From Bogota, Colombia to Miami, United States - May, 2008

After trying to contact agents in Bogota by telephone for over a week, I was completely frustrated and decided to ride directly to the airport. I went straight to the Gyrag/Centurion Cargo terminal and they directed me to Veronica down the street.
Veronica was amazing, offering coffee and reassuring me that she has done this before. She showed me all of the documents from the previous riders that have gone through her agency with prices listed. The full description of pricing was listed in front of me.
The day of shipment, there were two other men with bikes. One going to Miami as well and the other to Panama City. The guy going to Miami went through another agent and it took him an extra two hours to complete. The guy going to Panama had spent days because he did not want to use an agency. Working with Veronica and her staff was extremely quick. However, be prepared to wait for the Narcotics Agents, they tend to take their time as they go through the different agencies. You may want to bring a book. There is a cafe across from the cargo dock.
They will make you empty all of you gasoline from your tank!!! Try and load all of your things onto the bike to minimize volume!!!
My bike weighs 250kg loaded and had a volume calculation of 500. The rate charge for this volume was 0.41. The rate charge for the weight was 0.89/kg. The agent fees were 190 plus officer fees and docking fees in both Bogota and Miami, to make the total 955.25.
In Miami, I was able to collect my bike on a Saturday, which was nice. Miami airport hotels are $$$$. However, I did not bother to get my motorcycle cleaned before I shipped it. The Dept. of Agriculture inspector saw the dirt and made me get it disinfected before I could get it out of customs. This cost me 100 USD. So wash your bike before you ship!!!!
All in all, it was much better and cheaper than flying back into Panama and riding through Central America again.