Hi guys, I've been offered what could be a very good deal on a 2012 KLR 650 in Colombia and I am wondering if I should go for it or not. Here is the deal:

The bike is on Californian license plates. The guy who is selling (supposedly) got here in a tourist visa and brought the bike with him. He is now on a work visa. When his permit expired in August and he tried to renew at DIAN office he was told that because he was now registered on a work visa and could therefore not renew the permit. They told him he had five days to get the bike of of the country and pay the fines for overstaying the permit. That was in August. As far as I know no fines have been paid and bike is in Colombia illegally.

With my little knowledge on the subject I guess there are at least two problems.
1. How to get bike out of the country
2. Will I be able to bring the bike back into the country and will I be able to travel with it?

1. Would it be feasible to try to get out of the country without declaring the bike? I.e. Just crossing the border from Colombia to Ecuador with bike but only giving documentation for myself and not the bike. Then register it as usual in Ecuador?

2. Seing that the bike is registered in California I would not be able to register the bke in my name, just a signed contract of sale (or transfer of title on back of documents from California). Will that suffice to be able to travel with the bike in South America, or even just bring it back to Colombia?


To me it almost seems to good to be true. He is selling 2012 KLR 650 in good condition for 1500USD.

Any tips/points/help will be greatly appreciated, as I'd love to go traveling by bike again and I'm prepared for a little mission if that is what it takes

Kind regards Rubin