tyre in patagonia

[thecanoeguy]

i was recently in punta arenas in southern patagonia and found a small honda mechanic selling pirelli mt 60,s in 17 to suit my klr ,so if you need a tyre for klr or dr etc down that way give them a try ,i thought i would post this up as 17 tres are pretty hard to come by down that way ,its in the yellow pages and just of the main street ,pretty easy to track down

[kito]

how much did you pay ?

[Patagoniax]

Originally Posted by thecanoeguy

i was recently in punta arenas in southern patagonia and found a small honda mechanic selling pirelli mt 60,s in 17 to suit my klr ,so if you need a tyre for klr or dr etc down that way give them a try ,i thought i would post this up as 17 tres are pretty hard to come by down that way ,its in the yellow pages and just of the main street ,pretty easy to track down

If this is the same shop I am thinking of, it would be San Jorge in Punta Arenas. They sell some types of motorbike tyres. Main store is at Avenida Angamos 568 and their email is casamatriz@sanjorgeonline.com They have another shop inside the Zona Franca near the ferry terminal north of the downtown. If they don't have the type tyre you need they may know somebody who does. There is also a KTM shop in town. There is very little in stock down here and so you may need to contact them ahead of your arrival to check, and in emergencies they can order a proper type from Santiago and have it expressed to the Punta Arenas airport (if there are no strikes going on down here, which is waaaay too common these days). Metz Sahara Enduro 3 tyres are usually available in-country via KTM distributor in Chillán or somewhere in Santiago - but you would pay a bit for the express delivery. Figure maybe U$200 to get a tyre from Santiago via express air to Punta Arenas.