Hey all, I am hoping to take a trip from Oaxaca, Mexico up to the US and back down to Oaxaca.

I am on a limited budget and am looking for a bike that I can get the trip done on. Here in Mexico there are not many Japanese bikes larger than 190cc or 150cc, and any that there are are quite expensive for what they are.

So I am considering buying a Chinese Vento Crossmax 250cc, I think this amount of power will be enough to comfortably haul myself (I'm 6'1") and my luggage, but I am not sure if this is a good decision, or if I'd be better buying a used Honda XR 190cc or XR 150cc.

The reasons the Honda might be a better choice, is of course reliability wise they are going to be superior and likely will have less issues, and even in the US I should be able to get any repairs or parts easily enough.

On the other hand, I would like to have a little extra power for any highway riding that I might have to do, it is safer and more comfortable to have that extra bit of power, so maybe the Chinese 250cc bike will be better.

Two reasons that the Chinese bike might not be a good choice though, is crossing into the US on one of these, I'm not sure how strict the border will be on temporarily importing a bike, and if so, maybe these Chinese bikes won't be allowed in due to emissions standards etc. And secondly, how easy or even possible will it be to have any repairs done once in the US, I'm not sure these brands exist up there so getting parts could be impossible.

Lastly, I'm not planning on being in the US for too long, maybe one month, and will ideally be driving from San Diego, through New Mexico and into Texas and then back in to Mexico.

I'm not too precious about getting money back from the bike after the trip, I would be happy to offload it for a low price once back in Mexico, but not sure if going the Chinese bike route is a good option for safety, and stress of having issues.

If anybody has any advice I would be thrilled to hear it and to help me make the choice here.

Thank you!