So here's the situation. After riding some 6000km through SE Asia, I've grown extremely attached to my Shineray. Sure, there are more capable bikes, even ones with engines that don't explode, but I just don't want to part with my Long March...

The problem: I'm returning back to the States in early April. Does anyone have any thoughts on shipping a Chinese motorcycle back to the US? Done it before? What hideous amount of paperwork will I have to do and is it even possible with US customs?

If I am going to attempt this, I'd be shipping the bike from Phnom Penh (a whole other story) to Los Angeles. I'm less concerned with getting the thing on a slow boat from Asia, but more about what all it would take on the US side. I know the Shineray would never be street legal in Cali (probably...), luckily I still have family in New Mexico (zero emissions laws...). I know nothing about the import laws, may be impossible, but definitely worth trying.

Any advice or thoughts, let me know. I need to keep this bike.