selling them in Paraguay. This is good because they know how to do all of the paperwork to legalize your bike which costs them around $2000 in fees. This shop will make you a decent (no strings attached) offer on your bike depending on what type of bike you have. For my 2001 F650, 40k miles they offered me $3000. They will not give you any money for aftermarket accessories or servicing/maitenance.

To do my trip over again I would have shipped my bike home from Buenos Aires and not have worried about selling it. I think Klein Motos is the best hassle free option for selling your bike if you have to, but there does not seem to be an 'ideal' country for selling your bike in South America.

It would be nice to hear a report about someone who sold their bike in Ecuador. When I was there a motorcyclist friend I made who owned a body shop told me that I could sell my bike for $7000 and that the legalization would cost $500. (If only Ecuador was not in the middle of the trip.) ))) Edit.



Hey guys, I wanted to let everyone know that there is a new president in Paraguay and I think the regulations must have changed for the legalization of big bikes. I read on Horizons that the cost to legalize was around $500 but now that I am in Paraguay the cost from what I can figure out is more like $2000.

It is a small poor country and there only seems to be demand for common main stream bikes like V-Stroms, KLRs, and Hondas but they have to be in excellent condition to fetch any dollars. After talking to a few moto shop owners here it seems like the introduction of Chinese bikes really killed the demand for big bikes here.

I am going to try and sell my F650 here for the next week but I am not too optimistic.

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