Hi,

I'm planning to to ride Pan-American Highway this July and had couple of questions. I was wondering if you could leave me some comments and suggestions.

1- What would be the best choice for insurance? I spoke to some but they don't cover the North and South America. Would it better if I get that from Australia or better to get from States?

2-I want to start from Anchorage Ak and my bike R1200GSA. Got a quote from BikesAbroad and I heard they are good. But it's a bit expensive or they gave a good price? I'm not sure. they gave me $3760.20AUD/bike Inc. crate.
Just wanted to know does anyone have better price from somewhere else?

3- I love wild camping for two reasons. First to be in nature second its cheap! just wanted to know would it be safe or does it worth to camp in South/Central America? Any suggestions??

4- I have Hema GPS.(well I didn't buy that it was with bike!) it doesn't have North/South America maps. Does it worth to buy maps which is not cheap or get a Garmin GPS? if yes any suggestions for a cheap/reliable GPS?

5- I don't have proper toolkit. I saw Touratech toolkit and Motonhasa but they are expensive. Any suggestions for 1200GSA toolkit? does it worth to buy a toolkit set or just put some stuff together? if yes what would be the main parts?

6- Finally riding gear. I use Dryrider. I was thinking for better gear. Any suggestions for this trip? Klim Adventure or Bandlands. BMW Rallye Jacket? Does it worth to pay this much money?

Thank you very much for reading! I know it's a lot. But I'll appreciate all comments and suggestions.