Mexico
 

Oaxaca

The gear selector spring on our '88 BMW R100GS went 100kms outside Oaxaca leaving us only with 4th gear. Limped on to Oaxaca, went to internet to look for help. Luckily it turned out Ruben Tenorio Vasconcelos the vice-president of the Mexico BMW club lived there. He emailed back instantly (while we were still on the computer!) and 30 mins later Luis Roberto Contreras Larrea (the mechanic Ruben uses (not a BMW but works on them)) was at our hotel. We had a spare spring with us and 3 days later (after the whole gearbox had been stripped and rebuilt) we were on our way. Ruben and Luis were absolute stars!!!

Ruben: email can be found on google

Luis: a: Av. Cuauhtemoc No. 505, Barrio Trinidad De Las Huertas, Oaxaca, Oax
t: 514-40-24

Nick and Jilll I guess you are back in the UK. I hope you got back from Mexico City without any problems. I'll see you when I visit mum probably next year.

Yucatan Peninsula

Cancun
- downtown at the Soriana - Chedraui intersection - generic mechanic in buiz for years
- next to Costco market - BMW dealer and mechanic
- Kukulkan Plaza - Hotel Zone - Harley Davidson dealer and mechanic
- Moto Altavista Mexico KTM dealer - hopeless

Playa del Carmen
- behind Chedraui and 40th Ave. - generic mechanic, american owned
- Avenida Consituyentes between Ave 35 and 40 - generic mechanic, french owned
- Moto Altavista Mexico KTM dealer - hopeless


Central Mexico

Guadalajara
- a bit out of downtown on the main avenue close to the modern high rise hotel

Leon
- down town, forgot where, have to look for their web page

Mexico City
- Moto Altavista Mexico KTM dealer - hopeless