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Is Motorentchile reputable?
I have been in contact with motorentchile for the past few days about renting a couple of dualsport bikes (Honda Falcon NX 400 and Yamaha XT 600 E) for my buddy and myself for a 40 day tour around Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay and they seem to want a deposit wired to an account down there which doesn't sit well with me. Has anyone on this forum done business with them with them and if so with a credit card? Any other information on their level of service would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any responses.
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Can't help you with that company, but this company is reputable. They are in BsAs, Argentina. Maybe there is a BMW dealer in Santiago that rents as well.

BMW Motorrad Argentina

I did a little searching and found this website in Chile. Their website is nice and they seem to be thorough with paperwork, etc.

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6 of us rented 650 beamers from motoaventura last may...... the bikes where great. Reliable, tuff as ya like and cheap, compared to other places on the planet.... contact sonia..... i strongly recommend them..... we were supplied all the exact paper work for crossing from chile to peru.
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Motorent Chile is run by a Chilean doctor named Ivan. He runs it out of his house which is a nice part of town. He keeps the bikes in the parking garage. I rented the nx400 and had a postive experience. Granted, I organized my trip while there and did not prepay. I don't think I would feel uncomfortable wiring a small deposit to hold the bike. I have done business with a credit card and didn't have a problem. The only issue you have to think is returning the bike since there is no storefront , you have to coordinate a time to meet up to return the bike. That was a bit of an issue as I had to catch a flight. If you need any further info, feel free to contact me robd19@hotmail.com.

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I have been in contact with motorentchile for the past few days about renting a couple of dualsport bikes (Honda Falcon NX 400 and Yamaha XT 600 E) for my buddy and myself for a 40 day tour around Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay and they seem to want a deposit wired to an account down there which doesn't sit well with me. Has anyone on this forum done business with them with them and if so with a credit card? Any other information on their level of service would also be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any responses.
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6 of us rented 650 beamers from motoaventura last may...... the bikes where great. Reliable, tuff as ya like and cheap, compared to other places on the planet.... contact sonia..... i strongly recommend them..... we were supplied all the exact paper work for crossing from chile to peru.

I second that. Motoaventura is reputable and Sonia is awesome (and she makes some really tasty empanadas).
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I have been on 3 guided tours in South America with Motoaventura and would recommend using them for a trip (guided or rental only).

Sonia and Roberto are very professional, pay a lot of attention to detail and are thoroughly good chaps!
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Hi, just wondering if anyone has used motorentchile.cl recently and could let me know their experiences. is it still run out of his house, for example?
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