Hi Daz,
A lot of your fellow countrymen go that route. No carnet required in the Americas so you avoid that expense. Continents are connected except for the pesky Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama so only one boat or plane ride for you and the bike while there.
You could spend a lifetime and not see everything there as you follow the weather from south to north or vice versa. I could think of worse ways to break in a new bike for 30-40,000 kilometers. And north of Mexico they speak a language similar to yours.;-)
I suggest reading ride reports both here and on advrider.com to see what areas interest you and what others have found. A great way to learn more. Here's one to get you started of a sheila from Tassie currently on the road in the Americas:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=825139
Cheers,
John Downs
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