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Flying a bike in a suitcase to South America

Hi there everyone

A long time ago I transported several bikes from Miami into Brazil. 1992 I believe. I have photos but don't know how to upload them here just yet. It was pretty laid back affair. It was done with suitcases and a basic toolkit. A little welding and reassembly took place and then the bikes were sold in Brazil.

So, hypothetically. Moving forward to the current climate. Could somebody dismantle a motorbike, let's say in Australia, put it into suitcases and maybe a box and then fly it into let's say Santiago? travel via bus to get over the border into no mans land with the suitcases and box and then put the bike back together and enter the next country legitimately and start their South American journey?

This question is just for the sake of conversation of course and I would never do anything illegal. Just curious about this option for shipping in theory only.

I'd love to hear peoples opinions or similar experiences.

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This should be an interesting discussion!
FWIW - Ed March flew his C90 in a suitcase a few years ago successfully.

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Treveller, that's the hard way for readers, if you can post the photo here directly it's a lot better.
Cool photo though! What bikes were they?
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Sorry Grant, just trying to figure it all out. They were Suzuki RM 125's and 250's. I am guessing they were 1992 models. Maybe 1993? either way they were a model year ahead in the United States with Brazil being a year behind in their model releases. It made the Bikes worth importing for us. $3k in the US and roughly $10k in Brazil...
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