They definitely checked mine as I exited to the ferry. Checked my visa, too. If I were you I'd look for an official solution, whatever your "technical" problem brings. There's at least one motorcycle club in Paramaribo--ask around and you'll find it easily enough. Be humble and they'll help connect you to whatever help you need.
Somehow I never got the feeling I could negotiate my way through the bureaucracies in Suriname, Guyana or French Guyana, (unlike the countries before and after--Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Colombia) so I never tried. It'd be interesting to hear differently.
Hope that's helpful, but I was there 7 or 8 years ago, so take with a grain of salt.
Mark
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