To Buy or to ship to South America??
Hi all,
I am currently planning a trip for late next year around South America for 12 months and was originally planning on buying a bike when I got there to avoid the shipping costs and hassle pre-trip. From reading posts on here it seems most people ship their bikes either by air or ship rather then purchase one at the location.
So can anybody shed some light on this topic? Has anybody bought a bike in South America and maybe give some advice on costs or even the cheapest (safest!) country to buy? Or alternatively can someone give me an argument to suggest that buying a bike in the UK and flying it over is the best option overall?
I am not fussed which country I fly into and I am quite open to suggestion.
Finally as a sub point if anybody has advice on the make of bike to buy i.e. availability of parts in South America/ maintenance etc that would be great.
Many thanks
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