There are a lot of people who ship or ride bikes to So. America from other countries and don't want to ship them home. I am one of them. I rode my DR 650 to Santiago and will ride for another 3 months but do not want to ride it home. It is not worth shipping home so I indend to leave it with a friend in Santiago, fly home and return in November to ride some more. I have been thinking about buying some of the bikes people want to sell here (from the US) then sell them to people who want to fly in , ride then fly home. without the high cost of rentals. South Dakota allows you to register vehicles in their state by mail without being a resident or ever having the vehicle in their state. So I figure if I buy a bike registered in the US somewhere, then register it by mail in SD. I would then sell it to someone coming down, let them register it in their name in SD then when they are done I'll buy it back with enough of a price difference between buying and selling to make it worth my while and cover the cost of depreciation. I just need to come up with the capital to do this. If you are interested in a particular bike, let me know and I will see if I can arrange something. Hopefully this could work and cost less than renting.
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