Are there any countries or ways to leave a motorcycle in South America long term.
 

Are there any countries or ways you can leave a motorcycle in South America some friends said Brazil is an option. The motorcycle is Australian registered.

Best option for long time storing is Uruguay as they give 12 months TIP. Argentina can a be possibility as they sonetimes give 8 months TIP.
And there are other options as well, where your TIP can be «frozen». Dont k ow any details about that though...

Read this thread. Its only a few below your posting
 

I know how to get 12 months in Peru. PM me. :mchappy::mchappy::mchappy:

There are a number of options for long-term storage. As mentioned Uruguay is the straight up easiest, 12 months TVIP. Argentina is dependent on who happens to issue your TVIP. Smiling and asking nice before they start the paperwork and before you get your visa stamped is highly recommend. No one will be happy processing paperwork a second time to accommodate an afterthought... If Uruguay doesn't fit into your itinerary, there are other possibilities.
1) Between countries or near the border there are sometimes businesses that can legally suspend you TVIP. There is a storage business between Venezuela and Colombia that charges a few dollars a day, a little more for storage under cover.
2) You can look for a "bonded warehouse" that will suspend the TVIP. These are import/export businesses. You might find a warehouse near a port, border or airport. I haven't seen posts with details in this forum, but have seen posts on the Mexico/Central America forum.
3) And then there are a few (known) motorcycle businesses that are equipped/prepared to complete the paperwork and suspend the TVIP. In return, they charge a storage fee and perhaps a processing fee. I believe Dakar Motos in Buenos Aires provides the service. charapashanperu is in Peru and can definitely provide the service. Dakar Motors has a good reputation. I know charapashanperu personally; he has suspended TVIP for many bikes.

TVIP Argentina
 

I entered Argentina 3 times in 2018 at 3 different locations large and small. Each time I was given 8 months. I didn’t need to ask. The computer spits out the permit and it was 8 months every time.

And I entered Argentina 6 times in 6 different bordercrossings and I got 90 days TIP all of those 6 times. Years 2016-2018.

I am thinking Brazil
 

Thank you for your help. I got 8 months in Argentina no questions? At the moment I am leaning towards Brazil I have friends who can store the moto which is a big plus. As far as I know you do not get a TIP for Brazil a friend Greg teradrifting just crossed into Brazil a few weeks ago and no TIP. It is possible to suspend a TIP in Chile I am looking into Bolivia. So any information or ideas is fantastic.

I left a vehicle in Brazil for 12 months and got it out, but that was in the aftermath of the world cup No-TIP concession, when I went in and out it was through fairly remote borders but at the same time major borders certainly were issuing and collecting TVIPs.
As in many situations in south America - as clearly reinforced by two opposite experiences in this topic for TIP duration in Argentina, and my own experience of a 50-50 split in TIP duration - it isn't a good idea making plans based on a few other traveller's experiences, especially if the exoerience is contrary to written laws.

Thanks Tony
Do you think it is possible to leave a motorcycle in Brazil for 12 months?

I've been all through colombia, venezuela, peru, ecuador, peru, chile, argentina, paraguay, and bolivia and hands down i would chose Bolivia to sell or store a motorcycle. All these countries have rules against storing the motorcycle there long term but in Bolivia Rules can be optional sometimes. Upon leaving the country I couldn't find (found later) my tourist visa and was in a rush to get accross the border before dark... they took a $5 bribe and pretended as if it didn't exist, I know it would be the same with motorcycle paperwork.

Which border crossing was this and what year?

The uncertainty comes when you want to take it out. I lost a fair bit of sleep over it despite assurances of Brasilia friends that there would be no issues and luckily they were correct. A different crossing, a different result. Certainly some border posts are less formal than others but there is no sure method

I really enjoy Peru, but know that overstaying your TVIP, even by one day, will most likely cause your motorcycle to be confiscated with little to no chance of ever getting it back. A friend was leaving Peru a few years ago and his TVIP was expired by one day, yes one day, and even with a lawyer was not able to get his bike back. He finished his trip via chicken bus...

I met a couple of Mexicans in 2013 who nearly had a motorcycle nearly confiscated as they were leaving Peru for Bolivia due to an expired TVIP. They did some fast talking, said they were going back to Lima to straighten out the paperwork and high tailed it out of the frontier. Later they slipped into Bolivia on back roads with nothing but moonlight to guide them. Someone they met in Bolivia had connections at the border and who prepared a Bolivian TVIP and stamped them in. I assume they were never properly stamped out of Peru.

Cross at a border where you dont get stoped, walk back to only get your passport done. One easy place would be Iguaçu, I did it myself, but there are many other borders where you can do so.

If you are looking for a place to keep your bike, I live on the coast in Santa Catarina and will be able to store your bike.

Groschi