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Old 17 May 2008
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what is the best place to leave your bike for a couple of years?

as the title states, what is the best place to leave a bike for an undefined period of time?

In some countries I guess you will run into a lot of trouble since your temporary import permit will run out.

I am currently in BA and may look at storing the bike if I cant sell it for a price that I find fair.

Would prefer a solution that wasent too dodgy.

Any ideas?
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Leave it in Uruguay

Leave it in Uruguay. You have a year and they are much nicer if you overstay. You can leave and go to Brazil without passing through Uruguay customs also.
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thanks for the info

so anyone got an idea of a safe place to store a bike in Uruguay?
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Paraguay also

A guy i spent some time with in Asuncion said recently a German guy left his bike at his house for a few years, and made no mention of there being any problem. Which makes sense, as there is a way around everything in Paraguay.
Plus you can just ride into Brazil without stopping at immigration/customs from Ciudade Del Este to Foz de Igazu. But i don´t know him that well to know if the same can be done for you.
I met other guys at a MX race which i´d trust, so you´d have to find the local biker community yourself if you choose Paraguay. They´re not shy of riding between clubs and bars, even with an unfinished in their hand/pocket, so you might have to do some fast learning there Pete :-)
There is a bikeshop in the east of Asuncion, Gotze Service, and the owner is a Paraguayian born German that seems honest enough. Michael Gotze 0983 448 661. He has a few large bikes there too.
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Thanks for the info.

If I can't get a decent price for my bike, then that will be my plan as I know I will return.
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When I left Paraguay through Ciudad del Este to Brasil, Paraguay customs refused to take my temporary import document. It's a busy crossing and they just dont care. Not saying this will be the case 2 years from now, but they are definetly not too strict.
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