Buen mecanico needed in Bolivia. Any clues?
 

People, how's the road?

Suspect that primary drive/front sprocket bearing on my Dakar is buggered. Which means splitting the cases. Which is nice. I'm in La Paz, but prepared to travel east to Santa Cruz or Sucre if necessary. Any clues?

Cheers, gracias, suerte, Dan Walsh

PS I sought and didn't find.

G'day Dan...I believe the bike shop in La Paz is called "Walters"??? There is a Horizons Community there as well i am told, although not on the links. I am told they are a german couple. I will try to find their email for you. Is second hand info better than none at all?

Pikinini belong schwinehundt is as strong as the schwinehundt itself!

cheers alec

http://users.netlink.com.au/~asimpson




[This message has been edited by simmo (edited 24 September 2004).]

Dan, what a bummer. Here is Walters address. We were going to use him for tyres.

WALTER NOSIGLIA
Nosiglia Sport
Av. Costanera No. 29 (Calacoto)
Tel: (591-2) 794 904
Fax: (591-2) 771 395
e-mail: nossport@ceibo.entelnet.bo

Good Luck!

J&R....relaxing in Lima...Bike relaxing in Puno......

Thanks, kids. Emailed Community in Santa Cruz, hopefully they'll have some advice. Could be worse. Could be Croydon.

Cheers, Dan Walsh

PS See you next in a week or two, JnR. Though I reckon you might see Trys first...

I'm beginning to feel rather left out of this.

Who wants to go south anyway?

It's cold and the Marmite is still in Cuzco.

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Jerome

http://www.fowb.co.uk

blimey danno, slow down. contact gert at the joyride pub in sucre.he hires out xr`s and stuff and has some proper top mechanics.and sells rather large glasses of jolly strong lager. theres decent bike shops there too.seem to remember there being a main honda dealer in la paz too.
have fun
dave and spam

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can second the opinion on walter nosiglia in la paz. top bloke. get a real mechanic (honda) to work on your "Bring Mir Werkzeug" monster.
cheers
ChrisB

Jerome, if you feel left out of it mate, spare a thought for me, been back nearly 7 weeks now in this stinky poo hole London...so take a wrong turn and get lost somewhere mate as there is VERY LITTLE back here compared to twising and turning around the roads back there.....its not fair, I wanna go back

Colesyboy


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http://colesyboy.tripod.com

Dave and Spam - how's the Nam? Worth rushing back for?

Brighty - had a couple of beers with an old mate of yours, the Good Doctor from southern Brazil, first with Jeff in Norton Rats, then in Puno. He still speaks very highly of you. Which is nice.

Cheers, Dan

Scuse my ignorance, especially where "old mates" are concerned, but who is the "Good Doctor from southern Brazil" you refer to? Do you mean Henrique Martinato from Caxias do Sul. If it's him, please pass on all my best wishes to him and his wife, as well as Ivan.

While I'm into passing best wishes, please say hello to all the wonderful people of South America.
Cheers
Brighty