I crossed over in november 2011 in Baja and that was easy as pie, I agree with other posts, the reputation of Mexico is greatly exagerated in the U.S., the media there only reports negatives. I found the Mexican police to be exemplary, the people amazingly friendly and the whole country amazingly safe.

As others have stated just be sensible, don't deviate from the highways and be courteous and friendly to the people and they will give you double that back...

PS LOVE IT... a Ural with sidecar, I rode that exact setup of a friends in Australia, good luck with the cornering... hahaha

2foilheads, I don't suppose you have a website or blog for your triP?

I haven't heard much about crossing thru Eagle Pass, but I've been curious if that's a good place to cross thru...i have family on both sides there and we've been thinking about starting there for our overland trip in January.

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Eagle Pass is a peachy crossing intoMexico. For all the worry warts you will be happy to hear that you need not linger one minute in this border town . After the cursory customs non-check by the Mexican authorities as you cross the bridge you are free to motor on immediately down the highway .No need to do any paperwork here.
The km51 checkpoint just otside Allende Coah is where they issue tourist cards and TVIP .And this same is true for those enteing at Piedras Negras which feeds trafic into the same highway and the km 51 post.
BUT no need to be paranoidiacalistic. Have a nice exploratory ride around downtown of either of these two towns and get the flavour of Mexico.Even consider spending a night here if it is late.I have, no problema.

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http://advrider.com/index.php?thread....207964/page-5 then scroll down to post #93

You likely found the only one that could be called exemplary unless you mean experts in corruption.
I've lived here for nearly 2 decades and have yet to find one that could be termed "exemplary".
Lucky you!

Hello,
My wife and I just spend 5 months in Mexico riding our sidecar. We crossed in Tecate with no problem. Then we had a wonderful time visiting lots of places around this country. If you cross in Baja just make sure to get your passport stamped and pay for your tourist card at the border, otherwise you would have to pay extra in La Paz.

We felt really safe while in Mexico, even in the big cities. In some places you can feel the tension of the drug war but just focus on your ride. If you know Spanish it will help you even more. A sidecar is a really attractive vehicle in these countries (in a good way), people is going to ask you lost of questions about it because for them that kind of ride is like a spaceship.

A few tips:
1. Use the LIBRES: more fun and interesting than the CUOTAS.
2. You will find lots and lost of TOPES (Speed bumps): Be prepared
3. If you go slow: Let everyone pass you, do not try to keep up with fast drivers. turn your left signal on, slow down, and give some room to allow vehicles pass you, drivers are going to be really thankful and may say bye to you. Blow the horn to say back!!!
4. We have found really easy to find Hotels, Hostels, Camping with safe parking for our sidecar.
5. If you can speak Spanish: Contact MOTOVIAJEROS.COM, they are a fantastic group of moto riders willing to help travelers like us. Go on their website and make a post about your trip, you may get lots of invitations like we did.

We are now in Guatemala, will fly to US in the next couple of weeks and will be back on the route by August. If you need any other advise just let us know. We may be able to ride the sidecars together at some point.

Take Care and have fun!!!!

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