Selling a motorcycle "for parts" in South America - Price to ask
 

Looks like shipping a bike back is a hassle and a cost that nears 70% of the value of the bike I plan to use.

Legally selling a bike looks like more hassle than it is worth.

Selling a bike as parts lot seems like an option that may be the most cost effective and the least amount of hassle.

Has anyone here done this?

Did you leave them your plate and regs (I am thinking no on this)

At what kind of discount did you have to let the bike go?

Is it better to sell it to a local or to another foreign traveler?

ALSO - In which south america country(ies) can I expect to get the most money for said bike? (2004 dl650)

I think I will have to do the same in Colombia with my XR250 unless anyone can think of a way and they'll get themselves a very good value XR250...

tumomo.com is where a lot of used stuff gets sold in Bolivia. There's a 2006 DL650 listed right now for $6500, probably with papers. Let's say that's the accurate value of your bike here if it were nationalized (I have no idea how good that assumption is in reality). You'd have to knock the import taxes (and hassle) off of that in order for it to make sense for anyone to buy it ... probably at least 30%-50% . . . so around $3300 to $4500.

Last bike I crated down here cost me around $800 all in.

TuMOMO - VENDO SUZUKI VSTROM 650cc 2006 x runner,tacoma,rav4,sequoia - 2006 Suzuki VSTROM

Bolivia: Looks like the value is about double what they sell for here.

Might be easy to sell for an ok price after all.

Hard to say. There's a bit of an economic boom going on here now. Keep an eye on tumomo for similar bikes and that should give you an idea of the market value here. That link I sent you may or may not be representative of the value. Theres also a clasificados section in Noticias de Bolivia y el Mundo - EL DEBER .

The gov wont let cars older than 2 years old be imported here. Ive heard rumors that they're going to extend that rule to motorcycles. They haven't so far.

what did you end up doing with the xr250 bike? I'm headed to bogota next week to buy a bike.

It's with me now - not sure how id sell it to you so that you'd have no problems getting across boarders.

If I resell to another Canadian (whom I would assume would fly in with his Canadian registration in hand), which country would be best to hand off the bike?

Which South American countries dont have a temporary importation program?

Which countries wont make it problem that I rode in, flew out and that a new owner is riding out again?

Thanks

I know of none JFMan, save (possibly) Paraguay. Chile, Arg, Bol, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and now Brazil all require TVIP.

Thanks for chiming in.

Are there some SA countries where you can turn in your TVIP without physicaly be leaving the country? (like Mexico)

In Mexico you could ride back to the border area, turn in your TVIP and ride back in and sell the bike for parts if you wanted to.

I am curious to hear of other folks who have sold their bikes in SA and how it all came out in the end.

To get ride of you bike, what is the most cost effective and brings about the least amount of hassel.

Thnak you all.

I bought an american registered KLR in Ushuaia in january 2015. We just came to the Aduana (with the original owner) and told them, that now I'll drive this moto out of country, because original owner has a flight soon, blah-blah-blah, they said - ok.
The main problem was with the POA, because there all notaries want to work only with translated title (with apostille!), i dont know what's about other countries, but it seems to be a good idea to have an apostille on your translated to Spanish title.

Canadian bikes dont even have any titles anyway :funmeterno:

It does look like I could only sell it for parts or sell it to another Canadian citizen.

You can sell it to any foreign motorcycle traveler. Just put an ad in the Hubb for sale section. There is a bit of a market for foreign motorcycles in Chile and Argentina. Canadians and Americans routinely ride bikes down there and sell them off for cheap rather then ship them back for 5k. Many European/ Australian travelers choose to start their trips in Argentina/ Chile so they can buy a North American motorcycle and ride it up to Colombia or Mexico and sell if for cheap at the end of their trip.

The way you get around the TVIP and the title are by photoshopping them into the new owners name and making good color copies of the documents. Then you and the new owner ride across the border into Chile and get the new owner an official Chilean TVIP in the new owners name.

jfman,

PM me. I am in Peru. I may be able to help.

PM sent!