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I am hoping to buy two motorcycles this coming week in bogota (royal enfield Himalayan!) and this write-up is helping me a lot! We are planning on driving south to chile/Argentina and selling it there. My question however is... If we buy the bikes here in colombia with a soat and technico mechanico valid until, let's say June 2020. Will the person buying our bikes and riding to colombia not be able to cross the border because the soat and technico mechanico have expired?

I'm asking this because if I understand correctly you cannot ride in colombia unless the soat and TM are valid but you also need to buy new soat and TM in the place where it was originally purchased from (in this case bogota). Is this correct?

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I am hoping to buy two motorcycles this coming week in bogota (royal enfield Himalayan!) and this write-up is helping me a lot! We are planning on driving south to chile/Argentina and selling it there. My question however is... If we buy the bikes here in colombia with a soat and technico mechanico valid until, let's say June 2020. Will the person buying our bikes and riding to colombia not be able to cross the border because the soat and technico mechanico have expired?

I'm asking this because if I understand correctly you cannot ride in colombia unless the soat and TM are valid but you also need to buy new soat and TM in the place where it was originally purchased from (in this case bogota). Is this correct?

Thanks in advance!
No to all of that. They can enter without soat and técnico and they can buy both anywhere in Colombia.
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Ok great that's a relief!

Sorry for asking even more questions I'm trying to look for answers on the forum but can't find any up to date info! We are planning on buying the bikes in colombia and then driving to chile where we want to sell them. I have heard a couple of times now that you can't sell a colombian motorcycle in chile unless it's from 2019 or newer. Is that true? I'm looking at a 2017 himalayan right now but if that's the case it would a deal breaker..

Thanks again!
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Don't worry at all, it's only by asking that you and future readers will know.

OK, this is your likely scenario : you'll sell the bikes to other travellers.

In which case you don't transfer the ownership IN Chile. You give them power of attorney over the bikes using a carta poder in a notaria. So you don't import the bikes into Chile (which is what you're referring to with the 2019+ rule).

So it goes like this: buy the bikes in Colombia. As I mentioned in this post before get a second copy of the transfer document forms from the transit office in Colombia. When you're ready to sell, advertise them here or on Facebook or whatever.

Go with the buyer to a notary in Chile (this can also be done without the buyer present but will require good Spanish). At the notary make up a carta poder (power of attorney document). Also fill out the transfer documents, sign and fingerprint them but don't date them. The new oner rides the bikes to Colombia (including any and all countries along the way) with the carta poder. When they reach Colombia they go into the transfer office and use the transfer documents you've already filled and signed to transfer the bikes to their names.

NOTES : MAKE SURE YOU GET THE PODER APOSTILLED IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. This takes 5 minutes but it's essential.
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Also a PS: I know I shouldn't say it if you've got your heart set on a himalayan... But really for south America consider an XRE300 or a Tenere 250...because, well, they're not crap (no offence RE owners)
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Thank you for the great info newbrider! That's all my questions answered!

PS. I have been looking at those as well but availability seems low right now! I'm going to search more tomorrow and hopefully test drive a tenere 250 if possible!
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RE Himalayan
The reality is the proof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmjCG8AyW0Q
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It sure is:

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor...wo-pieces.html
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Hi NewbRider
Thanks for the clear and detailed explanations on how to buy a bike in Colombia and sell it in Chile. My plans go in the opposite direction. I have found a KTM in Chile and would like to sell it in Colombia after cruising SA. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to proceed. Regards from BCN.
Regarding the RE Himalayan I must say I took one of those through Northen India (Ladak) Nepal, China, Tibet, Bhutan and it performed incredibly well. Robust as hell.
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Hey mate, happy to help. But need more detailed info. Chilean bike or foreign bike? But basically, all the info here applies the same going the other way.
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Hey guys, thanks for all the info!
I'm heading to Colombia in a week (probably Bogota!) and will follow all these steps to buy a bike!
Super excited for the trip, my plan is to start in Colombia, spend at least 3 weeks there and then make my way down to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and then sell it there somewhere again after 3 months :-)
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