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Steps to buying a used bike in COLOMBIA
Hi there!
We succesfully bought two Yamaha XTZ250 in Colombia and wrote an article about the buying process of these bikes. We thought it could be of use, as it's only possible to find information about Chili. We're now in Peru and heading towards Chili!
Hope it is of any use!
http://www.wemotobike.com/2016/12/07...e-in-colombia/
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Thanks a lot for sharing, I'm planing to do the same in 3 weeks ![Thumbup1](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/thumbup1.gif)
Did you had any trouble crossing the border to Equador?
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Joe
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Excellent Article
Wemotobike,
Thank you for your excellent article - How to buy a motorcycle in Colombia
Un abrazo fuerte! Well done. Will you be returning to Colombia to sell your bikes? See you if you if you get to Buenos Aires. Keep us posted.
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Thanks a lot for sharing, I'm planing to do the same in 3 weeks ![Thumbup1](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/thumbup1.gif)
Did you had any trouble crossing the border to Equador?
Cheers,
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Thank you for that! We had no problems with the border of Ecuador. We also crossed the border of Peru without any issues. Good luck with your trip and if you need more information feel free to contact us.
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Wemotobike,
Thank you for your excellent article - How to buy a motorcycle in Colombia
Un abrazo fuerte! Well done. Will you be returning to Colombia to sell your bikes? See you if you if you get to Buenos Aires. Keep us posted.
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Thank you for the compliment! We will visit Buenos Aires yes and we hope to sell the bikes somewhere South.
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That is a great guide: rich with exactly the sort of details another buyer would want to know.
Thank you for posting this!
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That is a great guide: rich with exactly the sort of details another buyer would want to know.
Thank you for posting this! ![Thumbup1](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/thumbup1.gif)
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We're very happy you like it.
If anybody have a correction or update on the proces of buying a bike in Colombia please let us know
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Technica mechanica
Hi guys.
Do I need a valid technica mechanica to cross the colombia/ecuador border and other borders? And alsois it possible to get a new one once I'm in ecuador border as mine expires soon. Let me know thanks!
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Hi guys.
Do I need a valid technica mechanica to cross the colombia/ecuador border and other borders? And alsois it possible to get a new one once I'm in ecuador border as mine expires soon. Let me know thanks!
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Hi James,
We were also a bit worried about the border crossing from Colombia to Ecuador, but it was actually the easiest one! From the Colombian side, nobody checked our bikes or papers. We went to the immigration like "normal" tourist do to get our exit stamp and got to the Ecuadorian side to get our entry-stamp. After we got our " regular" stamps in our passport we had to go to this little office on the Ecuadorian side. There was a very friendly man whom filled in the TIP form. I don't think he checked the Technica Mechanica or the insurance paper, but they were both valid during that time. He also didn't check the bikes or anything. Took us 30 minutes, and didn't need any copies.
Right now, the Technica Mechanica and Colombian insurance is expired of one of our bikes, but this is not a problem at all. You'll buy insurance at every border for the bike (except Ecuador: your Colombian insurance is valid over there), and nobody cares about your Technica Mechanica. Whenever you go back to Colombia you'll have to get your Technica Mechanica a.s.a.p. So in your case, you can try to cross the border without valid Technica Mechanica. If you're not allowed, go back to the nearest city and get it done. I think it's just 50.000 pesos.
The border crossing to Peru was a lot harder. The officer checked everything, which took at least 3 hours. He wanted to have copies of everything including insurance, technical mechanica, ownership papers, buying-selling contract, copies of passports of previous owners. It was quit frustrating, so I would recommend you to not give all your copies, but just your ownership papers and passport. That should be enough. We were able to make cheap copies at the border. Maybe we were just unlucky, but don't give them more papers than needed.
Hope you'll be doing fine! Is there a way we can follow your journey?
Cheers
Marleen & Detlef
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One must also check if the bike is totally paid off
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Hi everyone,
We are about to buy a motorbike in Medellin.
I check carefully all the information you put in your blog but some points are not very clear. Indeed there are a lot of scams and we want to make sure not to buy a bike that has been robbed.
So when you found the bike and check the engine number etc, what do you do? you need to go to the officina the transit to check if the bike is stolen, and if the owner paid all the taxes? then go to notaria? What's the exact process when you found the good bike?
Thanks a lot!
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Wemotobike,
It seems the link ( http://www.wemotobike.com/2016/12/07...e-in-colombia/) is no longer working. I was able to find an article on Motorcycle Diaries (great read btw), but wasn't sure if this was the same article about how to purchase a bike in Colombia.
I'm headed to Colombia soon and would love to read about the specifics of buying a bike & if there is anything I will need to do to get my US motorcycle license recognized by the Colombian authorities. If possible, could you please pass the article or any information you might have.
Hope your trip ended well and thank you!
- Harris
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colomba
my god i would not even attempt the bullshit to even try to buy a bike in a
country that has no connection to your Country this is a main topic on the HUUB
why don't you diversify your life find a job and become a become a temporary citizen to enjoy SOUTH AMERICA BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT SEE THIS PLACE in half of your life time
i chose to live here and am very happy i did
I work here and travel
the stories on the the hubb about the legalities of travel in SA are interesting and mostly the norm for example : go to a doctor and go to another one for opinion you will find two different analysis's se la vie
my 2 pesos
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I'd value your opinion at a lot less than 2 pesos.
This forum is about "can do". I think your comments are not particularly helpful. Were you sober when you posted?
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