> The next question will then be:
>Will they deny you to exit the country if for example your vehicle is ruined >beyond repairable or if you need to fly home for a family medical
>emergency or similar issues?

Here is an option that could solve returning a motorcycle to your home country in the event of an injury forcing the end or your trip. MedjetAssist offers a rider (a "policy extension") to their medical evacuation insurance product, that will return the motorcycle following an accident. Basically, if you are in really bad shape they will fly you home and pay $3500 (USD) to get your bike home. Note: Motorcycle return is limited to North America (continental United States, Alaska, Canada and Mexico)

https://medjetassist.com/personal-ai...cle-membership

I am not sure if the insurance is available to citizens of every country. If MedjetAssist won't cover you, look around as there may be another insurance carrier in your country that will provide "repatriation" service.

I have taken two major rides. The first in starting in New Jersey to Costa Rica and back (4 months.) The second started in New Jersey, thru Central America, a loop around South America, riding in every country except Paraguay and Chile, back thru Cuba and Mexico (9 months.) On both trips (plus a short 10 ride in Peru), I have always purchased evacuation insurance coverage from MedjetAssist. Hopefully I will never need to use their services. My wife sleeps a little easier when I am gone, knowing that emergency transportation home for medical care following a bad accident in South America won't crush us financially. A grim topic to be sure.

Passport stamps
 

I went through my passport and study each stamp from 2012 thru 2013. Honduras and Venezuela as already mentioned place a special motorcycle stamp in your passport and add details such as the VIN. My entry stamp for Costa Rica included a handwritten word, "Motociclista", but no other details. The only countries I have not ridden are Chile and Paraguay, so I cannot comment on the customs stamping practices for those countries.

Half way through my trip I flew home from Bolivia for a few weeks. There were no questions about why my motorcycle was no in my carry on luggage. =)

I see this question a lot. Has anyone ever run into problems leaving a Latin American country without their motorcycle? Over staying the TVIP is a problem, but the person leave?

I have left vehicles behind in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina and never had any queries from Immigration on the way out by plane. None of those add anything to your passport regarding entering by vehicle although most do note that fact - but with no details - in the tourist slip filled out on entry

Well, my info is as of 2013, which is a while...

BUT

In 2013, you could NOT enter Chile with a bike and exit without the bike. Source: Chile Aduana, Tierra Del Fuego

In 2013, you COULD enter Argentina with a bike and exit without the bike. Source: I did it with no probs or questions asked.

Happy riding!

My experience March 2013.
I arrived in Punta Arenas by car from Argentina.
I did boat trip: Punta Arenas-> Cabo Hornes -> Ushuaia (without car)
Passport was stamped on the ship (Salida Puerto Navarino;Entrada Argentina)

Then I took local bus from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas
(leaving Argentine, arriving in Chile via Paso San Sebastián, got two stamps, Salida Argentina and Entrada Chile)

Three weeks later left Chile via Paso Dorotea.
Nobody asked for anything.
:)

Well, I think leaving Chile on a ship to Tierra del Fuego may be a special case.

I do also have someone I know who entered Chile on a bike in 2011, and tried to fly to Galapagos Islands from Santiago without his bike - he was not allowed to board his flight.

In any case, this is old info - people should to their research to avoid headaches.

In 2015 I have leave my car for five month in Santiago de Chile and return to Europa. I have contract with owner of the place and when I have come to the airport the police send me to the duane where have look the contract give me the stemp in passport and just ask when I'll return.Then I have go back to the police and everything was ok.

Regards,
Boris

There is a gray market for foreign motorcycles in Latin America. Probably the majority of foreign motorcyclists from Europe and Australia buy gray market motorcycles, because that is the least expensive option for them.

A gray market motorcycle is one that a foreigner decides to sell at the end of their trip, because it would be too expensive to ship back to their home country.

The gray market aspect of the sale, is the owner gives the new buyer the title, registration, and his Temporary Vehicle Import Permit (TVIP) for that country and the new buyer photoshops the documents to change them to his name and change the dates to correct ones. Then, the new buyer crosses the border into the next country and gets a real TVIP for the next country and then they are set to travel in all countries in the Americas except the USA and Canada.

If you want to buy or sell one of these bikes then go to the Hubb For Sale section and you will see bikes for sale in many different countries. Some people probably choose to buy those bike the legal way and pay 100% import duties and a bunch of other taxes.