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Which countries can I PARK my bike in temporarily?
Lots of people want to travel in "pieces" e.g. 3 weeks or 3 months on the road, park the bike, and continue later, next year, etc.

Please post where you are POSITIVE it's ok and for how long.
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Canada - 12 months for sure, probably indefinitely as there is no check that you have left with it. When you LEAVE the country, there is NO check at all of you or the vehicle.

USA - same

Uruguay - 12 months
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USA - same
Officially, or what most people have been getting away with.

Argentina - from personal experience - up to 8 months provided you get an 8-month TIP on entry. Doubt whether that is according to the written law though.

Peru - by special application to Aduana with supporting medical or personal situation letter, we were granted 8 month suspension of the TIP.

Ecuador - said by FincaSommerwind that you can enter with the normal 90 day and then apply for a 180 day visa and then apply for the TIP to be extended to 180 days to match.
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I've left foreign-plated bikes in Spain, Canada, Mexico and Argentina. Lots of other places I wouldn't hesitate to do so, but have no firsthand information.
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In many countries where we can PARK our bikes in temporarily not necessary means that is accord to the laws. Sometimes as in Argentina is that nobody (usually) controls it when leaving without the vehicle. Normally the TVIP papers have a paragraph of the involved laws (maybe in small letters) so, people be aware!
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Which countries can I PARK my bike in temporarily?
Colombia - you can get another 90 days permission for your vehicle to remain in Colombia but 90 only and only once. In theory you could leave Colombia and return to get another 90 days and use this newer permit (TVIP) to extend giving you 180 days in total. If you leave your vehicle longer than the permitted time you must return with the vehicle to this office where you will be 'sanctioned' i.e. fined, you could then leave Colombia and continue your trip with another 90 days or, as I understood, whatever time you have on your visa. If the vehicle becomes known to the authorities during the time that it is in the country without the owner it will be confiscated on the spot. If you are caught with the vehicle you have five days from thereon to report to the nearest office and pay the fine. After this the vehicle will be taken from you. The fine per month for an overstay is about 60,000 COL. I don't know if there is a maximum 'fine' or if it just ticks on forever. NOTE - if your vehicle is not worth exporting and you want a neat LEGAL way to be rid of it, you could simply drive it here [N 4°41.565', W 74°8.161' - Bogota Int. airport] on your way to fly out and abandon it voluntarily over to the Colombian government.
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In the UK for six months is the official maximum. Practice suggests nobody worries if it stays longer in storage / irregular use. I suspect local police might show interest of they saw it obviously being used as local day to day transport. No knowledge of Spain

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I once left a bike in Spain for 8 months or so. It's not legal, but no one cares unless you give them reason to. Same in England, same throughout the EU. Just keep a low profile and try not to make any enemies.

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