I just saw that two Americans sold their KLRs fairly easily in a Zona Franca (Punta Arenas or Iquique). Here’s the process, per their ADV post:

We sold one bike to a foreigner and one bike to a Chilean. The process for selling the bike to a Chilean is quite straight forward if you are in a Zona Franca (Punta Arenas or Iquique). Step one is go to a notary to create a document of sale. Step two is go Aduana with your documents and buyer and seller, have them create all the appropriate paper work, and then drive the bike to aduana storage and leave it there. For the seller, your part is done here. TVIP cancelled and situation noted on back of PDI document.

We had a tougher time selling to a foreigner, but now that we know the drill it would be easier. At the notary we needed to create not only a sale document but also a power to use document. We returned to aduana with these documents and I believe the original TVIP was conserved but with a note from the aduana director permitting exit of the country. The buyer left the country and entered Argentina the following day without issue.

Lots of speculation of the internet about selling bikes down south; we found the process quite simple and got excellent prices. We had many offers from Argentinians, Chileans and foreigners. In some cases we could have sold the bike without papers, and in some with. It just so happened that the best offers we got were also folks wanting a legal transfer. It helps to have time, patience, and the language.

La guarida is the name of the place,snakeboy mentioned.Salva, the owner is a very nice and helpful guy, it's just his business to buy bikes cheap to sell them to Chileans.Has a website, too

Hey, guys!
I bought my bike in Santiago and would like to sell in Punta Arenas.
Should I expect problems with that? I guess I'll have to sell for a little less, than if it wasn't zone franca but otherwise?
Greets from Perito Moreno!
K

Its possible to sell it to a chilean, but he will need to get chilean plates on it and use of it will be limited so dont expect a great price.

Sell to another foreigner I think will be very hard. I talked to a german guy in Punta Arenas a little more than a year ago and he told me theres wasnt any Notarius in town that would write a poder there.

It probably best to sell it anywhere else than in a Zona Franca place...

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Lots of people see their bikes in Punta Arenas, mostly bigger bikes, since thy don't have to ride small bikes there due to the non existence of tariffs. Selling a small bike might be hard as one of the perks of living in the free zone is you can ride and drive better stuff than the average Chilean

A big bike is easier because a chilean can buy it and import to Chile and get chilean plates on it, which doesnt cost too much and give limited use of it. I think its only 3 months out of the Zona Franca area pr year.

Selling a small foreign bike to another foreigner is difficult from what i heard as no Notarius in town would write a Poder. But I do not have any personal experience with it. I just talked regularely to a german guy who tried to sell his -50 cc bike doen there with little success.

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Hey there,
currently travelling down South America with my Honda Tornado 250 cc. The plan is to reach Patagonia around middle/end of September. If anyone is planing to do a similar trip in opposite direction, and needs a bike around that time, this might be of interest to you:

The bike has a Colombian licence plate and is registered on my name, model 2012. It runs super smooth and hasnt had any mayor problems for the last 6 months that I've had it. Im currently running at around 63.000 km, but Ill probably be at 80.000 km once I arrive in Patagonia. Hoping to sell it at around 2000 USD.

If you are interested or have questions about the bike or about how to sell a bike in Colombia, simply send me a message!
Cheers!

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