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Buy a motorcycle in Chile
Hello! Being completely new to travel in Chile, not to mention being the first time travelling outside of North America or Europe, I naturally have questions! I want to do a 3 week motorcycle trip in Chile this upcoming October, and am open to different options of how to do it. I want to determine the best option for price- rent a bike in Chile, or buy one down there and sell it after. From what I have read on the forum regarding bike purchases in Chile, there is alot of paper work involved to purchase a used bike. Is it less paperwork and therefore less time and effort to buy a new bike instead of a used one? As well, are the costs alot higher for a new bike than a used? I live in Canada, so I know the Canadian dollar will take me a long way.
As well, I am wondering if anyone has bought a bike in Chile recently, in case the rules regarding motorbike purchases have changed recently?
I have heard wonderful things about the folks on HU, and, being a newcomer to the site (altho I registered 3 years ago and this is my first time using it), am looking forward to meeting new people here, and as always, making new friends which ALWAYS leads to enriching, rewarding life experiences.
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Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck2013
Hello! Being completely new to travel in Chile, not to mention being the first time travelling outside of North America or Europe, I naturally have questions! I want to do a 3 week motorcycle trip in Chile this upcoming October, and am open to different options of how to do it. I want to determine the best option for price- rent a bike in Chile, or buy one down there and sell it after. From what I have read on the forum regarding bike purchases in Chile, there is alot of paper work involved to purchase a used bike. Is it less paperwork and therefore less time and effort to buy a new bike instead of a used one? As well, are the costs alot higher for a new bike than a used? I live in Canada, so I know the Canadian dollar will take me a long way.
As well, I am wondering if anyone has bought a bike in Chile recently, in case the rules regarding motorbike purchases have changed recently?
I have heard wonderful things about the folks on HU, and, being a newcomer to the site (altho I registered 3 years ago and this is my first time using it), am looking forward to meeting new people here, and as always, making new friends which ALWAYS leads to enriching, rewarding life experiences.
Thanks for your time!
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3 weeks ????
Don't buy, rent. Otherwise you will spend 15 of yours days buying/selling.
TRy Ride Chile, Ride-Chile.com | Home Go for the 400cc (Falcon) bike if price is an issue. Or uprate to the KLR650. Both are perfectly suitable for a Patagonia trip.
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I agree - renting tends to be cheaper for the first five or six weeks.
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Bruce, I am also from Victoria, BC! Would you mind taking a minute to PM me, if you have time I'd love to meet and buy you lunch to learn more about your experience in Chile!
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2 Aug 2016
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hello, send me a pm and help you with your queries.
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Go with a, and ship the bike back home. Continue to use the bike, with all it's stickers :-). I am still riding the bike I rode from Canada (2010) to south America and back to the UK. It has since round the World (northern hemisphere) and Morocco.
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6 Apr 2017
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Thanks BruceP, yes I am swaying toward that although I have heard from one of the shipping companies that you cant get used bikes into the country. Apparently you can only ship brand new bikes in... this seems unlikely - any thoughts on that?
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6 Apr 2017
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There is a hostel in Valparaiso, Kunterbunt IIRC. They deal with shipping bikes all the time. Have you contacted James Cargo about flying?
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8 Apr 2017
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I was staying at Villa Kunterbunt last november and had them helping me with shipping my bike in to Valparaiso and so where several others too both bikes and cars and all vehicles were used/second hand and it wasnt any problems with that whatsoever (except that the custom staff were on strike and it was difficult to get the bikes through customs)
So unless there are some brand new rules or regulations about this I think it should be no problem to ship a used bike to Chile.
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Buy or Ship
Thanks both, I have got a quote from James Cargo, Motofreight and Gravel Road, also waiting to hear back from Hostels Villa Kunterbunt and Casa Matte. Between all of them I should be able to get enough advice to make the decision. If anyone has any other contacts or recommendations in Chile please let me know?
It looks like the cost of shipping to Chile is roughly £2k once you include cost of getting through customs etc, this is a big chunk of our budget so I am still exploring the option to buy the bike in Santiago and try to sell it on at the end of the trip in Central America. Recognise this will probably have to be at a loss based on the illegality of selling outside of Chile now, but it may still work out cheaper than shipping in.
Does anyone know if I will have problems getting over borders as I get closer to the 6 month limit?
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26 Apr 2017
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You can't take bike out of Chile anymore.
Hi,
I have been traveling around SA on my bike which bought in Chile for sometime. During my nearly 9 months long stay in Chile I went in and out to Argentina. The last time I wanted to do though I wasn't allowed due to the recent change in the law - unless you have a permanent residency you can't take any vehicle out.
If you have already bought one I advise you to try to escape by Passo Roballo in Patagonia. There is just one lonely looking border worker who does not care. At least did not 2,5 - 3 months ago. May have changed even there. Also heard that paso Agua Negras in the mid north was safe to leave. But better avoid buying there all together. Every time I cross the border I get questioned and have to play silly.
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It will be interesting if someone was to check with Ride Chile. It is part of their business to allow foreigners to rent and go to Argentina
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Thanks for the message Daniel - sorry to hear that the end of your trip has been affected by this law change but I appreciate your advice to hopefully save me and others the same trouble.
I had spoken with Ridechile prior to your message about shipping back to them at the end of the trip, they were confident that a rental would be possible to get over the border but now I am not so sure based on what you say. I will speak with them again as I guess people are only just starting to get used to this change.
If not, the only option will be to buy a non Chilean registered bike at the start of a trip although I imagine they are relatively hard to come by.
Thanks, Richard
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Hi fatmouseworldwide - i am interested, just responded to your other post.
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