Yes, I have plenty of recent information on the route. I started last September. Although a hassle, Central American border crossings are not a major obstacle if you stick to the main crossings and avoid Guate-Honduras at Corinto. You need to have your motorbike's title document (proof of ownership), registration in some cases, and a drivers licence. Make absolutely sure that numbers on your title match those on the bike exactly otherwise big problems. In most cases you will have to pay a small amount of dollars. Usually no more than $20 to cross a border, although we got seriously ripped off in Honduras ($120). In South AMerica it is much easier. I shipped my bike by air from Panama to Quito with a company called Panavia. I just rode ride up to their warehouse at the airport, rode the bike onto a pallet and had everything settled in two hours. That cost $350 and my flight cost $300. There are also boats but it is much easier to ship by air.
E-mail me if you want more details. In Bolivia right now.
Suerte, Arne
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