[nicbou]

I had a motorcycle accident in Tajikistan. No insurance. It just doesn't exist there. Different country, but similar situation. I was debating getting rid of the motorcycle vs fixing it and going home. The latter isn't so easy when you are this far. The former would incur a 800€ import fee (on a heavily damaged 6000€ bike). The process was far from simple and involved greasing a few hands. This process is documented by Mongol Rally participants who had to pay similar fees for 500€ cars.

In the end I limped to Kazakhstan, got the bike hastily fixed and rode back to Germany. 20000 km later it's mostly fixed and it runs fine. Most importantly, I didn't get hurt.