I don't know if you have already sent your bike on up to Bs.As. but you might want to know this: There is an EXCELLENT authorized Honda mechanic in Rio Gallegos. I worked on my bike there 6 days and saw him in action repairing BMWs, Yamahas, Harley Davidsons. He sells new Hondas and knows them completely. He is an intuitive fellow who can repair bikes of all types without a manual. He is also the owner. Forgot the shops name but anyone in town knows it. He could probably add outrigger wheels so you could ride again soon!

Thanks, Martin. I have in fact arranged to truck the bike to BA (130 pesos + 50 for the driver for the hastle of extra paper work entailed in getting a new temporary import permit). This sort of suits as intend traveling by bus and boat for a few weeks, Chile, northen Argentine and Paraguay, before picking the bike up. Doc here says I should be able to move in three weeks. Am pondering whether to take a wheelchair or make do with crutches. Either way, it is a good experience, encountering the dificulties routinely encountered by the less able-bodied. Take care and thanks again, simon

if interested there is an account of my stupidity on the BLOG at home

How are you? I just read your response to Martin and noted you paid have 50 pesos to "get a new temporary import permit" for your bike... Did you get it???

I understand you put you bike on a truck to Buenos Aires and made arragements for a new "temporary importation permit."

How is your truck driver or Javier obtaining the permit??? I have consulted with my attorney here in Buenos Aires and discovered that a "certified translation" and "legalization" of you passport, drivers lincense, registration papers and the letter explaining the reason the bike will be overstaying is all necessary before a new permit or extention of existing permit will be issued. And of course there is the fee, which I believe is about $100.00 US.
To have a "certified translation" of each document costs a minimum of 65 dollars US and each document must be "legalized" for another $30.00 each US.

I went through all this before I was able to obtain my permanent residence here in Buenos Aires. I never waited less than 2.5 hours for each separate document I had to have legalized, who is paying for the time of someone to do this for you?

Hopefully, you have found a better way, or this will be a heads up for you that will enable you to avoid problems later on. Please respond, because if you have found a better way, without incurring the above described costs, to procure or extend a temporary import permit for a foreign registered vehicle in Argentina, without you physically being here, I would like very much to know. Please respond, thanks xfiltrate

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