Driving Motorcycle to Piedras Negras..question...

[jangalanga]

Hey everybody.....i bought a motorcycle a couple months ago and im still making payments on it....so i dont have the title yet....i do have the registration....what would i need to be able to get into Piedras Negras, mexico?

Also...would i need to bring my passport along? (im a US citizen)

Never been into mexico before so...if you could let me know what i would need to get in i would appreciate it

Thank you

[HolyMole]

Some sites say you must provide a note from the lienholder....however, if the registration for the motorcycle is in your name, I don't see how Mexican customs would ever know you're making payments on it.
If your name's on the registration, I wouldn't worry about any problems getting through Customs.
You apparently don't require a passport to get into Mexico, but probably do need one to get back into the States. Take your passport.
You'll need the original registration, probably your birth certificate or passport, your driver's license and Mexican Tourist Card, (which you get first, at the Immigration window inside the main building,). At Piedras Negras, if memory serves, the Customs & Immigration building is about 25 kilometres inside Mexico.....NOT at or near the actual border.
Take a few photocopies of all these documents, or they'll charge you 5 or 6 pesos per copy there.
Don't lose your Tourist Card or the Temporary Import Permit for the bike. You hand both in when you leave Mexico.
Bien viaje!

[jangalanga]

thanx a lot....in about a month n a half ima go over there

[HolyMole]

You haven't mentioned it....but I guess you're aware that your US motorcycle insurance is not valid in Mexico. You can undoubtedly get Mexican insurance in Eagle Pass, TX or over the Internet from various insurers. I've used LEWIS & LEWIS in Los Angeles, who are agents for QUALITAS, a large Mexican insurance outfit.

And since this is your first trip to Mexico, don't drive at night. This from an ex-biker.

[Lanibray]

Having owned a house in Baja for over 7 years now, I've never been scared to drive through Mexico until recently, with all the violence happening throughout Mexico involving the drug cartels......
I would not recommend traveling by yourself on your motorcycle at all, in Mexico, and if you do go with a friend, make sure you don't travel at night, and yes, take your passport, and GET INSURANCE, as if you have an accident, and don't have insurance, you will wind up in jail until they figure out who was to blame, even if you're bleeding to death......their law down in Mexico is "guilty until proven innocent", and that's no joke.