I'm planning a trip from USA through Central- and South America, starting in January 2002. Where is the best place (not all too far from the Mexican border) to buy a bike? I will also need the bike equipped with bigger tank, alu-cases etc. Any second-hand bike dealers to recommend? I don't want to spend too much time in the States before starting the trip, so it would be nice to have it planned before I go (from Norway).
Thanks!

I'm also looking for a bike to do the same trip but starting in San Francisco on the 1st Nov. Me and a friend both have KTM LC4 640's but we are meeting another mate in Los Angeles on the 6th Nov.
The best site I have found as a starting point is www.cycletrader.com which has bike and dealer listings searchable by areas.
If any one knows a better option I would like to hear it, otherwise I will let you know how we go.

I have two BMW R100GS/PD's for sale in San Francisco. Both are imported from Germany and are fully legal and registered in California. These are the perfect bikes for your trip - totally bullet proof, easy to work on, plenty of parts out there, huge gas tank, great bags, super comfortable. Photos available at http://photos.yahoo.com/waward

My e-mail is waward@yahoo.com feel free to contact me for more details on the bikes.