Ouagadougou (BF) - batteries for motorbike
 

Last night we arrived in Ouagadougou. Unfortunately the 2 batteries we took from Europe for our motorbikes (they stayed here for the last 5 months) have been stolen on the transfer in Casablanca.
So in need for new batteries.

Anyone who knows any address in Ouaga? And yes, we wil start asking locals where to get new ones. The nearest big bike - dealer is in Lomé, Togo.

Sorry to hear about the loss of the batteries.

Couple of suggestions, there is a small market that sells used mechanical parts, mostly car parts but there is one guy who has collected a couple of old rear motorcycle tires from what I would guess would be leftovers from travellers passing through. The market and the guy would be one place to start even though odds would be low.

Second choice, if you go to the Pavillion Vert, and ask around, there is a French guy that lives in town that they will know of. He is a great guy, has a larger bike himself and while it is unlikely he would have a battery, he would be a good source to ask if there was any chance in finding a battery in town. In some west African countries, finding a motorcycle sized battery is a possibility, but the quality may be dubious. A quality battery is typically hard to find and expensive if you can find it. Tony Togo, and then the next country which you will be able to find a battery to fit that I know of would be Nigeria. Good luck.

As a temporary/interim stopgap, consider buying a car battery and tying it to the pillion seat and wire it up.

Update: bought a " yuasa" look a like for 10.000 cfa. Will last untill KTM - Togo ( Toni)