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Originally Posted by steveyak
mike
I rode the bike here from NY, does that make a difference? my recovery will come in sometime not to far hopefully, thanks. do you have contacts for the guys you mentioned? and would I have to pay fees to take bike across the border since I'm not riding it now. most borders I didn't pay anything.the bike is also pretty far from ridable. light and speedos with whatever computer is up there is torn of front and back. good bit of wires hanging every where most of the p[lastics are off. chassis and motor seemed to look good. its still at police storage 20s per day till i know what to do. also i don't think the bike can stay in bolivia more then 90 days. this trip has left me pretty broke especially after this. had to pay hospital bill to be able to leave. sorry if I'm rambling or asking stupid questions, my head is still foggy
thanks Steve
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Hi Steve
I presume you were replying to me. My name is Chris. I see Mika is already in touch. To contact a HU community, visit Contact a Community | Horizons Unlimited
Indeed, officially the temp import time for vehicles into Bolivia is 90 days. Some vehicles do overstay and solutions can be reached. Your health and to a certain extent you budget take priority in your considerations.
I hope in this situation certain HU members don't start another line of chat about South American laws/rules etc. Plenty has been written by them already and is easily searchable.
Usually, in order to cross a border, the person in whose name the bike is (you, I presume) needs to cross with the bike. By expense, I didn't mean fees at the border but the actual cost itself of the freight company. It's about 2500km from La Paz to Val Paraiso.
Are the forks/ wheels damaged? You say the chassis is ok. What bike is it? If it's an older style Japanese single like a KLR or DR it should be straightforward to get it running. A more modern FI/canbus/lots of electrics type bike like a GS might not be so easy for a local mechanic to fix. I pretty much guarantee no dealer in South America will carry any electronic parts in stock. Delivery is as long as it needs to come from German/Austria/Japan/USA.
Suerte!
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