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Originally Posted by jebusone
Hi. I would like to buy a bike in Nicaragua and hav it registered on a friend who lives there. Would it be possible to take this bike over borders? What about insurance etc. Any advice would be great!
And why would you all go with the 125cc? I ride a 800cc back home and would rather have something stronger for Central America, or what are your thoughts on that?
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in theory it could be done, if your friend gave you a "poder" basically a letter drafted by an attorney with all sorts of silly seals, that specifically grants you the power to transport the bike cross border. this should work, but you can expect to have more than the usual problems/stress at borders. insurance would have to be in the registered owner's name. bike insurance in nica costs $50 per year and you can only buy annual policies. you will need to buy insurance in each country which may present a problem since you are not the owner, but i can't speak to that with any certainty.
i guess some folks would rather have bikes that blend in and for which parts, tires, tubes etc are readily available and finding mechanics familiar with the models is as easy as turning the corner.
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