Thanks for that excellent summary. I'd like to add a few points:
As you pointed out, you need to decide in advance how long you want to register it for. The rego can not be extended.
Apart from Russia there are rumours around about other countries not accepting export plates. One of them is, amazingly, Italy. I think I read this on the ADAC web site.
I also seem to remember reading on an official German site that the vehicle has to be exported from Germany within a fairly short period of time. Perhaps somebody can check up on this and either confirm or deny.
Last, this process includes the official cancellation of the German rego, meaning that if you intend to return the bike to Germany you will face large bureaucratic hurdles in re-registering it, especially if you don't speak German. This will affect the resale value.
Good point about the TUV inspection to avoid buying a dodgy bike. Once you are outside the German speaking countries police are very unlikely to take an interest in it, though.
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