We finally crossed over to Iran on Thursday(afternoon) the 26th of October. There was very little hassle at the border. The customs personal were kind and friendly but as expected there were 4 or 5 different hurdles to pass through.
The Iranian motorcycle insurance was 49 Euros for a month, what that covers is any body's guess.
As it was late we stopped over at Maku, 22km from the border.
Next day we left for Tabriz, which is 300km south. Roads could be described as being slightly better than Turkey, with a better finish but the traffic is a challenge and the worse we have seen. Fuel is cheap! about 6-7 Euro cents (or less than 5p) a liter of (95 Ron) petrol