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Cool Where to buy a bike in Santiago

Hola,

My girlfriend and myself are arriving in Santiago in a few days in order to buy a second hand bike and travel up to Colombia.

I am looking for advices on dealers/shops/areas where to buy the bike, thanks for your help!Also, how painful is the paperwork to get the bike in our name?

Gloria (Colombia) and Sebastien (Sebastien)


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Hi, you can go here and do a moto search, the ones that come up highlighted in yellow are from dealers, click them to get the dealer name:

Chileautos.cl: miles de vehículos nuevos y usados

Alternatively a couple of larger places which I have researched are:
Ruta Motard - ::: Ruta Motard ::: - Motos y Autos para tí !!!
Procircuit Chile - Procircuit Chile

If you have limited $$ I would recommend 2x Honda CGL 125, they are SO cheap and supposedly very reliable.
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Santiago Bikes

Try Bimota in Santiago. Best mechanics and bike shop around.
Bimota Chile - Sitio Oficial

Av. Viticura 8641
(56-2) 2243603

Bimota Chile - Sitio Oficial
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But once you get to Colombia....

But once you get to Colombia will you be able to sell it there? I'm considering a similar trip.
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If you are planning this trip when you buy the bike make sure you get the document from the Notaria ´Autorizacion´and you will have no problems leaving the country. I would suggest a buyback arrangement, the Autorizacion can last 6 months so you could ride in a circle and sell it back to them then (and draw up a contract prior so they don´t rip you off). You can not purchase a motorcycle and leave the country with it in your name unless you are a RESIDENT which means living in Chile for a year! Maybe it wasn´t true in the past but it is definitely true now. I believe you can cross borders with the rental papers though, if you choose to rent.

As for selling it in Colombia I think you could sell it to a farmer or something but I am not sure if you could ever go back to Chile as they would charge you with illegally exporting a motorcycle.

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