the only danger is: you may not want to leave
I made this decision 8 years ago, within 6 months as a foreign worker I bought g650gs and 6 months later I traded for a f700gs , these are my first road bikes , I had to learn how to ride in Colombia and I have never regretted a minute in the saddle
I belong to MC clubs and have never had a bad experience in 85000 km.
I almost had my wallet stolen in Valle Dupar beside the Guatapuri river while I was taking a dip, it was in a Comercial area with vendors and small restaurants.
I had parked my moto many times in this beside the street area with a self proclaimed parking attendant that would watch you bike for a small fee.
He had been watching me and as usual I opened my aluminum top box and put my essential stuff from my tank bag like sunglasses, cigarets , moto , apartment keys and my wallet and locked it and went into the river and had a . truly magnificent because the water is clean and clear it comes down from the pico Colon the glacier on the highest mountain in Colombia ,
Sierra Nevado de Santa Marta.
I returned to my bike 20 minutes later and the lock on the top box was busted, the tumbler was missing. the thief musta hit it with a flat screw driver and a rock
I opened the lid and low and behold everything was still there ,WTF
The lock is a simple Cam lock Uni directional but after you turn the tumbler 90 degrees you have to push a button to release the over the centre latch.
this dumb ass thief couldn't figure this out.
I questioned the attendee and he knew nothing about it and saw nothing.
I knew he was lying , It is pretty hard not to carry a wallet anywhere on the planet so my recommendations are keep your wallet with you in a water proof bag if you go swimming cause swimming holes are popular places for thieves. parking places that are legit are not alway available
Petty theft is a major problem in Colombia You have to put your thinking on a higher level of awareness in Colombia .