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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

I haven't been everywhere...
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Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
of two locals



Bike Parking up to one year, and Repairs in Montevideo Uruguay

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Old 17 Jan 2010
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Ecuador Quito Mechanic

If your looking for a quality mechanic in Quito Ecuador look no further than Diego. He has his own workshop and works on all big japanese and euro bikes.
He is also an adventure rider himself and trained with KTM.

phone: 099702166

adress: Av. de los fresnos y nielsen esquina. Conjunto eloy Alfaro local 2

diego_s_@hotmail.com

His place is easy to find and he speaks good english so can give you instructions on getting there.

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Diego's the man!

We second that wholeheartedly, Diego looked after us when we stopped in Quito a few weeks back. sorted the bike, took us out and showed us round (Quito, Cotopaxi) and even looked after the bike when we visited the Galapagos Islands (his uncle runs an Islands cruise company) Diego if you're reading this, get that web site up and running and we'll see you in Europe! We are now in Santiago heading South after the Dakar What a blast!!

Ride Safe - as in life, Stay Upright

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Thanks for the recommendation. I met up with Diego just a few days ago in Quito. He helped me with all of my mechanical woes. He's a super nice guy, fluent in English and a very knowledgeable mechanic. I highly recommend Diego if you need ANY moto work done in Quito.
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I agree with this recommendation and would like to add that Diego is a very professional and knowledgeable mechanic as well as being a genuinely nice guy!

-Court at Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental in Quito.
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I've just had my BMW sorted by Diego, an oil and filter change, a check and replenish of all fluid levels, sorting out the tappit rattle which was drowning out the noise eminating from the tube thingies that stick out the back of the bike and probably most importantly the discovery that my drive shaft universals were all about to self distruct mind you the 250,000ks on the speedo should have been a bit of a giveaway and all topped off with the best clean that the moto has had for a while. As well as a really nice little workshop, Diego now has space for storage of bikes so if you want to pop over to the Galapagos he could solve your problems. A most enthusiastic young moto mechanic who I think deserves support. His contact details are still the same as in the first post. Ride safe.

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Diego is top notch mechanic, and very nice guy! He's letting me rebuild my rear suspension in his shop, and helping me save some money. Also took me on a nice ride through the countryside. High ly recommended!

And some slighty updated info

Racetechecuador@hotmail.com
Nielson N 56-47 y de los Fresnos
Conjunto Eloy Alfaro Local 1



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