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Hi — glad the information was useful.

Right now a new Honda XR250 Tornado sells for about $5,000 USD or equivalent here in Argentina. A lot of travelers simply put it on a credit card, ride for a few months, and then sell it back through the dealer or privately when they leave.

Honda has announced the XR300 Tornado, but the dealers here still haven’t published a firm price yet. If you’d like, I can check with our Honda contact and get you the current quote once they release it.

Yes — you can buy a bike with a CDI (tax ID) and a domicilio (local address). A DNI isn’t required. The Honda dealer handles the paperwork and can also help arrange insurance, which is pretty straightforward.

Our Honda dealer is in Villa Gesell, about 30 km from our place in Pinamar, and they’re used to working with foreign riders.

For what it’s worth, Elisa actually rode an XR250 over Paso de Jama in the Andes (about 5,000 meters) when we crossed into Chile. I was on an NX400 Falcon. The XR did surprisingly well at that altitude. She eventually upgraded to the NX400, but the XR is a very capable bike for South America.

As for stories… riding around South America always produces a few. Mostly it’s been good people and amazing landscapes. If you want one of the more memorable ones, you can listen to Adventure Rider Radio and search for the “Deep Trouble – If I Survive This I Will Never Complain Again” episode. That’s Elisa telling the story to host Jim Martin.

Happy to help if you have more questions about bikes or traveling down here.

Great info @xfiltrate! Thank you for sharing with us. Love reading stories like this. I had a really good friend that drove his motorcycle from San Diego all the way down to Colombia. His goal was to come all the way to Argentina but he gave up in Colombia. I have a client that drove his Jeep down from Canada all the way to Buenos Aires. And another client just drove down from Canada all the way to Buenos Aires. Some of the photos and stories he told me were amazing. And incredible photos too. Here is one that he sent me from the trip.

 

[xfiltrate]

Wow! Those prices are actually really cheap. I was expecting motorcycles to be much more down there. Surprised to read your post. I am trying to move down to BA next year. My dream is to ride around Argentina. I will bookmark your website. That was what I was told by @BuySellBA about only needing a CDI and domicile. They already got my CDI # for me remotely. I need that to buy an apartment.

Do you have a YouTube channel @xfiltrate with any of your journeys across Argentina? I'd love to see that. I am going to look for that audio now! Thanks for posting. Refreshing to read stuff about this.

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Yes, the prices surprise a lot of people. Because of MERCOSUR, many of the smaller Hondas are assembled in Brazil or Argentina, so they avoid the heavy import taxes that make motorcycles expensive in some other countries. That’s why bikes like the XR series or the NX Falcons can actually end up costing less here than in the U.S.

Argentina is also an incredible place to ride. You can travel thousands of kilometers and see everything from the Andes to the Atlantic coast without ever leaving pavement if you don’t want to.

If you’re planning to move to Buenos Aires next year, you’re doing the right thing by getting the CDI and domicilio sorted out early. Once you have that, a lot of things here become much easier.

As for videos, we don’t run a dedicated YouTube channel, but we do have travel videos and stories from our rides around Argentina and South America on our website:

www.xfiltrate.com

There’s also a video there explaining how the Buy-Ride-Sell program works for travelers who want to purchase a motorcycle, tour Argentina, and later sell it back through the dealer.

And if you listen to Adventure Rider Radio, you might enjoy the episode “Deep Trouble – If I survive this I will never complain again.” That’s Elisa being interviewed by host Jim Martin about one of our rides in the Andes.

Argentina is a fantastic place for motorcycle travel. If you end up making the move to BA, feel free to stay in touch. Always happy to help fellow riders get pointed in the right direction.

 

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Great info @xfiltrate! Thank you for sharing with us. Love reading stories like this. I had a really good friend that drove his motorcycle from San Diego all the way down to Colombia. His goal was to come all the way to Argentina but he gave up in Colombia. I have a client that drove his Jeep down from Canada all the way to Buenos Aires. And another client just drove down from Canada all the way to Buenos Aires. Some of the photos and stories he told me were amazing. And incredible photos too. Here is one that he sent me from the trip.

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Thanks for sharing that — those long journeys through the Americas tend to stay with people forever.

Your friend who made it from San Diego to Colombia already accomplished something pretty special. Central America alone can be an adventure. Every border crossing has its own personality and every country feels a little different.

We’ve met quite a few travelers over the years who came all the way down from Canada or the U.S. to Buenos Aires — some on motorcycles, some in Jeeps or overland trucks. The stories are always incredible because the trip itself becomes the destination.

On one of my earlier rides north from Costa Rica toward Los Angeles in the late 1960s, I actually ended up hiding in a ditch with my motorcycle in Guatemala after being warned that a couple of angry locals were looking for the “gringo with the bike.” Their truck drove right past while I sat there in the weeds with the engine off.

