I came from Russia to Ukraine 3 days ago on the E101/E391 from Zheleznogorsk (There's no town at the border). There was a LONG line of cars to go out of Russia but a couple of people told me that I could go to the head of the line with the bike. Sometimes that can piss people off, but nobody seemed to mind and the guards motioned me through to immigration. All cars from Russia were being THOROUGHLY searched. However, no problems other than the usual inefficiency. Total crossing time two hours.
The line from Ukraine into Russia was not nearly as long as on the Russian side. When going into Russia try to get the customs forms (you need TWO copies!) while you are waiting in line. They take a while to fill out. Also, make sure to put the stated value of the bike in rubles... any errors and you will have to do the forms all over again. KEEP THE FORM. You will need it to exit Russia.
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Steve Barnett
Panama City, Panama
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