Servus,
my fellow travellers and I just did oil change at Niko (KTM and 2 BMW GS). All good and fast (1/2 day and everything was ready, including tyre change).

The coordinates are correct, we found Nicka by them. He has problem with it's internet at the moment, so better to give him a call.

Tipp: Oilfilters may be difficult to find in Georgia, so bring your own or send them to Niko (you get his address from him). Also near to his garage is a big street with car supplies, where you can find the right oil, but Niko can also buy it for you.

Phoney aka Constantin
Zwei mal weg
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I just spent some days hanging out with Nico. He helped me with a few minor issues on my bike then we spent some time riding together in Western Georgia. Very good guy. He asked if I would post on the Hubb that it is best to contact him directly by phone, not by email since he no longer has internet at his home. His phone number is 574304010. Below are coordinates to a small garage where he works from. You turn down a little alley and there is a row of small garages, his is the 4th one I think. Tell him Jordan says hello.

GPS:
N 41 43.224 E 44 43.829

Google Maps:

41.720393,44.730481

If you need help with Jawa, Ural and most probably he knows everything about Izh and Planeta as well, call Dr. Jack (George) or ask Nico (see other posts) to get in touch with him.

George: +995599385031 (speaks: russian, georgian)
Niko: +995574304010 (speaks: russian, georgian, english)

I became friend with those two guys,
so don't miss to tell them my greetings!

be nice,
Dominik

Hello all, I become buddies with Nico last summer while on a ride from India to Spain. I would love to surprise him with a postcard, next person who meets up with him would be cool if you can ask him for his mailing address and sent it to me in a IM, don't let on that its because someone want to send him something, would be nice if it came as a complete surprise. Thanks!

PM sent.
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I got Niko's number last week from this thread and contacted him. He helped me with a lot of useful advice and information, and an oil change in his garage. Then, two days ago he dug me out of a big hole. I fried the clutch on my DR650 on a dirt road north-east of Tblisi and got picked up by a Ukranian truckie. I called Niko. He made arrangements to meet the truckie (in Russian) along his route. Once we had hooked up, he recruited the help of a couple of guys in a nearby garage to offload the bike, checked over the bike and then rang several of his contacts to get the cheapest price for a van. The van driver took the DR to Niko's garage then took me to a hostel I knew. Niko organised everything. When the new clutch arrives in a few days, he will fit that for me, too.

He also took me on an awesome two-day off-road ride to Omalo over the Abano pass, the highest in the Caucasus. I'm riding solo and would never have done anything like that alone. He organised food and accommodation, and bargained for the best prices (in Georgian). All he asked for was expenses (I gave him what I thought it was worth, though. You can't put a price on this kind of help and support). Love the guy. He's amazing.

Almost no one in Georgia rides motorcycles (or scoots or mopeds) so good mechanics are rare. Guys like Niko are even rarer.

His name is pronounced 'Nika'. (I have just enough Russian to know that 'o' is often pronounced like an English 'a'.)

I'd like to add my recent experiences to this thread. First of all, thanks Jordan for the referral.
I limped into Tbilisi on Friday with a rear shock that had no remaining dampening whatsoever. I got in touch with Niko and we started looking at the issue on Saturday. It was not easy and it took us 3 days in the end to get it fixed (or at least I hope this will prove a permanent fix). But it did take some creative engineering and a bit of discussions between the 2 of us.
I can only say that Niko is a very friendly guy, and an honest mechanic that works meticulously and understands very well what he is doing.

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On the oil filters note, there is a garage that stocks K&N oil filters AND air filters for most bikes, including my Triumph xc. Brands of oil they stock

- motul
- castrol
2 or 3 others

They also stock batterys for most big bikes, and all the other basic stuff like spark plugs, chain and sprockets etc

Mechanic will do the oil change if you can't be bothered - 30 lari, about 11 euro.

Shop Name - Pitstop moto
Co-ords - 41.73035206910617 44.78127750568092

Located in the 'mechanical' area of Tbilisi, so finding what you need shouldn't be too difficult.

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