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!:scooter:

http://www.wemotobike.com/2016/12/07...e-in-colombia/

Regards!

Thanks a lot for sharing, I'm planing to do the same in 3 weeks :thumbup1:
Did you had any trouble crossing the border to Equador?

Cheers,
Joe

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.

xfiltrate

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.

Thank you for the compliment! We will visit Buenos Aires yes and we hope to sell the bikes somewhere South.

That is a great guide: rich with exactly the sort of details another buyer would want to know.

Thank you for posting this! :thumbup1:

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

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!

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

Our bikes for sale!
 

Our bikes will be for sale end of March in Santiago!

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...341#post557877

One must also check if the bike is totally paid off

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!

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

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

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?

Nigel in NZ.

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

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 bier

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.

taxes of motorcycle in Colombia
 

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.