Since that day I’ve always toasted ditches in the road — sometimes they save your life.

Argentina is a fantastic country for riding once you get here. Huge distances, good roads, and landscapes that change every few hundred kilometers — Andes, desert, forests, and the Atlantic coast.

My wife Elisa and I have spent years exploring the country by motorcycle and have ridden through eight South American countries so far. If anyone here ever ends up planning a ride in Argentina, feel free to reach out — I’m always happy to share what we’ve learned. We have ridden Spain to Turkey and back and the USA coast to coast. We have Hondas in Argentina, BMWs in Spain and KLR -650s at our ranch in Arizona.

We’ve also posted some travel videos and information about riding in Argentina on our site:

www.xfiltrate.com

Always enjoy hearing other road stories.

 

[Wally]

Thanks for sharing that — those long journeys through the Americas tend to stay with people forever.

Your friend who made it from San Diego to Colombia already accomplished something pretty special. Central America alone can be an adventure. Every border crossing has its own personality and every country feels a little different.

We’ve met quite a few travelers over the years who came all the way down from Canada or the U.S. to Buenos Aires — some on motorcycles, some in Jeeps or overland trucks. The stories are always incredible because the trip itself becomes the destination.

On one of my earlier rides north from Costa Rica toward Los Angeles in the late 1960s, I actually ended up hiding in a ditch with my motorcycle in Guatemala after being warned that a couple of angry locals were looking for the “gringo with the bike.” Their truck drove right past while I sat there in the weeds with the engine off.

Since that day I’ve always toasted ditches in the road — sometimes they save your life.

Argentina is a fantastic country for riding once you get here. Huge distances, good roads, and landscapes that change every few hundred kilometers — Andes, desert, forests, and the Atlantic coast.

My wife Elisa and I have spent years exploring the country by motorcycle and have ridden through eight South American countries so far. If anyone here ever ends up planning a ride in Argentina, feel free to reach out — I’m always happy to share what we’ve learned. We have ridden Spain to Turkey and back and the USA coast to coast. We have Hondas in Argentina, BMWs in Spain and KLR -650s at our ranch in Arizona.

We’ve also posted some travel videos and information about riding in Argentina on our site:

www.xfiltrate.com

Always enjoy hearing other road stories.

You have some great posts on here @xfiltrate. You may want to start a new thread and put the topic about buying or riding motorcycles in Argentina so people can find this post. You have some really great gems in this thread. I had no ideas motorcycles were so inexpensive here. Like everyone else I assumed they were double the price. And I have lived here a while.

Until I read this post I didn't know people were making long journeys like this from the USA to Argentina. It's fascinating. I heard it was very dangerous to go through some of these areas.

I am going to send your website to some friends of mine that dreamed of driving down here but I told them it would be too dangerous. I guess I am wrong.

 

[xfiltrate]

You have some great posts on here @xfiltrate. You may want to start a new thread and put the topic about buying or riding motorcycles in Argentina so people can find this post. You have some really great gems in this thread. I had no ideas motorcycles were so inexpensive here. Like everyone else I assumed they were double the price. And I have lived here a while.

Until I read this post I didn't know people were making long journeys like this from the USA to Argentina. It's fascinating. I heard it was very dangerous to go through some of these areas.

I am going to send your website to some friends of mine that dreamed of driving down here but I told them it would be too dangerous. I guess I am wrong.

Thanks for the kind words — I really appreciate it.

Starting a separate thread about riding or buying motorcycles in Argentina is a great suggestion. I may do that so the information is easier for people to find.

A lot of people are surprised about the motorcycle prices here. Because of MERCOSUR, motorcycles assembled in Argentina or Brazil avoid the heavy import taxes placed on bikes coming from outside the region. That’s why smaller Hondas like the XR series can actually be less expensive here than in the U.S.

As for riding from North America to Argentina — people do it every year. The route most riders take is the Pan-American Highway, and while there are areas where you need to use common sense and stay informed, the trip is generally far safer than many people imagine.

My wife Elisa and I have ridden motorcycles through eight South American countries, much of it entirely on pavement. Argentina in particular is a fantastic place to ride — huge landscapes, good roads, and very friendly people.

If anyone is curious about the big rides, take a look at Globebusters.com. They organize motorcycle expeditions all over the world, and riders can join using their own motorcycles. One year Elisa and I worked with them as fixers in South America for a ride that went all the way from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina.

And of course if your friends are curious about riding in Argentina, feel free to pass along my site. I mostly created it to share information for riders thinking about exploring Argentina on two wheels.

Thanks again for the encouragement — I’m glad people are enjoying the stories.