2014 South America on Motos

Hola!  Here we are 12 days into this adventure and it is already amazing.  Rode quickly through Canada and the USA as only have 6 months this time so want to spend as much of it in Mexico and south as possible.  Have already booked the Stahlratte for Dec 8th for the crossing to Colombia, so pressure on to get to Panama City by then.
Crossing into Mexico at Ajo was uneventful except now they take a 400USD deposit for any
vehicle as well as the 58.12USD import fee!!!! Really making sure you take those motos out of theirs country with you! Other than that, really professional ...impressive.
Rode Hwy 16 from Hermosillo to Creel in the Copper Canyon...wonderful two days of curves and amazing mountain scenery.  Haved camped every night so far and one night out of Hermosillo a rancher insisted we camp at his place and it turned out to be a really great experience..the family was so giving and had so little...a humbling experience.
Now down in Batopilas in the Copper Canyon.  The road in was a terrible disappointment when compared to our last trip.  The old amazing dirt steep switchbacking road has been replaced with 2 lane pavement that is still in the works and the road is an incredible mess and even the two lane is down to single lane due to rockfall.  The road grade is insane. Chris lost the rear brakes completely using first gear, and she is going to be a mess for years to come.