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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
Did you had any trouble crossing the border to Equador?

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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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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!
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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Thanks a lot for sharing, I'm planing to do the same in 3 weeks
Did you had any trouble crossing the border to Equador?

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Joe
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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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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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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my 2 pesos
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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my god info is marvellous
like i said before internet options are bullshit , it is a opinion, you do not have the actual facts until you show up to your dilemma and it depends on the day or hour or crew change IN SA
There is not anyone on the hubb that can give you a Bonified answer
so wing it and if if is different from what you have researched, then you have a story and Intel,

The phone will answer my ambitions
My god how do think people travelled in the 70s and 80s
answer with brains and common sense info was with talking with locals and authorities
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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
There's a second similar topic with some info, that you might want to check out.
The authorities will recognise your license.
It might be worth getting a international license, as it has a spanish translation to your entitlements.

And 'tohellnback's' comments regarding temp residency are not 100% correct. You do not necessarily need one to buy and legally own a bike. This is based on my experience and some other people I know, and is true for 'transito' offices in: Medellin, Bogota, Cali and Envigado, where me and others got RUNT registered.




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Hi guys .. yes is true the link is not longer working..
Hi would like to see it. Thanks in advance if someone can put it again...i plan also to buy one and its really difficult to find the right information...
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