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

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...

here is the text copied from the link once.

"1. Get a RUNT (Registro Único Nacional de Tránsito) - You can get yourself registered at a Tránsito (it exist in every town)
- you need a passport, driver license and you should have a columbian adress ready (maybe hostel )
- sometimes Tránsito required an official medical-check form that indicates your blood-type. You can get this at a laboratoria Clinico
Take care they fill out the forms with your name in the right way!

2. find your bike

3. check your bike
- Is the frame and engine number the same on the papers?
- Is the one who’s selling the bike the real owner of the bike or is he/she selling on behalf of the owner? The whole process is easier and when the actual owner is there.
- Did the owner pay his taxes? Check that! This is very important, because Colombians don’t like to pay taxes. It happens that you agree upon a price of a bike, and the owner said at the very last moment that he still had to pay two years of taxes and a fine of being to late …
- Valid Seguro Obligatorio de Accidentes de Tránsito,(SOAT)? This is compulsory third party liability vehicle insurance. The insurance is attached to the bike and not to an individual. It costs around COPA 300.000 a year.
- Valid roadworthy certificate( revision Tecninca)? New bikes do not need a Revision Tecninca for the first two years.

4. Buy the Bike
- Go to a Notaria with the vendor in order to make a Contrato de Compraventa de Vehicle Automotor. This contract says who the buyer and the vendor is as well as the information of the bike (numberplate, colour, year, etc.). They will charge around COPA 10.000 for this services.
- Receive your copy of the contract and pay the agreed upon price to the vendor. It’s important to get all old copies available.
- Go to the Transito and pay for their services. You will receive your official ownership card.

- remember you'll have to go to Transito in a place, bike is registered in. For example​ if it's Transito Bogotá, you'll have to go to Bogotá to get your 'priopedad' card. You might avoid it, if there's a 'Certificado de tradición' from this Transito among paperwork."

Have fun

Thanks alot for your fast reply...but how can i know if the taxes are paid or not?...
And after the trip if i am in another country how can i manage to sell to a buyer..?
Thx in advance

Can't help on taxes, that could be a problem, but as for selling in another country - that can be a big issue!

DEFINITELY better to plan a round trip and resell it in the same country you bought it.

If you have questions on this, read the many threads on buying and selling bikes in South America in this forum.

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hey guys I hope you find this information useful,

When you buy/sell a motorcycle in Colombia the RUNT system (transit entity software) checks for SOAT, TECNOMECANICA and any tickets imparted to the vehicle or the owner up to the date in order to go ahead with the transaction.

In case the motorcycle has some tax debt the current owner must pay it before the transaction can be done, same goes for tickets is not difficult to pay them righaway there is no legall issue or anything just pay and thats it.

You should be carefull about the bike being a stolen one, that is a real issue so after a test ride and if you are into the bike you should aproach any police officer or CAI (small police station) and ask them to check the plates of the motorcycle they will use a police cellphone or a physical radio to do it so and tell you if it is or no stolen. DO NOT BRING THE BIKE TO THE POLICE/POLICE STATION in the worst case scenario doing so can cause trouble as you are using a stolen vehicle.

Just write down the plate on a paper or in your cellphone and go ahead and ask. Smiling or inviting them a soda could help depending on the policeman attitude.