Hi
I guess you won't do this, but you can get down to Nicaragua on a sports bike, the roads are pretty good all over and I drive semi-sporty cars down here without any problems. You might hit a bumpo or two, but as long as you hold sort-of legal speeds they won't be big enough to really bother you, as long as you stay on the main highway...
As soon as you get off it, you can get all the potholes you want.
I don't know how they do it, but some gravel roads are terrible even for a 4-wheel drive.
Rain is a killer since it fills up potholes so you don't see them. 6 years ago I rented a car and almost destroyed it in rain. Pothole of about 2 meters in length with 30-35 cms depth was not appreciated by this car in 90 km/h.
Airbags stings!
If you stick to major roads then go a gsx-r style bike. Would be fun to see someone not going on a 650 or BMW as almost everyone I see uses that.
I did meet one guy on the costa rican border who was riding a 150cc or something, he was cool!
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