Comments on: How to air-freight ship a motorcycle from Buenos Aires

By: Gauchito Gil

Gauchito Gil — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:04:51 +0000

Hi Tip,

I don’t know what the used bike market is other than what I saw at Dakar Motors. There, so many riders wanted to leave their foreign bikes in Argentina (for the same reasons you are considering it), that they weren’t able to sell them easily. Even if US and Argentinian used bike prices are roughly equal, the fact that you are selling a foreign bike means that the price you would receive would be significantly lower – because the bike would have to be illegally registered by the new owner or they would have to pay import fees and do paperwork.

So I wouldn’t expect it to be easy to do or particularly worth it financially. The trip probably makes more sense the other way – fly to Argentina and buy a US registered bike and drive it to the US.

Good luck.

By: Tip

Tip — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:14:18 +0000

I’m working detals for a US to Buenos Aires ride on a KLR. Considering the cost of getting the bike home, I’m thinking about selling it there. What’s the used bike market like? What would it sell for relative to US prices and how complicated is the paperwork?
The income from the bike and $1K shipment savings would go a long way towards picking up a new bike when I get home.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:40:24 +0000

Hi there, contact Michael from All Coasts Transport (google it out, i don’t want to paste the link here). Clever guy, he lives/works in Los Angeles, and he is a specialist in motorcycle shipping.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:44:39 +0000

great article thank you very much!

By: Gauchito Gil

Gauchito Gil — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:44:13 +0000

Hello Vernon,
I’d suggest contacting Continental Cargo at LAX and they’ll either point you to a broker or tell you how to do it yourself. Not sure if only brokers will arrange for a pallet. The HUBB sometimes has people offering pallets after having arrived… good luck.

By: Vernon Danielson

Vernon Danielson — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:36:04 +0000

This is great information. Any idea who to contact in Los Angeles since I want to do the same thing (pallet & wrap) however I want to go the other direction. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks – Vern