Bueno Aires bike storage (urgent) 3-4 weeks

[Peter Bodtke]

Need to find a place quick to store my Moto for 3-4 weeks starting Dec 20th. Downtown or near the airport are ideal, but not required.

Thanks in advance

[Throttlemeister]

The obvious choice would be Dakar Motos I would think. You should give them a call.

[Peter Bodtke]

Originally Posted by Throttlemeister

The obvious choice would be Dakar Motos I would think. You should give them a call.

Thanks for the lead. Any idea how much they charge?

Are there otherplaces that store bikes, incase they turn out to be out of my budget?

[dstehouwer]

They are not the cheapest as far as I know, but do store bikes.
Prices on their website, but it is around 135 USD per bike. (2 cyl, one cyl bikes cheaper... just check their website)

Be aware to make the price very clear before you actually store your bike there to avoid surprises.
We shipped our bikes using their services a few months ago and would never ever recommend them unless you don't have another option.

There is a guy in Uruguay who can store your bike too. Feel free to contact me for his details, I'll have to search through my email.

[Peter Bodtke]

Originally Posted by dstehouwer

They are not the cheapest as far as I know, but do store bikes.
Prices on their website, but it is around 135 USD per bike. (2 cyl, one cyl bikes cheaper... just check their website)

Be aware to make the price very clear before you actually store your bike there to avoid surprises.
We shipped our bikes using their services a few months ago and would never ever recommend them unless you have another option.

There is a guy in Uruguay who can store your bike too. Feel free to contact me for his details, I'll have to search through my email.

I received a quote from Dakar Motors, $122 (USD) per month, cash in advance, you need to bring a copy of your importation documentation... Not a bad price at $4.00 (USD) a day...hmmm, the garage around the corner is charging me that for overnight storage...

Will check with our hotel as well. I sent a message to the AR chapter of BMW MOA, no reply just yet.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I just got off the ferry from UY and need to store the bike tomorrow...

IF there are any other places to store a bike in Buenos Aires, please post the details.

[Mick O'Malley]

Originally Posted by dstehouwer

They are not the cheapest as far as I know, but do store bikes.

They're not the cheapest because they're the best.

Cash in advance is required because so many travellers have more or less dumped their bikes there. As it's not possible to sell foreign registered bikes this causes them big problems.

Originally Posted by dstehouwer

We shipped our bikes using their services a few months ago and would never ever recommend them unless you have another option.

Do you mean 'unless you don't have another option'? If so, would you say why please? Damning them without explanation simply isn't fair.

No-one has done more to help gringo moto travellers in Argentina than these guys, yet their only reward has often been to be taken shameless advantage of.

Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is a well known fable.....................

Regards, Mick

[dstehouwer]

I'm not going to tell the whole story again. (you can read it @ shipment databasa, SA-South Africa).

In my experience, advantage is taken by them as travellers don't have any other option :-S.