I crossed the US/Mexican border at Laredo, Tx where I spent the night. The hotel clerk advised me to get there early so I showed up bright and early at 6:00AM only to have to wake up each of the Mexican aduana clerks to obtain the transit papers for the bike. I should clarify that only the male clerks were sleeping and the female clerks were wide awake. I was their only customer.
It was still dark as I pulled onto the road from the border. I got about 50 meters before I was pulled over by the Neuva Laredo police for speeding! It was just a half-hearted attempt at extortion. Although I had told myself I was not going to pay any bribes on this trip, it cost me $20 to ride away after a 20 minute discussion.
Motored down to San Luis Potosi and by chance ended up in a "love" motel on Valentines Day - alone! It was 240 pesos for the night, was spotless and had TV and hot shower. I slept in my sleeping bag liner though.
Next day almost made it to Mexico City before being stopped by the police again - this time for riding a motorcycle on the toll road - it was so laughable the cops couldn´t keep from smiling as I showed my disbelief! Anyway, that cost about $30. My excuse (to myself) for paying again of being hot, tired, and wanting to make it to Cuernavaca before dark was feeble and just made me mad. I´m not going to let this happen again - I´m working on a strategy. If it works, I´ll let you know.